@CNGfarming

Grassroots certification for farmers and beekeepers who produce food for their local communities, without synthetic chemicals or GMOS.

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Joined November 2009
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The director of @nhcarb writes about the benefits of eating @CNGfarming produce. starnewsonline.com/story/lif…

Certified Naturally Grown produce available in Wilmington

Benefits of becoming Certified Naturally Grown include validation and more universal recognition of a farmers efforts, and authentication of claims.

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The Garlic Gods of Magic Valley and Why They Grow Certified Naturally Grown Garlic cngfarming.org/the_garlic_go…
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New Signs for CNG Beekeepers cngfarming.org/new_signs_bee…
Our initial take on the #covid19 aid program for farmers that USDA rolled out yesterday: it fails to deliver for farmers who are the backbone of local, resilient, sustainable food systems. Our press release: sustainableagriculture.net/b…

NSAC: USDA’s COVID-19 Farmer Relief Will Leave Out Farmers Most Impacted by Crisis

CFAP fails to deliver for many farmers who are the backbone of local, resilient, sustainable food systems.

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If you’re worried about having access to fresh food in the months ahead, sign up for a CSA program! To help you find one near you, we’re compiling a list of farms that offer CSA’s in all fifty states. Let us know if we’re missing yours, and we’ll add it. modernfarmer.com/2020/03/wer…

We're Compiling a List of CSAs in All 50 States - Modern Farmer

If you’re worried about having access to fresh food in the months ahead, become a member of a Community Supported Agriculture program! To help you find

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If you❤️ farmers markets, be sure to reach out to your Congress Members TODAY and tell them to include direct-to-consumer farmers and farmers markets in the next stimulus package! #COVID19 #farmersmarket
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Congratulations to @CNGfarming growers Dodo Farms and Passion To Seed Gardening! This story is on today's front cover of the @washingtonpost Metro section. #CertifiedNaturallyGrown #CNGproud #ImmigrantFarmers
Rebecca Tan@rebtanhs22 Jan 2020
From California's Central Coast to the Maryland suburbs, Immigrants are reshaping small-scale farming. Meet one of them, Olaniyi Balogun of Nigeria, who spends hours alone at his 1-acre farm, weeding by hand and feeling, he said, "completely free." wapo.st/3aBQNr2

New to the country, veterans of the land

From suburban Maryland to the West Coast, immigrants reshape small-scale farming in the United States.

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🚨ACTION ALERT! 🚨Are you a farmer who has used the Conservation Stewardship Program or plans to in the future? Are you someone who cares about what's best for farmers and natural resources? We need you to submit a comment on the new CSP rule today! bit.ly/TakeActionNSAC

Take Action NOW - farmers4Climate

We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to win big investments in climate-friendly agriculture! Congress needs to hear from farmers as they work on a spending package for climate and infrastruct...

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Inspiring words this morning from @GretaThunberg “Every great change throughout history has come from the people. We do not have to wait. We can start the change right now. We the people.” #COP25 #TimeforChange
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Who's off to #NEVFC2019? We look forward to seeing you there! #CertifiedNaturallyGrown #CNGProud #NewEnglandFarmers
Won’t you chip in this #GivingTuesday to help make our distinctive peer inspection model the best it can be? Donate: CNGfarming.org/peers #CNGproud #CertifiedNaturallyGrown
Certified Naturally Grown curates a national directory of the outstanding farmers markets, coops, and independent grocery stores that support CNG certified farms Find your closest market: cngfarming.org/guide_to_exce… #CertifiedNaturallyGrown #FarmersMarkets #CNGproud #FarmertoFarmer
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Did you know? CNG certifies flower farms under our Produce Certification! 🌻 Get your farm certified at cngfarming.org/flowers 📷 Hepzibah Farm in AL, CNG since 2015 #CNGproud #CertifiedNaturallyGrown #SlowFlowers #FarmerToFarmer
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Planting Native Prairie Could Be a Secret Weapon for Farmers | Civil Eats civileats.com/2019/10/15/pla…

Planting Native Prairie Could Be a Secret Weapon for Farmers

In Iowa, researchers and farmers are discovering that planting strips of native prairie amidst farmland benefits soil, water, biodiversity, and more.

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We've said it before, and we'll say it again: Farmers are more than simply the folks who grow our food. #CNGproud #CertifiedNaturallyGrown #Farmers #WendellBerry
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One attorney has called heirs’ property “the worst problem you never heard of," and is the leading cause of black land loss in the US. Here's how to protect your land. #HeirsProperty #BlackFarmers #CertifiedNaturallyGrown propublica.org/article/what-…

How to Close Heirs’ Property Loopholes

What to consider to avoid losing land that has been passed down through generations without a will and is shared among heirs.

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Did you know? For centuries it was frowned upon to travel without your own cutlery. Let's bring back that trend! via @NatGeo #ZeroWaste #SustainableFood #CertifiedNaturallyGrown nationalgeographic.com/envir…

How bringing your own cutlery helps solve the plastic crisis

We throw away billions of utensils every year, and many of them end up in the environment. The BYO cutlery movement could make a dent.

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More #localfood in schools means much-needed economic opportunities for our family farmers and healthier meal options for our kids! Proud to partner with @FarmtoSchool and many other NSAC members in supporting this important bill! sustainableagriculture.net/b…
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Check out this video from @DispatchAlerts for shots of Seminary Hill Farm, CNG since 02/19. Also see highlights from @algore's speech at @MTSOedu during a 3-day climate training, in which CNG's own Alice Varon participated #climatechange #onfoodandfaith dispatch.com/news/20190531/a…
You may have seen a story today about #plastic mulch in @NPR, @NPRFood, and @FERNnews with research from @UTKnoxville's @JennDeBruyn. #CertifiedNaturallyGrown accepts the use of biodegradable plastic mulch film or biofilm. #Sustainability #PlasticWaste cngfarming.org/biofilm_news?…
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