Soil Integrity™ Standard

OOF™ Origin Open Foundation™

Independent Methodological Authority

OriginID: OOF-OID-ENV-SI-2026-02-23-0001
Category: Environmental Integrity Standards (ENV)
Subcategory: Soil Integrity™
Version: 1.0
Status: Canonical · Open Standard
Effective Date: 23 February 2026

Authority: OOF™ Origin Open Foundation™
Protection: MIP™ — Methodological Intellectual Property
Canonical Language: English


A. Standard Abstract

This standard defines structural transparency conditions for soil-based
production systems within the Environmental Integrity Standards
architecture.

Soil Integrity™ establishes a transparency model for documenting soil
characteristics, fertilization inputs, and plant protection practices.

The standard does not regulate agricultural methods.
It defines structural disclosure conditions for soil-dependent production
environments.

B. Canonical Definition

Soil Integrity™ is a structural environmental transparency state in which
soil type, fertilization inputs, and plant protection practices are documented
and made visible within soil-based production systems.

Soil Integrity™ establishes transparency of production inputs rather than
regulatory compliance evaluation.

C. Structural Base

This standard is based on the following principles:

  • Input Transparency Principle
  • Structural Disclosure Logic
  • Responsibility Attribution
  • Non-Substitution of Regulatory Authority

Soil Integrity™ defines transparency of soil-based production inputs rather
than agricultural regulation.

D. Scope

This standard applies to soil-dependent production systems including:

  • agricultural production
  • herbal cultivation
  • garden-based production
  • soil-grown raw materials
  • environmental resource-based production systems

This standard does not apply to:

  • hydroponic-only production systems unless explicitly declared as such
  • fully synthetic production systems


E. Structural Transparency
Requirements

Systems referencing Soil Integrity™ must maintain transparent
documentation of the following production inputs.

1. Soil Type Disclosure

The soil environment used in production must be identifiable.

Examples include:

  • natural soil
  • mixed soil
  • artificial substrate
  • controlled environment soil system


2. Fertilization Input Transparency

Use of fertilization inputs must be declared.

Disclosure includes:

  • whether fertilization is used
  • fertilization category where applicable

Possible categories include:

  • animal manure
  • plant-based compost
  • mineral fertilizer
  • synthetic fertilizer
  • sewage-derived fertilizer

This standard does not prohibit fertilization inputs.
It requires transparent disclosure.

3. Contamination Risk Transparency

Where fertilization inputs may present potential contamination risks, the
source category should be declared.

Examples may include fertilizers derived from sewage or other
contamination-prone inputs.

4. Plant Protection Practice Transparency

Use of plant protection substances must be declared.

Disclosure may include:

  • whether plant protection substances are used
  • substance category
  • frequency of application

Examples of frequency categories:

  • occasional
  • seasonal
  • regular


F. Optional Structural Condition

Natural-Origin Condition

A production system may reference a Natural-Origin condition when
synthetic fertilizers and synthetic plant protection substances have not
been used for a minimum period of 36 months.

This condition represents a transparency state and does not replace
organic certification frameworks.

G. Compatibility

Soil Integrity™ may operate alongside other Environmental
Integrity Standards including:

  • Origin Eco™ Standard
  • Water Integrity™ Standard
  • Carbon Lifecycle Integrity™ frameworks

Soil Integrity™ functions as part of the broader Environmental Integrity
Stack.

H. Licensing & Usage

Reference use of this standard is permitted.

Implementation of Soil Integrity™ within structured commercial
ecosystems may require authorization under MIP™ Methodological
Intellectual Property.

Canonical Closing Statement

Soil-based production integrity begins with transparent disclosure of
production inputs.





Related Documents

Minimal Self- Declaration Framework
→ About Soil Integrity™ Standard