A regional certification for the Sierra
Look for the mark. It means what you’re buying was grown, raised, made, built, or cooked right here, by neighbors who keep their roots and their business in the Sierra.
Handcrafted, honey-based soap.
Award-winning distillery in Arnold.
Steak house and bar in Twain Harte.
Sustainable, carbon-neutral energy.
Chapter one · Grown and Crafted
From land the Me-Wuk, Paiute and Washoe have tended since time immemorial to the ranches, kitchens and workshops working it today: every certified business grows it, raises it, quarries it, makes it or cooks it in the Sierra. Two words on the label tell you which.
Livestock, orchards and gardens, honey and eggs, timber and firewood, stone and aggregate. If it starts on Sierra ground, it’s Grown.
Wine and spirits, coffee and chocolate, sauces and soaps, furniture and textiles, and the restaurant kitchens that cook with the region. If it’s made here, it’s Crafted.
Chapter two · The mark
Every certified business makes or grows it here. Then it proves at least two more ways its roots run local, and the program verifies all of it, every year.
Grown, raised, harvested, cooked, built, quarried, or made here.
Owned by people who live here.
The work is done by people who live here.
Key inputs are sourced in the region.
Revenue stays and is reinvested here.
Chapter three · The lanes
Ranches and farms, orchards and apiaries, timber, firewood, biomass, stone and aggregate.
Packaged meats, bakeries, roasters, wineries, breweries, distilleries and restaurants.
Body care, ceramics, woodwork, textiles, jewelry, art and home goods.
Chapter four · The hands
For Sierra producers
Tell us about your business and upload your photos. That application becomes your page.
We check your production plus two more criteria against the Standard. We’ll be in touch within three business days.
Your page goes live in the directory. Want the mark on your products? License it when you’re ready.
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