DO FOOD ALLIANCE MIDWEST CERTIFIED FARMERS USE PESTICIDES?
None of the Food Alliance Midwest certified/ USDA certified organic farmers use synthetic pesticides. Other Food Alliance Midwest certified farmers use pesticides only when carefully chosen, for the minimum environmental impact, and when non-chemical pest controls are not feasible. Food Alliance Midwest certified farms may use synthetic or naturally occurring pesticides and fertilizers that are chosen with consideration for having the least environmental impact. The goal of Food Alliance Midwest is to reduce, if not eliminate completely, the use of pesticides.
