Certifications

We have achieved the following:

 Assured Produce http://www.assuredproduce.co.uk/Aproduce/
"AFS Assured Food Standards (AFS) is the independent organisation set up to manage the Red Tractor mark and set the assurance standards that apply to various commodity sectors and to different links in the food chain.

To find out more about AFS and the Red Tractor mark, please visit www.redtractor.org.uk."

 BRC Accredited Packhouse
http://www.cmi-plc.com/en/sector.php?scr=28,54,413
"With the certification to the BRC Global Standard for food and BRC/IOP Packaging Standard now a fundamental requirement of many leading food retailers a new standard has been added by the British Retail Consortium (BRC)."

 Marks & Spencer's Field-to-Fork
http://www2.marksandspencer.com/thecompany/investorrelations/csr_report_0304/h/h1.shtml
"In November 2003 we launched a new over-arching set of standards to cover the management of our supply chain for fruit, vegetables and salads. These were drawn up after consultation with suppliers, government bodies and other organisations and covers aspects of production from "field-to-fork". "

 L.E.A.F (Linking Environment And Farming) - http://www.leafmarque.com/leaf/
"LEAF Marque is the certification standard developed by LEAF that provides the environmental complement to crop and livestock assurance schemes.

 Tesco's Nature's Choice Gold Standard
http://www.tesco.com/everyLittleHelps/csrenvironmentdetail.htm
"The Code sets demanding but achievable standards of production, incorporating the requirement to farm in an environmentally friendly manner. A key element is developing a wildlife and landscape conservation and enhancement policy and action plan.

In addition, we consider such issues as the rational use of pesticides, fertilisers and manure; pollution prevention; protection of human health; efficient use of energy, water and other natural resources and the recycling and re-use of materials."

Memberships

Rokewood T/A Cherry Farms is a member of Global Salads.
http://www.globalsalads.co.uk

Global Salads is a producer organisation. Established in 2004, it aims to improve and develop the quality and marketing of fresh produce grown by a group of specialist growers in the UK and Spain. The largest part of our promotion is scheduled further processing into part or complete dishes and meals, by processing companies that supply retailers. A significant volume is produced especially for the catering trade and the remainder of our production programmed directly into supermarkets.