Issue Two - Grocery

Official Sites

Delve more deeply into the criteria, standards, and practices related to the labels included in the grocery issue, and check out a few additional certifications we didn't have room for!

Produce: USDA Organic, Certified Naturally Grown

Gluten-free: NSF, Gluten Intolerance Group, Beyond Celiac, National Celiac Association

Meat and Eggs: Certified Humane Raised and Handled, Animal Welfare Approved, Global Animal Partnership

Farmer & Land Health: Non-GMO Project, Rainforest Alliance Certified, FairTrade International (FLO) , Fair Trade Certified 

Justice and Equity: B Corps, more on benefit corporations (standards vary by state, but this site provides sound information on the standards and processes), Agricultural Justice Project

There are hundreds of labels and certifications geared towards eco-consciousness that you may not come across so often. Eco Lab has an extensive index on their site!

Ethical Shopping Tools

Here are some helpful search engines to help you replace the current items on your grocery list with updates that meet your personal ethical standards. Keep in mind that these databases may be run by a group of conscientious community members without much, if any, funding, and lists may be incomplete or slightly outdated. Ask your grocer, farmer, or neighbor when you can't find something that you're looking for.

• Local Harvest's Find a Family Farm (helpful, if incomplete!)
• Eat Wild's Directory of Pasture-based Farms (US & Canada)
•  Fair Trade Certified's brand search 
• Find a B Corp
• Animal Welfare Approved's product search engine 
• Certified Naturally Grown's farm search by state
• Celiac Access' crowdsourced product and restaurant search engine 
• Certified Humane Raised and Handled's producer list 
• The Non-GMO Project's verified retailer and product databases
• The Rainforest Alliance's verified brand and product database 
• 6 Mobile Apps to Ethical and Sustainable Shopping