Behind every Gaia herb is a network of farmers, harvesters, and ecosystems working in harmony. Our growing portfolio of Fair Trade and Regenerative Organic Certified® ingredients reflects our commitment to people, plants, and the planet.
In 2024 and 2025, 51 ingredients (roughly 20% of our total) were certified through Regenerative Organic Certified® (ROC™), Fair for Life, or FairWild fair trade standards, up from 35 in 2023.
Ethical, Regenerative Sourcing and Partnerships
From Soil to Supplement
*The globe below shows just a few of the regions where our impact begins. Gaia Herbs® partners with growers and wild harvesters around the world who share our commitment to ethical sourcing, fair trade, and regenerative agriculture.
Many of the herbs pictured on the globe are among the 51 ingredients now certified through Regenerative Organic Certified®, Fair for Life, or FairWild standards, with each contributing to a more ethical and regenerative herb trade.
Here are a few of the herb certifications we're proud to have (including country of origin):
- Holy Basil Leaf - India (Fair for Life)
- Turmeric Slices - Nicaragua (Fair for Life)
- Devli's Claw Root - Namibia (Fair for Life)
- Licorice Root - Spain (FairWild)
- Vitex Berry - Albania (FairWild)
- Schisandra Berry - China (FairWild)
- Regenerative Organic Certified® Gaia Herbs® Farm - Brevard, NC
Our Commitment
In 2025, Gaia Herbs® successfully recertified our facilities under both the Fair for Life and FairWild standards, reinforcing our deep commitment to ethical and sustainable sourcing. Fair for Life is a rigorous Fair Trade certification that places people, equity, and environmental respect at the heart of global supply chains, ensuring fair pricing, safe working conditions, and transparent, responsible practices for farmers and workers throughout agricultural and traded products.
Complementing this, the FairWild certification specifically addresses the sustainable harvest and trade of wild-collected plant ingredients. It provides a comprehensive framework that safeguards biodiversity and ecosystems while ensuring that wild harvesters and their communities benefit through fair agreements, ecological stewardship, and rigorous, third-party audited traceability from collection through processing.
Together, these standards help us source in a way that uplifts people, honors the planet, and promotes lasting, positive impact across our supply chain.
“Fairness has no boundaries.” – Fair for Life
“Authentic fair trade is about honoring the people, planet, and plants holistically. Fair trade practices enable us to highlight some of the amazing work our global suppliers are doing, while fair trade premiums generate ongoing positive outcomes within our sourcing communities.”
- Chase Millhollen , Director, Global Sourcing / Supply Chain
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Our Partnerships
Gaia Herbs® partners with organizations driving systemic change and helping accelerate the transition to regenerative agriculture and ethical trade practices worldwide.
Through our strategic partnerships with The Rodale Institute, Kiss the Ground, and the Sustainable Herbs Initiative, we’re expanding networks of learning, advocacy, and on-the-ground action that empower farmers, protect ecosystems, and strengthen supply chains.
The Rodale Institute - a pioneer in regenerative organic research, helps ground our sourcing practices in scientific innovation and farmer training that restore soil health, biodiversity, and community resilience.
Kiss the Ground - amplifies the regenerative movement through storytelling, education, and partnership-building, supporting transitions to soil-centered agriculture that nourish people and planet.
The Sustainable Herbs Initiative - brings together herbal companies, producers, and practitioners to share best practices in transparency, wild-harvesting, and regenerative sourcing, creating an industry rooted in reciprocity and care.
American Herbal Products Association - is the national trade association and voice of the herbal and natural products industries. American Herbal Products Association's (AHPA) mission is to promote the responsible and sustainable commerce of herbal products to ensure that consumers have informed access to a wide variety of safe herbal goods.
American Botanical Council - is an independent, nonprofit research and education organization dedicated to providing accurate and reliable information for consumers, healthcare practitioners, researchers, educators, industry and the media.
Together, these alliances help us move from conventional supply chains toward regenerative systems that rebuild ecosystems, strengthen farmer livelihoods, and expand the reach of ethical trade worldwide.
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