the growers' charter

All growers of fresh produce for Grow Lightly are committed to:

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• Producing foods of high nutritional value, without recourse to synthetic fertilisers, herbicides or pesticides – foods which enhance the health of those who grow and eat them;
  
  

• Working with natural systems;
  
  

• Maintaining and increasing the biological activity in and fertility of our soil;
  
  

• Using renewable resources, giving priority to those produced locally;
  
  

• Extending the range of locally organically grown foods available in South Gippsland, particularly those grown from open-pollinated seed;
  
  

• Finding out more and sharing our knowledge about food plant varieties which grow well in southern Gippsland, including native Australian food plants.