About Product Listings

After performing a search at Shop > Search field the results of the search will be displayed. Each of these results is a product listing. Listings are comprised of photos of the product, a description of the product, product reviews and other related information.

Quality indicators

Quality indicators are shown towards the top of the listing below the photos and describe which techniques were used in the farming of this product. A list of quality indicators follows:

  1. Certified organic (need to make an icon)
    1. Certified organic through an accredited certifying agent.
  2. Organically grown
    1. This  product is produced using standards set by the USDA for organic produce, but may not be certified.
  3. Non GMO
    1. This product is grown using non-GMO seed.
  4. Heirloom seed
    1. This product is grown using Heirloom seed.
  5. Symbiotically grown
    1. This product is grown using a symbiotic method of farming wherein different compatible organisms are grown together to benefit from the natural byproducts that each produces. For example, fish raised in hydroponic farms.
  6. Hydroponically grown
    1. This product was grown using hydroponic farming practices.
  7. Small farm
    1. This product was grown on a farm which generates less than $250,000 USD per year and is classified by the USDA as a “very small farm.”
  8. Sustainably grown
    1. This product was grown on a farm which utilizes practices to meet society’s food needs in the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
  9. Farmer delivery available
    1. This product is within a delivery radius of the farm where it was grown.
  10. Carrots delivery available (make icon)
    1. You are within the Carrots service radius to have this product delivered to your door.
  11. Grown without pesticides
    1. Grown without the use of synthetic pesticides.
  12. Grown without herbicides
    1. Grown without the use of synthetic herbicides.
  13. Net-zero carbon emissions farm
    1. Grown of a farm that has net-zero CO2 emissions.

Farmers

Product listings are associated with specific Farmers. The Farmers grow the food items and place them on Carrots for sale. A link to the Farmers profile is in each listing they have posted. You can view their profile to see all products they have listed for sale.

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