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Giving Back to the Environment

Earthbound Farm supports organizations working toward a clean, healthy environment. We’re dedicated to preserving our environment so that it will continue to nourish us for generations to come.

Below are some of the environmental organizations Earthbound Farm supports through sponsorships and/or charitable donations.

• American Forests | www.americanforests.org
  We’ve planted trees with American Forests every year since 1999 to help offset unavoidable greenhouse gas emissions from the energy used by our business operations. The trees help slow climate change by removing carbon dioxide and other pollutants from the atmosphere. They provide important local environmental benefits, too, such as increased wildlife habitat, clean air, and clean water. To date, we’ve planted more than 450,000 trees, which will absorb about 150,000 tons of CO2 during their lifetimes.
  
  How many trees do you need to plant to offset your “carbon footprint”? American Forests’ Personal Climate Change Calculator can quickly help you calculate the effect your lifestyle has on Earth’s climate.



• Beyond Pesticides | www.beyondpesticides.org
  Beyond Pesticides is a nonprofit organization that works to protect public health and the environment by identifying the risks of conventional pest management practices and promoting non-chemical and least-hazardous alternatives as a way to transition to a world free of toxic pesticides.



• California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) | www.ccof.org
  One of the oldest and largest organic certification and trade associations in North America, CCOF promotes and supports organic food and agriculture through a premier organic certification program, trade support, producer and consumer education, and political advocacy.



• Ecological Farming Association (EFA) | www.eco-farm.org
  EFA is a non-profit educational organization that promotes ecologically sound and economically viable agriculture. EFA brings together stakeholders in California food production to promote grassroots leadership and regional solutions to the negative impacts of industrial agriculture on environmental and community health.



• Environmental Media Association (EMA) | www.ema-online.org
  EMA is a non profit organization that utilizes the entertainment industry to educate people about environmental issues. Earthbound Farm has been a sponsor of the Environmental Media Awards each year since 2000. In 2005, we joined CHEC and EMA as co-sponsor of the first-ever Green Power Baby Shower, an event held to help mothers and fathers learn how to raise their children in the healthiest way possible.



• Natural Resources Defense Council | www.nrdc.org
  The NRDC uses the law, science, and member support to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places, and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things.



• Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) | ofrf.org
  This nonprofit foundation sponsors research on organic farming practices, disseminates the results to organic farmers and growers interested in adopting organic production systems, and educates the public and decision-makers about organic farming issues.



• Pesticide Action Network North America| www.panna.org
  PANNA works to replace pesticide use with ecologically sound and socially just alternatives by linking local and international consumer, labor, health, environmental, and agricultural groups into an international citizens’ action network that challenges the global proliferation of pesticides, defends basic rights to health and environmental quality, and works to ensure the transition to a just and viable society.



• Union of Concerned Scientists | www.ucsusa.org
  This nonprofit partnership of scientists and citizens combines rigorous scientific analysis, innovative policy development, and effective citizen advocacy to achieve practical environmental solutions. They seek to ensure that all people have clean air, energy, and transportation, as well as food that is produced in a safe and sustainable manner; they work toward a future free from the threats of global warming and nuclear war, and toward a planet that supports a rich diversity of life.