Salmon-Safe works with farmers to encourage the adoption of ecologically sustainable agricultural practices that protect water quality and native salmon. Operations endorsed by our independent professional certifiers are promoted with the Salmon-Safe label.

Salmon-Safe farms gain competitive advantage in the marketplace through our public education efforts and the marketing efforts of our participating farmers. The launch of our certification program was accompanied by a high profile 2-year marketing campaign. Introduced in 60 Oregon and Washington natural food stores, the campaign expanded the following year into 115 Fred Meyer supermarkets throughout the West, educating the public about opportunity to support family-scale farmers that are doing their part to conserve our salmon watersheds.

Today, more than 60,000 acres have been certified Salmon-Safe in critical Northwest agricultural watersheds ranging from west Marin County in northern California to the Canadian border in Washington state. The interior Columbia Basin is now a major focus for Salmon-Safe expansion. Salmon-Safe certified farms include both organic operations and growers using biologically-based integrated pest management.