Courtesy of Wally S., Wally’s Urban Market Garden, Saskatoon SK
Here is one certification that is easy to get, may go beyond certified organic, and is more relevant and cheaper and less intrusive to implement – Bee Friendly Farming.
A few criteria are required to make your farm pollinating insect friendly, and they are easy to implement. You need to supply photos but there are no actual inspections. A nominal fee gets you some signs you can post at your plots, and use at your farm stand. So it’s good for bees, and good for your operation, in more ways than one. In Canada, the Bee friendly program is handled by Pollination Canada,a project of Seeds of Diversity. Certification criteria, yearly membership cost, and the price of the metal sign is on their web page. More details about the program are here. More details about the program are here.
This is an eco-friendly benefit all of your customers understand and are eager to support. They’ll be attracted to your stand like, well…you know.
