Build and maintain healthy soils by applying farming practices that include rotating crops annually, using compost, cover crops, green manures, and reducing tillage

Support agricultural markets and infrastructure that enable small farms to thrive

Treat livestock humanely by providing pasture for ruminants, access to outdoors and fresh air for all livestock

Conserve natural resources including the atmosphere and climate by reducing erosion and pollution of air, soil, and water through responsible farming practices

Reduce food miles by selling produce locally and regionally

Create beneficial habitat for wildlife and encourage biodiversity

Help preserve farmland

Share and develop farming skills and know-how

Use ethical business practices

Pay a living wage to all farm workers and acknowledge their freedom of association and their right to collective bargaining

Treat family members and farm workers with respect, and ensure their safety on the farm

Work in cooperation with other farmers and with the neighboring community to create a more sustainable way of life

Encourage the distribution of unsold but edible food to people who need it

Sustain the land in healthy condition for future generations