Our Company
In 1997 the Ecoganic® certification program was developed by farmers for farmers. As career farmers ourselves, we understand the problems and challenges that keep you up at night. After several decades of “doing it the traditional way”, we realized that the health of our farm ecosystem and the taste of our fruit, was negatively impacted by the commercial pressure to grow cheap but “perfect looking” fruit.
Since both traditional and organic farming use chemicals to sterilize the soil and kill insects, which is costly and destructive, we knew that we needed to find a way to farm in harmony with nature. We hypothesized that if we could find a way to harness our natural capital and invite all creatures (big and small) to help us to grow our crops, we could drastically reduce the use of chemicals (both synthetic and organic) and minimize the impact on the soil, the habitat and the nearby waterways.
Ecoganic® farming was created off the back of the success we achieved when we designed and created this new way of farming to produce the distinctive wax-tipped eco-banana.
This new way of farming is good for the environment, the farmer and the consumer. Unlike other farming systems that struggle to produce independent, scientific proof of their claims about the impact on the environment, our growers are able to rely on our stringent certification, ongoing support, and soil testing.
Ecoganic® certification will allow you to grow with minimal impact on the environment and create a sustainable, diverse ecosystem on your farm. Ongoing soil testing is the scientific proof that you continue to farm within our protocol and are not using chemicals that fall outside of our environmental management and production practices.
Ecoganic® certification is ideal for farmers of crops and livestock who want to preserve natural capital, build a sustainable farming environment, and grow produce for health conscious and environmentally minded customers. This new segment of the market is growing rapidly and is less price conscious.
Protecting The Environment
Ecoganic® farming was created to:
(1) protect the environment for future generations and
(2) standardize best-practices in agricultural production so that they can be easily adapted/applied to any produce or livestock.
Certification is achieved by the implementation of our patented growing system, which is audited and verified by a 3rd party agency. Once certified, our growers can market products as 100% Ecoganic® certified – it commands a premium price to cover the cost of farming to protect the land.
Our stringent certification process and independent verification allows our growers to prove their claims in the marketplace about environmental impact, management and sustainable production practices.
How Ecoganic® Can Work for Your Farm
Our sustainable production systems are custom-tailored to each industry and supported by integrated monitoring systems. We work with qualified agricultural scientists to continuously improve our certified sustainable production systems. These systems evolve continuously as new technology and research becomes available.
Environment & Sustainability
The key goal of Ecoganic® farming is to help you (as a grower or framer) achieve minimal impact on the land and create a sustainable, diverse ecosystem. We also help to develop and drive agricultural practices that are good for the environment, farmers and consumers.
Our Vision
We were recently invited to present the Ecoganic® farming model to the G20 delegates. Here is a short video which explains how and why we created this groundbreaking, new system of farming.
