Many Hands Organic Farm

 Many Hands Organic Farm has been in existence since 1982 and has been selling to the public since 1985. We were first certified organic by the Massachusetts chapter of the Northeast Organic Farming Association in 1987. Organic certification is a process by which a third party organization sets a standard for organic production and management that the farmer adheres to. In October 2002 there came into place a USDA program, the National Organic Program, with standards for certification that are the same for all farms across the US. Prior to this date certification was taken care of by 44 independent certifiers across the country. Since 2003 our certification has been handled by the Baystate Organic Certifiers, a USDA accredited certifying agency, because NOFA/Mass no longer functions as a certifying agency. We at Many Hands plan to continue to be certified organic into the future, though trends in the USDA National Organic Program are concerning to us as Big Organic has more play in the system. In 2018, we also became certified by The Real Organic Program (www.realorganicproject.org) which requires the use of soil in the growing of food.