54 Green Acres farm manager explains why they go through our certification program. The farm is located in southern Oregon and is licensed with the OLCC.
Certified Kind Services
Certification
As crop supply chains lengthen, it becomes difficult for folks to "know their grower". Without a tight connection to the grower, how is a consumer supposed to know which products are not grown using chemical fertilizers, or toxic pesticides? Certified Kind offers an effective and transparent way for cannabis producers to prove their commitment to earth-friendly production practices. The Certified Kind program allows growers of legal cannabis to obtain alternative third-party verification that their crops are grown to the Certified Kind standard which is the industry's only true equivalent program to USDA Organic certification.
Education
Part of the tremendous value of participating in Certified Kind is the opportunity to learn. Our certification process empowers growers and processors because it teaches folks the fundamental principles of organic farming and processing. For farmers, Certified Kind requires strategies for controlling economically damaging crop pests. For extractors and edibles processors, you will learn how to prevent contamination and commingling which is a key requirement of organic certification.
Material Review
One of the basic rules of organic farming is that with few exceptions, farmers are not allowed to use synthetic fertilizers or synthetic pesticides. Certified Kind generally allows farmers to use materials that have been approved by organizations like OMRI, the WSDA Organic Program, and the CDFA Organic Input Material program.