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INVERTEBRATE CONSERVATION

Written by Hopsteiner | Mar 14, 2024 9:16:30 PM

Hopsteiner Is now Bee Better Certified!

We are proudly now Bee Better certified. To protect and expand pollinators’ habitat, we have planted various crops in one of our organic fields that will support biodiversity conservation for regenerative agriculture practices. We aim to provide brewers with a standard sustainability metric to assist in making more sustainable choices amongst available hop varieties.

About Bee Better Certified®

Bee Better Certified® is the only third-party verified eco-label that certifies pollinator and biodiversity conservation on farms.

The Bee Better Certified seal gives consumers confidence that their purchasing decisions benefit pollinators, reward conservation-minded farmers, and incentivize the incorporation of pollinator conservation into product supply chains. Together we can make the world better for bees!

Launched in 2017, Bee Better Certified has grown to tens-of-thousands of certified acres, with mainstream products such as fresh produce and organic almond milk now displaying the Bee Better seal nationwide in retailers such as Kroger’s, Trader Joes, and Costco.

Partnering to Protect Pollinators

The Xerces Society and Oregon Tilth joined forces to create and implement the Bee Better certification program. The Xerces Society provided the technical expertise and scientific foundation necessary to identify key factors that farmers can alter to benefit pollinators. With over 40 years of certification experience, Oregon Tilth consulted on the development and implementation of the Bee Better Certified Standards, which allow farmers to get certified with ease.

Our Mission

Bee Better Certified® works to give bees a healthy place to live. Bee Better Certified partners with farmers and food companies to conserve bees and other pollinators in agricultural lands. Our work advances more resilient pollinator populations and sustainable crop production. The Bee Better Certified seal identifies and celebrates farmers and businesses that adopt farm management practices that support pollinators, and gives consumers confidence that their purchasing decisions benefit pollinators and the farmers working to protect them.

Learn more at - https://beebettercertified.org/