thefern.org

https://thefern.org· First analyzed 07 May 2026· Updated 07 May 2026

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thefern.org

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Hosting Provider

Cloudflare

cloudflare.com

IP Address

104.21.84.44

Site Location

🇨🇦 Canadavia ip

Server Location

🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada

ASN

AS13335

Organization

Cloudflare, Inc.

Server

Cloudflare

CDN

Cloudflare

WAF

Cloudflare

Nameservers

andy.ns.cloudflare.com.dawn.ns.cloudflare.com.

Performance

100

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint

382 ms10%

Speed Index

497 ms10%

Largest Contentful Paint

—25%

Total Blocking Time

0.0 ms30%

Cumulative Layout Shift

0.00025%

363 KB

65 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy LoadResponsive

0–49

50–89

90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic

⚙️ SSR

WordPress

cms

FERN Theme 2021v2.0.0Custom

by South Bend Design, LLC

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Technology Stack

16 Technologies Detected

Plugins

Geotargeting

Gravity Forms

Wp Pagenavi Favorites Search Filter Pro Search Filter

Analytics

Libraries

UI Components

CSS Frameworks

Tag Managers

Advertising

CDN

Languages

SEO Analysis

B70/100

Meta Tags4/15

Content10/12

Headings3/8

Technical21/25

E-E-A-T5/7

Images3/7

Links5/5

URL5/5

Social5/5

Freshness2/4

Mobile4/4

Indexability3/3

thefern.orgthefern.org

Food and Environment Reporting Network | Independent. Investigative...

No description available for this page.

Title truncated.

Title Length79 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~471px / 580px)

Description Length0 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (3)

• Title is too long (79 chars, ~471px). Will be truncated in search results.
• Missing meta description — important for click-through rates in SERPs
• Most images missing alt text (69/69) — critical for accessibility and SEO

8 issues found

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Crawlability

Sitemap

robots.txt

22 rules

Local SEO

Local Search Readiness

12/100

Poor

3 14

This site doesn't appear to be a local business. Local SEO signals are optional for non-local websites.

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AI & LLM Readiness

D52/100

Bot Access

15/25

Machine Read.

13/25

Schema Data

8/25

Citation

16/25

AI Bot Access

6/14 accessible

AI Search

OAI-SearchBot

PerplexityBot

Claude-SearchBot

Gemini-Deep-Research

DuckAssistBot

Training

GPTBot

ClaudeBot

Google-Extended

Meta-ExternalAgent

Bytespiderinfo

Amazonbot

Applebot-Extended

CCBotinfo

Fetch

ChatGPT-User

Machine Readability

llms.txt

llms-full.txt

Semantic HTML

Heading Hierarchy

nav

Text ratio:3%

Words:906

Token eff.:Optimal

Depth:1/5

Structured Data

3 JSON-LD

Organization×1.1WebSiteBreadcrumbListSearchAction

sameAs entity links

Citation Readiness

Opening Summary178w

Descriptive Headingsavg 2.2w

Canonical URL

Open Graph2/3

Twitter Card2/3

Language Tag

Publish Date

Author Info

Lists

Tables

TL;DR / Summary

About Page Link

Recommendations (7)

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Accessibility

WCAG 2.1 Compliance

Evaluates how accessible your website is for users with disabilities, based on WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Checks images, forms, keyboard navigation, ARIA roles, and color contrast.

74/100

Passed

Critical

Warnings

Images & Alt Text

15/20

Checks if images have descriptive alt text for screen readers and visually impaired users.

Semantic Structure

15/20

Evaluates proper use of HTML5 semantic elements (header, nav, main, footer) and heading hierarchy.

Forms & Inputs

10/15

Verifies form fields have labels, error messages are clear, and inputs are properly associated.

Color & Contrast

15/15

Tests text-to-background color contrast ratios against WCAG AA/AAA minimum requirements.

Keyboard & Focus

11/15

Ensures all interactive elements are reachable and operable via keyboard (tab, enter, escape).

ARIA & Roles

8/15

Checks correct use of WAI-ARIA attributes (roles, states, properties) for assistive technologies.

3 recommendations

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Carbon Footprint

SWDM v4 · Eco-Score

Carbon emissions estimated using the Sustainable Web Design Model v4 (SWDM v4). Factors in data center, network, and device energy across new and returning visitors. Grade thresholds based on HTTP Archive percentiles.

68/100

A+

37 mg

CO₂e / view

363.0 KB

Page Weight

90%

Cleaner Than

New Visitor

42 mg

Returning (cached)

21 mg

Annual (10K/mo)

4.4 kg

Emission Segments

Data Center

2 mg

Network

11 mg

Device

24 mg

Resource Breakdown

Images

328.6 KB

HTML

34.0 KB

Other

402 B

Green Hosting Verified

Cloudflare

GWF Verified

4 recommendations

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Security Score

26%Critical

Interactive

HTTPS

WAF

71d

Certificate Details

Type

Domain Validated (DV)

Certificate Authority

Google Trust Services

Key Algorithm

ECDSA (secp256r1) (256 bit)

Signature

ECDSA with SHA-256

TLS Version

TLSv1.3

HTTP Protocol

HTTP/2+H3

Valid From

19.04.2026

Valid Until

18.07.2026

OCSP Stapling

Enabled

Subject Alternative Names (1)

thefern.org

SHA-256 Fingerprint

C2:65:72:86:02:AA:B6:FF:F3:3F:80:D7:6A:72:82:1D:41:DD:03:27...

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HTTP Headers

Developer Console

alt-svc

h3=":443"; ma=86400

cf-cache-status

DYNAMIC

cf-ray🇮🇹 Milan

9f7fc6e45e17ee6e-MXP

content-encoding

zstd

content-type

text/html; charset=UTF-8

date

Thu, 07 May 2026 11:10:13 GMT

Good Warning Issue

Email Infrastructure

Google Workspace

Score

SPF

DKIM

DMARC

DMARC Policy

None (Monitor Only)

MX Records (7)

ASPMX4.GOOGLEMAIL.COM

ASPMX3.GOOGLEMAIL.COM

ALT2.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM

ALT1.ASPMX.L.GOOGLE.COM

+3 more

Domain Information

thefern.org

Domain Age

17y 1m

Created

06.04.2009

Expires

06.04.2027

Last Updated

10.03.2026

Registrar

Cloudflare, Inc.

DNSSEC

Not Enabled

Privacy & Compliance

Cookie Consent Banner

GDPR Indicators

Mobile Compatibility

Viewport & Responsive Test

Tests how well your website works on mobile devices. Checks viewport configuration, responsive layout, touch targets, font readability, and simulates rendering across different screen sizes.

86/100

Mobile Friendly4 breakpoints

Viewport Meta

The viewport meta tag tells mobile browsers how to scale the page. Without it, mobile devices render at desktop width.

Responsive Design

Uses CSS media queries or flexible layouts to adapt content to different screen sizes automatically.

Touch Icons

Apple touch icons and favicons displayed when users add the site to their home screen on mobile devices.

Readable Font Size

Base font size should be at least 16px on mobile to ensure text is readable without zooming.

Relative Units

Using em, rem, %, or vw instead of fixed px values allows content to scale properly across screen sizes.

No H-Scroll Risk

No elements wider than the viewport that would cause horizontal scrolling on mobile devices.

Tap Targets OK

Interactive elements (buttons, links) are at least 48x48px with enough spacing to prevent accidental taps.

No Fixed Widths

No elements with fixed pixel widths that could overflow on smaller screens and break the layout.

Viewport

width=device-width, initial-scale=1

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Typography & Readability

FreightText Pro

WCAG Partial

70/100

Readability

/30

20/30

28px · LH 1.20

Hierarchy

/20

17/20

2.79x ratio

WCAG

/25

15/25

1:1 min contrast

Performance

/25

18/25

2 fonts · 4 req

Heading Font

FreightText Pro

Sans78px

Body Font

FreightText Pro

Sans28px

Contrast Ratio

1:1

43 issues

Reading Comfort

~39 CPL

Narrow lines

78px

22px

28px

✅ Excellent readability: 28px body text is ideal for all devices.

⚠️ Tight line spacing (1.20). Increase to 1.4–1.6 for better readability.

⚠️ Hard to read: Flesch score 41/100. Simplify sentences for wider reach.

⚠️ Partial contrast: 43 elements below WCAG AA threshold (min 1.0:1).

⚠️ Minor heading issue: 1 level skip(s) detected. Maintain sequential order for screen readers.

✅ Strong hierarchy: Headlines are 2.8x larger than body text.

Buy on MyFontsFluid TypeFlesch 41

Color Palette

12 unique colors

21:1 AAA Light

#ffffff

Text· 13.5%

#000000

Text· 11.399999999999999%

#14110e

Primary· 18.8%

#abc5e2

Secondary· 8.8%

#3e3028

Secondary· 6.5%

#6b5544

Secondary· 6.5%

#97816e

Secondary· 6.3%

#c7ddf3

Accent· 4.8%

Business & Marketing Stack

3 Tools Detected

Advanced

Behavior Analytics

Google Tag ManagerFree

Google AnalyticsFree

User behavior and product analytics

Advertising

Twitter/X AdsMid-Market

Ad platforms and retargeting pixels

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Scripts & Styles

30 Resources

Scripts

Styles

Async

Defer

Top Script Sources

thefern.org(15)google-analytics.com(2)googletagmanager.com(2)static.ads-twitter.com(1)

Website Identity

Food and Environment Reporting Network

Organization

Independent. Investigative. Nonprofit.

thefern.org/

17 years old

Location detected: 🇨🇦 Canadavia ip

Cloudflare, Inc.📧 Google Workspaceen-US

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Last analyzed: 07 May 2026 at 11:11

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