Quite simply, we believe that if we take
care of the land that we farm and our surrounding environment
it will help take care of us. But, we realize the practice of
sustainability is much more complex than that. Toward that end,
and as members of the California Tomato Farmers (CTF), we are
working to develop a tomato sustainability definition and cultivate
aggressive, yet realistic standards and goals.
The CTF states, "There are any number of Sustainability
Projects that CTF is monitoring for our members. We are
part of the Sustainability Index, serving on multiple
committees, tasked with developing metrics that could
at some point be used much like 3rd party food safety
audits. We're also one of a number of groups in the San
Joaquin Valley who have come together to form alley an
ad-hoc group that would seek Specialty Grant Funds to
develop programs for individuals and multiple commodities."
