Protected Harvest recently received a grant from Region IX of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish standards for dairy, almonds, tomatoes and stone fruit in California’s San Joaquin Valley. Over half the country’s fruits, vegetables, and nuts come from California, with the San Joaquin Valley being one of the most productive agricultural regions.

Protected Harvest will work with grower groups to develop aggressive standards to reduce air and water pollution from agricultural sources, and in turn, certify and market the crops with the Protected Harvest label. Our intention is that their success in marketing their crops with the Protected Harvest label will serve as a stimulus in the widespread adoption of sustainable agriculture that will have an immediate and far-reaching impact on the quality of the environment in that region.

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