Certified Naturally Grown

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Certified Naturally Grown (CNG), is a farm assurance program certifying produce, livestock, aquaponics, mushrooms, and apiaries for North American producers using natural practices who sell locally and directly to their customers. [1] CNG was founded in 2002 by organic farmers Kate and Ron Khosla [2] [3] It is operated as a non-profit corporation, headquartered in Colorado, US. [4]

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History

According to Ron Khosla, CNG was created as reaction to the legislating of organic production in the US in 2002:

International scope

CNG operates in the US and Canada. CNG is recognized by IFOAM International as a Participatory Guarantee System.

References

  1. ↑ Morris, Allie (4 August 2014). "For some small farmers in New Hampshire, Certified Naturally Grown makes more sense". Concord Monitor. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Food fight: Some local farms prefer 'Naturally Grown' over 'Organic'". Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. 9 September 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Certification Programs". Certified Naturally Grown. Archived from the original on 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  4. ↑ "Stoystown honey business earns 'natural' certification". Tribdem.com. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.


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