Choosing the right food is one of the most simple but important ways we can all improve our health, reduce our individual environmental impact, improve farm animal welfare, and support a fairer, more just food system. And despite what you might have read or heard, making the right food choices doesn’t mean having to give up eating meat, eggs and dairy! What’s more, you’re not alone: Recent research shows that American shoppers now consider health and nutrition (93%), sustainability (77%), and animal welfare (69%) as key priorities when buying their food. A Greener World exists to create true transparency in food production from the farm right through to the plate. Whether you produce food–or simply enjoy eating it!–we advocate practical and positive solutions centered around a range of trusted and transparent market-based farm certifications. You’ve come to the right place to discover the issues you care about, learn what food labels really mean, and then choose to support any of our trusted farm certification labels from the chart below. From grassfed production to animal welfare, from wildlife protection to environmental conservation, our range of independent, third-party certification programs offer complete transparency, integrity, and trust–and address the issues that matter to you.
The following logos guarantee the farm was independently verified by audit to ensure it is taking steps to minimize farming’s impact on the wider environment.
The following logos are recognized by Consumer Reports food labeling guide as having “highly meaningful” animal care standards, requiring farmers to raise animals outdoor on pasture or range, as well as audited standards to ensure high-welfare slaughter.
The following logos are your guarantee the farm was independently verified by audit to ensure farm antibiotics (and other medicines) are only ever used to treat individual sick or injured animals–and never to routinely prevent diseases or promote growth.
The following logos are your guarantee the food product was produced by a family farmer who owns their animals and is responsible for their day-to-day management and care. Research shows that supporting independent family farms helps to keep more money circulating in the local community.
The following farm certifications ensure the farmer is taking steps to protect their soils, and is utilizing pasture-based or grassfed management systems that can help to mitigate climate change.
The following farm certifications require pasture-based or grassfed management systems, which use less ground- and surface-water resources, rely much more on rainfall than irrigated water, and offer a very minimal pollution risk when compared to industrial livestock systems.
The following farm certifications require farmers to manage for biodiversity, conserve habitat for wildlife (including predators and other key species), and adopt management practices to allow wildlife and livestock to coexist.