Naturally Grown Produce

What is Naturally Grown?

Naturally Grown refers to methods of growing and processing foods that rely on the earth's natural resources. Pests and weeds are managed using earth-friendly means such as beneficial insects and mechanical controls. The farmers work to build natural nutrients in soil which help fertilize plants without reliance on synthetic fertilizers. Naturally Grown production is a category of Sustainable Agriculture.


Naturally Grown Production 

Offers food produced within nature's own balanced and fertile system. Helps keep our air, soil, and water free of toxic chemicals.  Ensures that animals are humanely raised, without synthetic hormones or antibiotics, and only fed organic feed. 

What is a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Farm?

Generally, all CSA farms operate in the following manner. "Shares" in the farm are purchased that entitle you to weekly deliveries of produce throughout the growing season (varies somewhat with each farm). Your weekly share is generally available on-farm for pickup and there are usually other sites as well to make it more convenient for you. You benefit from this arrangement by having access to the freshest and highest quality produce available, and the farmers benefit by having a guaranteed and reliable market for their diverse selection of produce. The growers will also receive the income up-front to match the time of their greatest expenditures.

This in turns encourages ecologically responsible farming practices that contribute to the improvement of the soil, the preservation of natural resources, and the production of healthy, nutritious food.

What is Naturally Grown?

Crops produced without the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, and animals raised on land without synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, not treated with hormones or antibiotics can be considered Naturally Grown.

Many of the crops grown and animals raised meet the standards of the NOP, but the farm has chosen to not participate due to the lengthy NOP certification progress and/or costly fee structure.

Listed below are farms using these environmentally sound methods of farming, which is also a category of sustainable agriculture.