The Market at Jordan Creek is committed to procuring fresh organic produce with two conditions, first: wherever local, and second: whenever sensible.

We prefer to balance organic product with the issues of transportation, cost and freshness.

In other words, if a pint of organic strawberries must be flown in from a field in South America and cost three times the price of conventionally grown strawberries then the organic label is diminished in the face of overconsumption of fossil fuels and the exorbitant cost of the product passed onto the consumer. And with that kind of distance between grower and our store, product freshness will most certainly be compromised.

When we have the option, we will always try our best to source local product that is fresher than product that must be trucked or flown in from other parts of the world.

We are dedicated to sourcing locally grown produce, even if that means the local product may not be certified organic. Here the organic label may not tell the whole story. Oftentimes smaller farmers using organic and sustainable farming methods may not be able to afford the expense to certify their farm is organic with the FDA even though the product is grown without chemicals in soil that has been free of synthetic fertilizers for at least three years.

The Market at Jordan Creek will always get as much information from our suppliers about their product and only work with local farmers who have a reputation of high standards and offer a high degree of transparency in their farming practices.

What Organic Means for you
at The Market at Jordan Creek

A “Certified Organic” produce item means that a grower must meet strict federal standards that allow traceability from the field to the store. Once in our store, organic product must be segregated from conventional in our backroom storage coolers as well as on our display tables. In our Produce Department, we clearly designate what is organic and display our produce with signage indicating whether it’s conventional or organic.

Organic meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy at The Market at Jordan Creek come from animals that are given no antibiotics or growth hormones. Overall, organic food is produced without using most conventional pesticides, petroleum-based fertilizers or sewage sludge-based fertilizers, bioengineering, or ionizing radiation. Certification includes farm soil inspections and routine testing, inspections of processing facilities, and auditing of producer record keeping. This third-party inspection process ensures that producers are meeting the requirements.