NORWAY, Iowa—Frontier Natural Products Co-op™ certified Guatemalan famer Hilario Caal Chub’s cooperative as its newest Well Earth™ supplier. Frontier’s Well Earth program provides growers in developing countries with a fair price for their products and invests in community economic development projects. However, Well Earth covers a broader range of sustainability criteria and certifies growers in the United States and other developed countries as well as those in underdeveloped countries.
Well Earth certification is based on five criteria: 1) worker safety and fair treatment; 2) sustainable production practices; 3) environmental impact; 4) social and community impact; and 5) food safety and quality.
Hilario joins other farmers that are part of the Well Earth certified network of growers from Guatemala, India, Sri Lanka, Germany, Australia and the state of Washington in the United States.