The company I work for is in the process of applying for certification, and I have a question regarding whether Organic seeds may be counted towards the sustainable purchases: food, credit. The business is in the process of preparing and organizing an organic garden on the business premise. The vegetable garden will use only 100% USDA organic certified seeds. The seeds have been purchased by our business, the garden will be planted, weeded and harvested by our employees, and the vegetables will be eaten by the employees. Can we claim the value of the organic seeds for this credit, since the food they produce will be eaten by employees? Does anyone have any experience, suggestions or any notion whether a review council will accept this?
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Jenny Carney
Vice PresidentWSP
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March 21, 2012 - 3:56 pm
David, What about trying to assess a value to the food itself (which will be higher than that of the seeds)? You could certainly count them as within 100 miles of the building, and the end products would have more value than just the seeds. Of course, tracking would be more complex, and you'd need to justify the fair market value of the food produced.