Show your community that another way of consuming is possible

A single seal shows, with evidence, how you care for the land, the sea, the animals and people.

CoCo Sapiens was set up so that people who buy food know what is behind each product and can choose. It is the only food certification that looks at everything at once, in 360°: from seed to packaging.

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Why join

CoCo Sapiens knows the work of each member producer and brings it closer to the people looking for exactly what they produce, along two paths.

The first is food professionals. We facilitate relevant connections with chefs and with shops or restaurants, including Michelin-starred restaurants. What counts is trust, knowledge of the product and how well it suits each kitchen, not just the stars. One example is El Celler de Can Roca: Joan Roca buys from many CoCo Sapiens member producers and is one of the voices in our Food Report 01 on artisanal fishing.

The second is consumers. Through our communication channels, we give producers visibility, tell the story of their work and help people discover where to find their products and how to buy them through short supply chains. One example is CoCo Sapiens' Cenas del siglo XXI, a tribute to Bigas Luna covered by La Vanguardia.

Every connection depends on what each kitchen and each consumer is looking for. That is why we do not guarantee sales or business contacts for every producer.

And what does each member producer find from day one?

  • Everything in one seal.Nine dimensions in a single wheel, product by product.
  • You pay according to your turnover, and less the better you do.We are a non-profit association: everything we take in is reinvested in our work.
  • Your story, in front of the buyer.Your profile, the wheel of each product and where to find you, on the label and on the website.
  • You are not alone.Accredited consultants in your country, and other producers on the same path.

See what your wheel would look like

One question per dimension, two minutes. We don't save anything until you send the form.

Is it for you?

Yes, if…

  • You produce food from the land, from livestock or from the sea.
  • You process what you produce yourself: bread, cured sausages, beer, wine… on your own farm and with your own business.
  • In Europe, you have an organic certificate. There are exceptions depending on the type of product.

Another route, if…

  • You have a shop, a restaurant or a short supply chain distribution business. You can apply for the CoCo Sapiens 360 distinction if you sell mostly through short supply chains and work with CoCo Sapiens producers. The seal is only for products. Write to us at info (at) cocosapiens.org.

What is not negotiable

  • No GMOs.
  • No biocides or chemical fertilisers, with the exceptions set by the rules for each product family.
  • Soil covered for as long as possible, and tillage that turns the soil reduced or stopped.
  • Rotation in seasonal crops.
  • If there are animals, managed grazing.
  • Part of the farm for wildlife, and measures for pollinators.
  • At sea: artisanal fishing, with small-scale, low-impact gear and close to your port. Never trawling.
  • Decent work: the five ILO principles and, at least, the legal wage or the collective agreement wage.
  • At least 2 out of 4 in every dimension of the wheel.

Not meeting one of them yet?

You can join as a producer in transition. From the first day you can count on accredited consultants in your country. Your profile is published when you meet the standards, and the wheel and the seal come with the certification of each product.

The path, in five steps

  1. You write to usYou fill in the sign-up form. You can save it and carry on later.
  2. We reply within a few daysWith the full form, the standards, the membership terms and the list of what we will ask you for.
  3. You joinYou sign the joining contract and the commitment to the general standards and to the rules for your product family.
  4. We visit youWe check on the farm or at the port what you have declared. The standards committee decides any change to the rules.
  5. Independent certificationCoCo Sapiens measures each product with the CoCo Score and an outside body verifies that the information is true. You can carry the seal and the wheel on the label. It is renewed every year.

How much it costs

The fee depends on two things: your turnover and the score of your farm audit. The better the score, the less you pay. We send you the details by email.