Eco Apple, a program of Red Tomato, was featured in the December 2016 edition of the Fruit Growers News.
Program seeks to reward ecological practices
More than a dozen apple growers in the Northeast are using a third-party certification program called Eco Apple. Not as strict as organic certification, it’s a way for the growers to show they’re using the “most progressive and environmentally responsible growing practices for tree fruit in the Northeast,” according to Red Tomato, the Massachusetts nonprofit that manages Eco Apple. You can read more at the Fruit Growers News.