Because Plain Old Farming Isn’t Green Enough

In early 2007, Scientific Certification Systems (“SCS”) under took the task of creating a National Sustainable Agricultural Practice Standard. The drafting process remains ongoing as SCS weighs the costs and benefits of existing sustainable agriculture programs along with stakeholder input, in their effort to create a uniformly applicable, comprehensive statement of best practices for achieving and maintaining sustainability in the agricultural industry (think LEED for farmers).

SCS is developing the standard through the process of the American National Standards Institute (“ANSI”). Recently, SCS entered into a MOU with the Leonardo Academy, and ANSI-accredited standards development organization, ensuring that ownership of the copyright for the finished standard will be transferred to a charitable non-profit.

Further information about the standard, including how to participate in its creation can be found here and here.