Eco Labels

 

 

Arizona Resources

Colorado Resources

New Mexico Resources

Utah Resources

Eco Labeling Organizations

Tips for Eco Labeling Your Product

Funding Resources

 

*Each resource within the Four Corners region will be marked with an asterisk

 

See also:

 

 

Arizona Resources

 

*For more information about small business development resources for Arizona, click here

 

*Arizona Grown

A licensed trademark of the Arizona Department of Agriculture and is used to differentiate the high- quality food and fiber products raised in the Grand Canyon state. It is used to increase consumption and use of locally grown agricultural products by educating consumers about the availability, freshness, quality and variety.

http://www.azda.gov/Main/logo.htm

 

*Linking Arizona’s Sense of Place to a Sense of Taste: Marketing the Heritage Value of Arizona’s Place-Based Foods

This publication looks specifically at the traditional and native foods unique to Arizona. This book not only tells the historical story of Arizona’s heritage foods; it examines the role these foods can play in a modern era.

http://www.environment.nau.edu/publications/AZHeritageFoods.htm

 

Colorado Resources

 

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*Colorado Proud

Colorado Proud is a project of the Colorado Department of Agriculture. It is a free marketing program designed to help consumers, restaurants and retailers identify and purchase Colorado food and agricultural products.

http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?c=Page&childpagename=Agriculture-Main%2FCDAGLayout&cid=1167928162081&p=1167928162081&pagename=CDAGWrapper

 

*Licenses Required for Colorado Businesses: Agricultural Products

This resource page explains all of the various licenses necessary to sell agricultural products in the state of Colorado.

http://www.state.co.us/oed/industry-license/IndDetail.cfm?id=5

 

New Mexico Resources

 

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*New Mexico Retail Green Chile Program

The "Get Your Fix" Green Chile Promotion has grown into the largest promotion program in the history of NMDA.  The number of participating retail stores has increased from 460 in 2004 to 1,850 in 2006.  The stores are located in 9 states throughout the country.  Retail sales for 2006 are estimated at $23 million. 

http://nmdaweb.nmsu.edu/marketing-and-economic-development/New%20Mexico%20Chile%20Promotion.html

 

*New Mexico: Taste the Tradition Program

The NEW MEXICO—Taste the Tradition® and NEW MEXICO—Grown with Tradition® Logo Program was developed by NMDA in 2000 in efforts to help identify and promote all New Mexico agricultural products (food, fiber, wine, produce, nuts, nursery products, and livestock) through the use of one, easily recognizable logo.

http://nmdaweb.nmsu.edu/marketing-and-economic-development/New%20Mexico%20Taste%20the%20Tradition%20and%20New%20Mexico%20Grown%20with%20Tradition.html

 

Utah Resources

 

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*Utah’s Own

The Utah’s Own program was established to create a consumer culture of choosing Utah products at grocery stores, restaurants; everywhere consumers shop.

http://utahsown.utah.gov/cons_home.php

 

Eco Labeling Organizations

 

The Consumers Union Guide to Environmental Labels

This guide helps you compare products that are eco-labeled versus those that are conventionally farmed or produced.

http://www.eco-labels.org/home.cfm

 

The Food Alliance

The Food Alliance is a non-profit organization in Oregon that has several certification programs that recognize farmers who produce food in environmentally friendly and socially responsible ways. The Food Alliance operates a comprehensive third-party certification program in North America for sustainably produced food.

http://www.foodalliance.org/

 

The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)

IFOAM is a grassroots and democratic organization that currently unites 750 member organizations in 108 countries. IFOAM's Organic Guarantee System (OGS) is designed to facilitate the development of organic standards and third-party certification worldwide.

http://www.ifoam.org/about_ifoam/standards/index.html

 

Salmon Safe, Portland Oregon

Salmon-Safe works with farmers to encourage the adoption of ecologically sustainable agricultural practices that protect water quality and native salmon. Operations endorsed by independent professional certifiers are promoted with the Salmon-Safe label.

http://www.salmonsafe.org/

 

Stewardship Partners, Seattle, Washington

Stewardship Partners has established the Salmon-Safe certification and eco-label program to recognize farmers who apply fish-friendly farming practices focused on protecting habitat, water quality and overall watershed health.

http://www.stewardshippartners.org/

 

TransFair USA: Fair Trade Certifying Body

TransFair USA, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is one of twenty members of Fairtrade Labeling Organizations International (FLO), and the only third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States.

http://www.transfairusa.org/

 

Tips for Eco Labeling Your Product

 

Adding Value through Environmental Marketing: Opportunities for Food Producers,
Processors and Retailers

The link goes to the conference proceedings from the “Adding Value through Environmental Marketing” conference on December 6-7, 1999 at the Edgewater Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin. The transcripts from various presentations on eco-labeling are available.

http://www.iatp.org/labels/envcommodities/

 

**Certification and Labeling Considerations for Agricultural Producers**

Branding and certification are strat­egies that many producers are using to distinguish their produc­tion and obtain higher and hopefully less volatile prices than those obtained in traditional commodity markets.

http://cals.arizona.edu/arec/wemc/certification.html

 

Emerging Ecolabels for Food Products

This is an article published by the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources of the Washington State University. The article looks at the emerging role of eco-labels in sustainable agriculture.

http://organic.tfrec.wsu.edu/OrganicIFP/Marketing/BCecolabel.PDF

 

Eco-Labeled Foods: Profit or Problems

This is a publication that has been produced by ATTRA – The National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service.

Available only by calling the ATTRA hotline: 1-800-346-9140

http://attra.ncat.org/marketing.html#organic

 

Funding Resources

 

Small Farm Funding Resources

Find tools to develop a business plan, write a grant proposal, and locate funding.

http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/ricpubs/small_farm_funding.htm

 

See also:

  • Financing for general resources to help fund agricultural marketing ventures.