Berry grower proud of sustainability efforts as Earth Day approaches
California Giant Berry Farms is celebrating this Earth Day, although for the growers and staff, every day is Earth Day. As a company, California Giant is proud of its sustainability efforts around Sustainably Grown, Bee Better and TRUE Zero Waste certifications.
“We have always been focused on having a sustainable business that cares for the environment and the hardworking people that make it possible. We support our grower-partners in their efforts to farm for the future and set that path with the company’s three-pillar approach to sustainability: People, Planet and Profit,” said Eric Valenzuela, director of food safety and sustainability for California Giant.
Dive Brief:
Walmart debuted a policy to protect pollinators on Tuesday, outlining guidelines for fresh produce suppliers, along with the company’s plans to combat habitat loss.
As part of the policy, Walmart is aiming to have all of its fresh produce and flowers 100% sourced from suppliers following integrated pest management practices by 2025. The company is also asking fresh produce suppliers to phase out their use of chlorpyrifos and nitroguanidine neonicotinoids as pesticides where possible.
Dive Insight:
With the new policy, Walmart is now one of seven major U.S. grocery retailers with policies protecting birds, bees, insects and other pollinators, joining Kroger, Costco, Albertsons, Giant Eagle, Aldi and Rite Aid, according to Friends of the Earth, an environmental group. Of those, Walmart and Giant Eagle have set timeframes in their policies for reaching certain goals.
Bee Better Certified Vineyards
News Reporter With California Ag Today, I’m Tim Hammerich.
Some California winegrape growers looking to improve the environment and differentiate their products are looking to a lesser known certification: Bee Better Certified. Offered by the Xerces Society, the certification program is open to all crops, says senior pollinator conservation specialist Jessa Kay Cruz.
Cruz… “I think not surprisingly like each cropping system has some challenges and limitations in order to become Bee Better Certified. So this particular project is funded by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).”
The project Cruz is referring to there involves certifying vineyards. The hope is this will lead to more bee habitat, and Bee Better Certified wine.
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Harris Woolf Almonds (HWA) has been community-focused since its founding, but the company’s new status as a Certified B Corporation makes its commitment to inclusive, equitable, and regenerative practices both formal and definitive. On December 4
th, 2020, HWA passed B Labs’ rigorous B Impact Assessment, a comprehensive affirmation of the positive impact Harris Woolf Almonds has on its wide range of stakeholders, ranging from customers to employees to local community residents.
Since Harris Farms and Woolf Farming joined forces in 1989, the two families have prioritized relationships with growers who strive to maintain a sustainable, healthy ecosystem. Over 95% of HWA growers apply sophisticated water-saving technologies to minimize usage and waste. And its network of farms maintains the world’s largest captive acreage of Bee Better Certified almonds which means fostering communities of wild bees an
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