About Us

OUR FRUITS & VEGETABLES

Come From Farms That

• Are concerned with maintaining and improving the health of the soil and the environment.
• Harvest crops in season and at the peak of ripeness for the best flavor and nutrition.
• Do not use genetically modified seed varieties.

Whenever We Can, We Buy From Farms That

• Are using regenerative agricultural practices.
• Use no - or low - spray growing practices.
• Are working toward closed loop systems, minimizing external inputs (like synthetic fertilizers) and waste outputs.
• Are not using conventional monoculture practices.
• Are small, family-, minority-, or queer-owned, and/or are newly established.
• Are local (within 300 miles) of NYC and growing seasonally for our climate.
• Have personal relationships with Farm To People.

OUR MEAT, DAIRY & EGGS

Always Come From Animals That Are

• Treated humanely at all stages of life.
• Not caged. 
• Given ample access to range, open pastures and forage whenever weather and health conditions permit.
• Not given sub-therapeutic, preemptive antibiotics or synthetic growth hormones (like rBST).
• Never raised in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs).

Whenever We Can, We Buy From Farms That

• Are using regenerative agricultural practices. 
• Feed their animals locally grown or certified organic non-GMO grain.
• Are humane-certified.
• Are small, family-, minority-, or queer-owned, and/or are newly established.
• Raised locally (within 300 miles) of NYC.

OUR SEAFOOD

Comes From Fisheries That

• Are chosen based on the recommendations of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program which relies on regionally specific ecosystem-based criteria. We commit to offering seafood caught or grown using only “Best Choice” or “Good Alternative” Monterey Bay practices.
• Do not administer antibiotics or synthetic growth hormones.
• Are grown or harvested using practices that do not damage the surrounding ecosystem.
• Are wild-caught when this can be done responsibly.

• Fair Trade Certified.
• Marine Stewardship Council Certified.
• Best Aquaculture Practices Certified.
• From fisheries engaged in improvement projects which are catalyzing positive change in fishing practices and increasing the populations of threatened species.

OUR VALUE ADDED GOODS

Always Come From Producers That Are

• Offer clean, minimally processed labels with as few ingredients as possible.
• Mindfully source their ingredients, avoiding GMOs, and take advantage.
• Whenever possible of local or seasonal ingredients.
• Do not use chemical preservatives or artificial flavors.
• View their business practices holistically, considering how their companies make social, economic, and environmental impacts.

• Exclusively make small batch, handmade foods.
• Are from small businesses. 
• Are a part of the NYC food community (local to NYC).
• Have personal relationships with Farm To People.