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Certified RO*Food Home Grown * | ** | ***
Equity Pact : South Africa
Certified RO*Food Home Grown * | ** | ***
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Grow beyond organic vegetables in your backyard using the RO*Food Intensive Rapid-Cycle Gardening System. The primary goal of the Certified RO*Food Home Grown certification is so that backyard growers can grow good food for themselves and that they can sell excess produce to others.
Becoming Certified RO*Food Home Grown is also the first step to becoming a Certified RO*Food MGS Grown or Certified RO*Food Farm Grown farmer.
All Certified RO*Food Home Grown gardeners use a no-till / minimum-till cultivation system and they do not use pesticides, fungicides or herbicides. They also minimise the amount and types of fertilizer they use.
Certified RO*Food Home Grown *
This is the entry level of RO*Food Home Grown certification. Crops have achieved level 2 of the plant health pyramid.
Certified RO*Food Home Grown **
This is the intermediate level of RO*Food Home Grown certification. Crops have achieved level 3 of the plant health pyramid.
Certified RO*Food Home Grown ***
This is the advanced level of RO*Food Home Grown certification. Crops have achieved level 4 of the plant health pyramid.
| Profitability: | Low |
| Cost of Entry: | Low |
| Knowledge Level: | Low to Medium |
| CoD Transition Focus: | Food |
| RSD Course Track: | CT1 |
| EQx Initiative: | Farming |
| EQx Support: | RO*Food HG Exchange |
Minimum RSD Qualifications:
Minimum qualifications are the bare minimum. Certified RO*Food Home Grown Gardeners are expected to become far more educated than the minimum qualifications. The Foundation Holistic Design Certificate in Regenerative Food Production & Nature Conservation is the preferred intermediate level of qualification.
The following are the minimum qualifications for certification.
Certified RO*Food Home Grown *
CT1L2 Regenerative Food Production & Processing
Certified RO*Food Home Grown **
CT1L3 Regenerative Food Production & Processing
Certified RO*Food Home Grown ***
CT1L4 Regenerative Food Production & Processing