Is your food safe to eat?

In my last entry I mentioned a blog featuring the Robinson Farm on Prince Edward Island. However, I should clarify that the blog is not just for the Robinson Farm, but is an offshoot of the FoodTrust website, an organization that provides a link between consumers looking for high quality food and the farmers that produce it.

There are currently about 30 to 40 farms qualified for a FoodTrust license. These farmers must follow strict standards for production, with crop rotation, field buffer zones, Environmental Farm Plans and Integrated Pest Management.

Shoppers can buy a product with the FoodTrust label and be assured of the quality of food, and that an effort was made to grow it in an environmentally friendly way.

FoodTrust provides something akin to the “Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval” for farm produce. Along with looking for local growers and Community Supported Agriculture, it’s another way to look for a safe food source. It would be great to see more of these types of organizations, and more options available that allow a person to trust their food source.

I think everyone could agree we want our food to be safe to eat!