The application materials for Food Alliance Certified crops and livestock producers are arranged in separate modules which, taken together, comprise the Food Alliance Certified Producer Sustainability Plan.
All applicants should complete modules 1-12. Additional modules are relevant to livestock producers, or unique crops such as cranberries.
Click the links below to download the relevant application modules. The modules will download as fillable Microsoft Word forms, which you can save and complete on your own computer.
Food Alliance Producer Sustainability Plan
Module 00: Application Instructions
Modules 1-12
Module 01: Contact Information
Module 04: Marketing Information
Module 05: Packing and Post Harvest Handling
Module 06: Whole Farm Fixed Criteria
Module 07: Soil and Water Conservation
Module 08: Nutrient Management
Module 09: General Integrated Pest, Disease and Weed Management
Module 09A: Integrated Pest Management and Risk Reduction
Module 09A: List of High Risk Active Pesticide Ingredients and Required Mitigations
Appendix A Prohibited Pesticide List
Appendix B Reference Guide for Module 9A
Module 10: Safe and Fair Working Conditions
Module 11: Wildlife Habitat and Biodiversity
Module 12: Continual Improvement
Modules 13 (to be completed by livestock producers)
Module 13: Livestock Production
Module 13a: Beef and Bison Production Fixed Criteria
Module 13b: Poultry Production Fixed Criteria
Module 13c: Hog Production Fixed Criteria
Module 13d: Sheep and Goat Production Fixed Criteria
Module 13e: Grassfed Ruminant Production Fixed Criteria
