A free listing that works for you
A public profile on the website and in the GSS app, in front of families actively hunting for clean food near them. No setup fee, no monthly fee, no commission on a single sale.
For producers
Get your operation in front of the families looking for you.
If you grow or raise food the way the land was meant to be tended, we'll list you in the Good Soil directory — free, on the website and in the app — and help the right people find you. No fees, no commission, ever.
What you get
Marketing exposure, not another bill.
We write your story
Most producers are too busy farming to market. Tell us about your land and we'll write your profile for you — the practices, the family, the why — in language that actually moves people.
We keep you in rotation
Featured-producer spots, seasonal roundups, and social features pull from the directory. Being listed means you're in the pool we draw from when we point our audience somewhere.
A badge that means something
Good Soil Pledged and Good Soil Verified aren't pay-to-play. Your practices are stated openly and tied to your name — and the Verified tier means someone from GSS has actually seen them. That carries weight your own marketing can't.
The bar
The badge is honest because the claim is public.
We don't list everyone. What makes the directory trustworthy isn't paperwork — it's public specificity: every grower states their actual practices, openly, tied to their name. A concrete public claim a neighbor can ask about is hard to fake and easy to hold accountable. If a listing ever misrepresents itself, anyone can raise a concern, and it can be removed.
Most producers who farm this way already clear the bar without changing a thing. If that's you, the application is mostly just writing down what you already do — and committing to it publicly.
The Good Soil Standard
Who qualifies to be listed
- • Producer-direct (you grew it, raised it, or made it)
- • No synthetic herbicides, pesticides, or NPK fertilizer on the crop
- • Pasture-raised for animals; species-appropriate diet
- • Real-ingredient-only for value-added products
- • Your practices stated openly and pledged publicly — no site visit required to be listed
Two tiers
Getting listed is Pledged. Verified is earned.
You don't need a site visit to be listed — you publicly commit to the Good Soil Standard and state your practices openly. Verified is the premium tier, earned when someone from GSS has personally visited. It's a recognition, not a hoop.
Get listed in the directory
- • Publicly commit to the Good Soil Standard
- • No site visit, no lab tests, no paperwork marathon
- • Listed on the website and in the app with the Pledged badge
- • Free, with no commission on your sales
When we've seen it
- • Everything Pledged promises, plus a GSS visit
- • The strongest mark — the Good Soil Verified badge
- • Outside-certified growers fast-track here on opt-in
- • Earned, not owed — start as Pledged and stay there happily
Before you start
Five steps, about ten minutes.
We review every application personally and aim to respond within 14 days.
1
Basic information
Who you are, where you operate, how to reach you.
2
What you produce
Your categories, primary products, and years in production.
3
Growing & raising practices
Soil, inputs, animal management — and the no-synthetics confirmation.
4
Photos & documentation
Photos, and any soil tests or certificates that strengthen your listing.
5
Pledge & listing consent
Your public commitment to the Good Soil Standard, what to show on your profile, and your consent to be listed.