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Riverford Organic Farmers Ltd is an organic farm and organic vegetable box delivery company founded by Guy Singh-Watson in Devon, England, but with sister farms in three locations around the country. [1] Riverford Farm, Buckfastleigh The contents of a Riverford fruit and vegetable box from July 2009
The farm is important in the history of organic gardening and farming in the 20th century. [2] Other buildings and structures which pre-dated Rodale's 1940 purchase include: the Pennsylvania bank barn, implement shed, corn crib, and chicken coop. [2] The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]
United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) is a Providence, Rhode Island–based natural and organic food company. The largest publicly traded wholesale distributor of health and specialty food in the United States and Canada, [3] [4] it is Whole Foods Market's main supplier, with their traffic making up over a third of its revenue in 2018.
Robinson Fresh has roots in fresh produce going back to 1905, when its parent company, C.H. Robinson, was founded in 1905 as a wholesale brokerage house, providing fresh produce throughout North Dakota and Minnesota. [5]
In North America, almost 2.2 million hectares are managed organically, representing approximately a 0.6 percent share of the total agricultural area. There are 12,064 organic farms. The major part of the organic land is in the US (1.6 million hectares in 2005). Seven percent of the world's organic agricultural land is in North America.
Bob's Red Mill is an American brand of whole-grain food marketed by employee-owned [5] American [6] company Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods of Milwaukie, Oregon.The company was established in 1978 by Bob and Charlee Moore, early adopters of and the whole grains movement, when other suppliers were making more money by making faster, cheaper products.
The holistic approach UNI 11233 new European bio standard: an integrated production system looks at and relates to the whole organic and bio farm. The International Organization of Biological Control (IOBC) describes integrated farming according to the UNI 11233-2009 European standard as a farming system where high-quality organic food, animal feed, fiber, and renewable energy are produced by ...
Horizon Organic's products are certified organic by the USDA and advertised as free of antibiotics, growth hormones and pesticides. Prior to being acquired by Dean Foods in 2004, it was a public company and owner of the organic dairy brands: Juniper Valley Farms, The Organic Cow of Vermont and UK brand Rachel's Organic. [2] [3]