Membership
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA), operating with oversight from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), is a mechanism for verifying that growers follow food safety practices for lettuce, spinach and other leafy greens. Nearly 120 farmers, shippers and processors, representing over 99% of the volume of California leafy greens, have demonstrated their willingness to follow these practices by voluntarily signing onto the Marketing Agreement. Once the Marketing Agreement is signed, it becomes mandatory for those shippers and processors to purchase product solely from farmers who comply with the food safety practices accepted by the LGMA Board.
Signatories of the LGMA fall into one of three categories: