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Sebastopol, California, United States
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Regenerative Organic Certified® is a high-bar agricultural standard overseen by the Regenerative Organic Alliance (ROA), a non-profit founded by industry leaders including Patagonia, Dr. Bronner’s, and the Rodale Institute. Established in 2017, the certification was created to go beyond the baseline of USDA Organic by integrating three core pillars: Soil Health, Animal Welfare, and Social Fairness. It aims to rehabilitate soil, sequester carbon, and improve the lives of farmers and farm workers globally. The framework operates on a tiered system—Bronze, Silver, and Gold—allowing farms to demonstrate continuous improvement in regenerative practices over time. By prohibiting soilless systems and synthetic inputs while mandating fair wages and humane treatment of livestock, ROC provides a verifiable path for brands and consumers to support a truly regenerative food and textile system that heals the planet while ensuring equitable livelihoods for those who steward the land.
Patagonia, Dr. Bronner's, Rodale Institute
Operating since 2018
11-50 Members
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Carbon Offsetting
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Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainability and Environmental Innovation
Environmental Technology
The gold standard for agricultural regeneration, integrating soil health, animal welfare, and social equity.
Method and Technique of Regenerative Organic Certified® are:
Baseline Organic Prerequisite: Requiring a valid USDA Organic certification as the foundation before any regenerative criteria can be applied or audited.
Soil Health Monitoring: Mandating annual in-field testing and triennial lab tests to track increases in soil organic matter and carbon sequestration levels.
Animal Welfare Oversight: Implementing strict "Five Freedoms" protocols that ensure livestock have meaningful pasture access and are free from stress and confinement.
Social Fairness Auditing: Conducting on-site interviews and documentation reviews to verify that farm laborers receive living wages and have freedom of association.
Tiered Compliance Pathway: Utilizing a Bronze, Silver, and Gold system to require increasing percentages of certified land and higher practice standards over time.
Supply Chain Traceability: Enforcing strict chain-of-custody requirements to ensure that the ROC label on a final product represents 100% certified regenerative ingredients.
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