MoCo Green Business Certification Extended to Farms

Update: the County has created a video on this program. 

Montgomery County has expanded their green business certification program to recognize farm operations certified through the USDA Organic and/or Certified Naturally Grown programs. Certified farms will now be included in the County’s Green Business Directory along with approximately 80 other businesses.

​The Farms certified under this program are (more are currently applying to the program):

1. Chocolates and Tomatoes Farm (USDA Organic and Certified Naturally Grown)
2. From the Earth Foods (USDA Organic)
3. Potomac Valley Organics (USDA Organic)
4. Red Wiggler Community Farm (USDA Organic)
5. The Farm at Our House (USDA Organic)
6. Your Chef’s Table Farm (Certified Naturally Grown)

We are so proud that 3 of the farms listed here (Your Chef's Table, From the Earth Foods and Chocolates and Tomatoes Farm) have all been connected with land through our Land Link Program.
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Tanya of Passion to Seed Gardening was linked with land through Land Link - she will be applying to be certified through this Green Business.

In his remarks, County Executive Leggett brought up the County's application for Amazon's HQ - he told Amazon that the strength of Montgomery county lies in the combination of rural and urban spaces that make the county whole. He acknowledged the role farms have to play in education about where our food comes from and preserving our heritage. 

See more info here. Facebook live video here.

The certification for Chocolates and Tomatoes Farm