Editorial Guidelines and Principles

editorial guidelines

Our Goal Our goal at Farm Food Family is to provide useful, practical information to help families live a healthy, ethical, and sustainable lifestyle. We aim to promote environmentally-conscious food and lifestyle choices through our articles, recipes, and multimedia content.

Editorial Values

Accuracy

We fact-check all articles and recipes to ensure information is accurate, up-to-date, and science-based. We promptly correct any errors.

Transparency

We disclose any gifted items, sponsored posts, or potential conflicts of interest. We do not accept payment for reviews or endorsement of products we would not otherwise recommend.

Inclusiveness

We respect people of all backgrounds and provide accommodating information for varying budgets, diets, abilities, and living situations. We avoid gender, racial, and cultural stereotypes.

Environmentalism

We strongly believe in protecting the environment and responsibly using natural resources. We promote eco-friendly products and habits.

Compassion

We treat all living creatures, including livestock animals, with kindness. We believe factory farms are cruel and support high-welfare family farms instead.

Ethics

We aim to make ethical choices in all aspects of our work. This includes:

  • Respecting creator rights by obeying fair use guidelines and attributing sources.
  • Protecting privacy and only publishing private details with consent.
  • Rejecting gifts, trips, posts, or endorsements tied to products/services we would not otherwise recommend based on our editorial values. All sponsored posts are clearly labeled as such.
  • Disallowing writing that contains hate, intolerance, or harm towards marginalized groups and identities.
  • Encouraging diverse voices and perspectives from ethical writers.

Editorial Standards

Research

Our writers thoroughly research topics using reputable sources and experts. We reference medical, scientific, and academic publications when applicable.

Fact-Checking

All articles are carefully fact-checked before publishing. We verify statistics, claims, prices, and any factual statements.

Citation

We credit sources by linking them to high-quality original reporting, studies, or products. We obey fair use copyright guidelines in quoting excerpts.

Privacy

We respect our contributors’ and sources’ right to privacy. We seek permission before publishing any private details.

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