The Food Alliance is a non-profit organization designed to promote the practice of sustainable agriculture in the Northwest. Mike and Jean’s Berry Farm is a Food Alliance Approved Grower. To maintain this title, Mike and Jean’s Berry Farm must show that it is committed to the protection and enhancement of natural resources, the use of alternatives to pesticides, and the protection of farm workers and local communities. Consumer research, sponsored by the Food Alliance, shows that the public is concerned with sustainable farming. By buying your fresh strawberries and raspberries from Mike and Jean’s Berry Farm you are committing yourself to future generations and assuring "Good Food for a Healthy Future."

Skagit Growers, a division of Mike & Jean’s Berry Farm and producer of Cascade Snow Cauliflower, is proud to be a Food Alliance Approved Grower. The Food Alliance is a non-profit organization designed to promote the practice of sustainable agriculture among northwest farmers. Sustainable agriculture involves the protection and enhancement of natural resources, the use of alternatives to pesticides, and the protection of farm workers and local communities. The members of the Food Alliance share the common goal of making farming more economically viable, environmentally sound, and socially responsible.

In order to qualify as Food Alliance approved, Skagit Growers had to meet several important requirements. A farm must demonstrate strong efforts to protect important natural and human resources. This refers to a minimal use of pesticides, continual use of farming practices such as crop rotation, active involvement in the local community, and caring for employees and their well being.

Recent consumer research, sponsored by the Food Alliance, reveals that an overwhelming number of consumers are interested in supporting those farms that are practicing sustainable agriculture. We believe that by offering our Food Alliance approved Cascade Snow Cauliflower, you will be able to demonstrate to your customers that you share an interest in ensuring that future generations have "Good Food for a Healthy Future".