{"id":11,"date":"2016-06-29T13:40:38","date_gmt":"2016-06-29T03:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eco-banana.com.au\/ecoganic\/wordpress\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2024-12-12T11:37:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T01:37:05","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eco-banana.com.au\/ecoganic\/wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div class=\"span8\">\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0a6104;\"><strong>Ecoganic\u00ae<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #424141;\"><em>is a natural, holistic, sustainable approach to farming that protects the environment and creates healthier, better tasting produce, without relying on chemicals.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #0a6104;\">Ecoganic\u00ae<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #424141;\"><em>is the\u00a0only complete environmental farming certification program that combines environmental certification (ISO 14001) with a scientifically tested, non-chemical growing practices.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #0a6104;\">Ecoganic\u00ae<\/span><\/strong> <i style=\"color: #424141;\">certification program is used in the growing of a diverse range of products including the newly released Red Tip Avocado, and the existing Red Tip Bananas and Papaya. The trade marked food grade wax tips are used to identify that they are\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"color: #424141;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #424141;\"><i>certified<\/i><\/span><\/span><i style=\"color: #424141;\">\u00a0<\/i><strong><span style=\"color: #0a6104;\">Ecoganic\u00ae.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Protecting The Environment and Consumer<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eco-banana.com.au\/ecoganic\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/waxtipfruit.jpg\" alt=\"Wax tipped fruit\" width=\"550\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eco-banana.com.au\/ecoganic\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/waxtipfruit.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.eco-banana.com.au\/ecoganic\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/waxtipfruit-300x92.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Our certification program was designed to protect the environment and promote sustainable growing practices that are good for the environment and good for both growers and customers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is achieved by the implementation of certified systems which are audited and verified through AUS-QUAL accreditation. Once certified, our member growers can market their products as 100% Ecoganic\u00ae certified &#8211; which allows for premium placement in the market place and can also open the door to international marketing opportunities.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>About Us<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eco-banana.com.au\/ecoganic\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/inspecting-leaves-sm.jpg\" alt=\"Continual monitoring of the plants and environment to ensure our protocols are adhered to.\" width=\"550\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eco-banana.com.au\/ecoganic\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/inspecting-leaves-sm.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.eco-banana.com.au\/ecoganic\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/inspecting-leaves-sm-300x92.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Ecoganic\u00ae certification program was developed by farmers for farmers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As career farmers ourselves, we understand the problems and challenges that keep you up at night. After several decades of &#8220;doing it the traditional way&#8221;, we realized that the health of our farm ecosystem and the taste of our fruit, was negatively impacted by the commercial pressure to grow cheap but &#8220;perfect looking&#8221; fruit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eco-banana.com.au\/ecoganic\/wordpress\/index.php\/about-us\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eco-banana.com.au\/ecoganic\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Read-More-orange.jpg\" alt=\"Read More\" width=\"132\" height=\"36\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"span4\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-1\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><h3><strong>How Ecoganic\u00ae Can Work for Your Farm<\/strong><\/h3><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eco-banana.com.au\/ecoganic\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Monitor-bunch300.jpg\" alt=\"Custom tailored to each industry\" width=\"300\" height=\"129\" \/><br \/>\nOur sustainable production systems are custom-tailored to each industry and supported by integrated monitoring systems.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eco-banana.com.au\/ecoganic\/wordpress\/index.php\/about-us\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eco-banana.com.au\/ecoganic\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Read-More-green.jpg\" alt=\"Read More\" width=\"132\" height=\"36\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<h3><strong>Ecoganic\u00ae Certification<\/strong><\/h3><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eco-banana.com.au\/ecoganic\/wordpress\/index.php\/ecoganics\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eco-banana.com.au\/ecoganic\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Aus-Qual-Ecoganic-logos300-1.jpg\" alt=\"Certified Ecoganic \u00ae\" width=\"300\" height=\"129\" \/><\/a>There are two processes required in order to become certified Ecoganic\u00ae. 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