Certified standards • documented practices • clear claims
Organic at 11 Kettle Farm
For our family, organic is not a decorative word. It is a system of standards, approved inputs, records, inspections, traceability, and accountability.
Our Current Certification
NOFA-NY Certified Organic, LLC certifies 11 Kettle Farm LLC to the USDA organic regulations, 7 CFR Part 205, for the category of Crops. The certificate became effective July 29, 2026. Certificate / NOP Operation ID: 3252026009.
We put those details here because trust is stronger when a customer can verify the claim independently instead of simply taking our word for it.
Why We Chose Certification
Long before certification became part of the farm, we were already asking the questions behind it: What was used on the land? Where did the seed come from? Can we document the input? Can we trace what was planted and harvested? Would we be comfortable feeding the result to our own children?
We pursued USDA Organic certification through NOFA-NY because we wanted an independent standard behind the crop practices we were building. Certification adds something important that self-description cannot: outside review.
What Certification Means in Practice
Inputs Matter
Within our certified crop operation, seeds, soil amendments, crop inputs, and other materials must fit the applicable organic rules and our approved organic system plan.
Records Matter
Organic integrity depends on traceability. Records help connect what came onto the farm, where and how it was used, what was planted, what was harvested, and what was sold.
Inspection Matters
Certification includes review and inspection. That outside accountability matters to us because customers should not have to rely only on our own description of our practices.
Organic Does Not Mean “Everything We Sell”
This distinction matters. Our current certificate covers the Crops category. It does not automatically make every product on our website, every animal, or every baked item a certified organic product.
A baked good can be made with carefully selected organic ingredients without being marketed as a certified organic finished product. Likewise, the feed used for an animal and the certification status of that animal or meat product are separate questions. We describe each product according to its actual status.
We believe careful wording builds more trust than broad claims.
Our Standard Goes Beyond a Seal
Certification is an important part of 11 Kettle Farm, but it is not the entire mission. We also care about animal welfare, pasture access, clean housing, water quality, soil health, responsible manure management, ingredient quality, local sourcing, small-batch production, and honest communication with customers.
The seal provides a standard. The daily work is what gives that standard meaning.
Ask Us. Verify Us.
If you want to know whether a specific product is certified organic, what ingredients are in a baked item, what feed is used for a particular animal, or how a crop is managed, please ask. We would rather give you a specific answer than rely on a vague marketing claim.