About Us

Committed to Community & Agriculture

We have more than 25 years of experience in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and reducing pesticide use and risks. Anticipating a growing demand for sustainability programs that go beyond a focus on IPM, our focus expanded over the years to encompass a broad range of agricultural sustainability issues. Our work grew to include partnerships and projects with food and agricultural companies along the supply chain, from growers to packers and processors to retailers.

Our work includes a range of projects to increase practices that improve working conditions, reduce greenhouse gases, improve air quality, water quality and soil health and reduce risks to health and the environment from pesticide and nutrient use in agriculture and communities.

25+ Years of Experience
8 Awards of Excellence
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Our Branches

We Turn Ideas Into Action

Sustainable Food Group

Sustainable Food Group (SFG) focuses on a broad range of sustainability and agricultural issues to help food and agriculture companies create high impact sustainability goals, assess and decrease pesticide risks across the supply chain, implement regenerative agriculture and more.

Sustainable Communities Group

Sustainable Communities Group (SCG) promotes and implements sustainable and safer pest and weed management practices where people live, learn and play. We work with pest management providers, facilities as well as park and school districts.

Our Services & Certifications

Growing Sustainability in Agriculture & Communities

Pesticide Risk Tool

The Pesticide Risk Tool (PRT) estimates the risk of negative impacts of pesticide applications.

Specialty Crop Grower Services

Provides technical assistance to apple and stone fruit producers interested in using the latest strategies to sustainably manage crop pests.

EcoApple

The northeast eco apple project qualifies participating growers using a set of mandatory standards for ecological production in the northeast.

TruEarth Certified

This protocol has been developed to achieve measurable reductions in the use of high-toxicity pesticides.

Green Shield Certified

Accredits providers of effective, prevention-based pest control while minimizing the use of pesticides.

Sustainability Standard

The Sustainability Standard meaningfully addresses a broad range of areas related to sustainable agriculture.

AppleTalk

A weekly call that supports sustainable and organic apple producers throughout the growing season.

Defining Our Path

The National IPM Roadmap Definition

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a sustainable, science-based, decision-making process that combines biological, cultural, physical and chemical tools to identify, manage and reduce risk from pests and pest management tools and strategies in a way that minimizes overall economic, health and environmental risks.

Agricultural IPM and Community IPM differ in many ways but share the same basic principles of prevention, monitoring, careful analysis of risk and risk-reduction.

Key Practices in <br>Agricultural IPM
Key Practices in
Agricultural IPM
Key Practices in <br>Community IPM
Key Practices in
Community IPM

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