We have news we've been waiting a long time to share. Sun+Earth Certified has entered a strategic partnership with CCOF (California Certified Organic Farmers) — one of the oldest and most trusted names in certified organic agriculture in the country. Built over more than four decades, CCOF's reputation for rigor, integrity, and farmer support is exactly the kind of foundation we want behind the Sun+Earth seal.
This isn't a rebrand or a merger. Sun+Earth stays Sun+Earth — our standards, our community, our mission. What's changing is the infrastructure behind our certification program, and it's changing for the better. For our farms, for our partners, and for every conscious consumer who picks up Sun+Earth flower and wants to know it means something.
What This Means for Our Community
Professional inspections, more accessible than ever
CCOF is now handling Sun+Earth farm inspections. That means a national network of experienced inspectors, tighter scheduling, and a more affordable pathway for farms to maintain their certification — without losing the rigor that makes Sun+Earth mean something. When certification is more accessible, more farms can participate. More farms means more sun-grown, regenerative organic cannabis reaching the communities who are asking for it.
A clear path to OCAL — cannabis's closest thing to USDA Organic
Through CCOF's OCAL program (Organic Certified Approval of Laws), Sun+Earth farms now have a streamlined path to co-certification. One inspection cycle. Two credentials. Twice the story to tell buyers and dispensaries. OCAL is the most recognized organic-adjacent standard available to cannabis farms in California — and this partnership makes it easier than ever to earn and carry.
National reach, rooted in the same regenerative standard
CCOF's inspector network stretches across the country. As Sun+Earth grows beyond California, we're no longer limited by where we can put boots on the ground. More certified farms, in more regions, all held to the same regenerative organic standard our community has always stood for. For conscious consumers and dispensary partners, that standard is now closer to wherever you are.
Ready to add OCAL certification?
California farms interested in obtaining OCAL certification — or farms looking to transfer an existing OCAL certification to CCOF — can contact CCOF's applicant support team at getcertified@ccof.org or apply at ccof.org/get-your-custom-ocal-application-packet. Let CCOF know your farm is Sun+Earth Certified to have the $350 application fee waived and to be scheduled for a dual inspection.
None of this happens without you.
Every sun-grown harvest, every healthy acre of living soil, every fairly-paid farmer and every conscious consumer who demanded better — that's what made this partnership worth building. Sun+Earth has always been more than a seal. It's a commitment to people, farmers, and the planet. This partnership with CCOF strengthens that commitment, and we couldn't be more proud to carry it forward — together.
With gratitude,Sun+Earth CertifiedCultivating a greener future — with you.
