In 2002, the US House and Senate passed the National Organic Program (NOP) legislation and today we have one set of standards that governs the labeling of food as "Organic". The NOP controls the practices and materials that farmers use to produce "Organic" food. The NOP is largely based on the state programs that existed in California, Oregon, and Vermont. We use a third-party certifying agency to verify that our materials and methods meet the USDA National Organic Program’s (NOP) standards.