Protected Harvest Partners
Almost 30,000 acres of farmland are certified by Protected Harvest production of winegrapes, potatoes, mushrooms, stonefruit and citrus. Protected Harvest Partners use our certified sustainable eco-label on their products which increases marketability in today’s sustainably conscious marketplace.
The Lodi Woodbridge Winegrape Commission is known nationwide for their sustainable winegrape growing program. Beginning in 2005 with 1455 acres, Lodi Rules now has over 15,000 acres that in certified production. The Lodi Rules eco-label certified by Protected Harvest appears on a large number of winegrape varieties from certified vineyards. Michael-David Winery, known for award-winning “7 Deadly Zins” and “Incognito” wines, pays a premium for grapes certified by Protected Harvest.
Modern Mushroom, Inc. is the second largest producer of mushrooms in the U.S., providing mushrooms to SYSCO, Green Giant Fresh (exclusive provider), and retailers throughout the Eastern U.S. and serving West Coast markets through their California operation. Over 28 acres of mushroom production is certified.
In May, 2008, FreshSense, the company behind Ripe ‘N Ready peaches, plums and nectarines, launched Zeal™ as the first and only tree fruit product certified as sustainable through an independent audit. Together these stonefruit growers, including Ballantine Produce Company, Fowler Packing, George Brothers and Sunwest Fruit Company, produce more than 20% of U.S. stonefruit. Over 10,000 acres of stonefruit is grown under Protected Harvest standards, and starting with the 2008-09 crop year, nearly 3500 acres of citrus and mandarins will be certified. The Protected Harvest Orange and Mandarin Standards have been peer reviewed by scientists, academics and environmentalists. The standards were developed by a collaboration of citrus growers and specialists and are designed to lead to measurable improvements in environmental health of the surrounding ecosystem, society-at-large, and fruit quality.
The Healthy Grown brand for potatoes was launched in 2001 as a collaboration of the Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association, the World Wildlife Fund, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Between 1995 and 1999, Healthy Grown farmers reduced environmental toxicity units of their pesticides by 37%. Over 3000 acres of potatoes in Wisconsin is Protected Harvest certified. Healthy Grown potatoes were the first commercial product to carry the World Wildlife panda logo in the United States.
Protected Harvest Partners Data Sheet (PDF)