LTF strives to reduce and prevent soil erosion using cover crops in rotation and by planting grass in between crop rows. The grass planted between rows also reduces herbicide use, as it outcompetes difficult destructive weeds like Canada thistle and Vetch.

LTF replaces soil shipped away from our fields, with topsoil stockpiled by local developers. It is our goal that this farm is sustainable for multiple generations.

LTF maintains our equipment to prevent all leaks of hydrocarbons into to soil and it is policy to collect all used and leaking hydrocarbons and to recycle them.

LTF has heavily invested in Drip irrigation, which has become our main irrigation method, maximizing water and energy efficiency, and eliminating soil erosion.

The minimal waste water runoff from our container fields as well as our sewer outlets are designed to flow into a natural lagoon that has no outflow and does not contaminate other water systems. Testing is done to monitor the conditions of this marsh.

Pulse irrigation is practiced to reduce the flow-through of water in container plants, reducing the amount of leaching into our wastewater site.

LTF uses registered preemergent herbicides to control weeds in order to reduce the amount of post emergent herbicides and the fuel to apply them.

It is the policy of LTF to spray insecticides, miticides and fungicides only if said pests are found and confirmed present. Prophylactic spraying without evidence of pests is against company policy.

LTF actively seeks and reuses pots where possible. Currently, more that 50% of our yearly container production is planted into used pots.

LTF has invested in reusable fibreglass stakes, and has eliminated the use of bamboo, reducing yearly incoming shipments from overseas and their resulting carbon footprints.

LTF switched from using straw for overwintering plants to using custom made insulated tarps in 2007. This has reduced the impact of air pollution caused by the disposal of wet used straw via incineration.