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Earthbound Farm was founded in 1984 by Drew and Myra Goodman, on a 2.5 acres (10,000 m 2) farm in California’s Carmel Valley. [1] [3] Just over two decades later, the company employed over 150 growers on 30,000 acres. [4] By 2015, nearly 50,000 acres were in production. [5]
California has more certified organic farms than any other state. In 2016, more than a million acres in the state were certified organic. [188] CA grows 90% or more of the U.S. production of Organic almonds, artichokes, avocados, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, dates, figs, grapes, strawberries, lemons, lettuce, plums, and walnuts. [189]
Lundberg Family Farms, based in Richvale, California, United States, is a farm that produces rice, chips and their packaging, and that also markets organic foods. It is family owned and has been a pioneer in organic farming, especially rice products. It was the first business to produce and market a brand of organic rice in the United States.
Grimmway Farms was established in the mid-1960s when brothers Rodney Grimm and Robert Grimm started farming five acres of sweet corn on their grandfather's chicken farm in Anaheim, California. [4] Through the years, they added other crops, which they sold alongside the corn in small family-run roadside produce stands.
California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) is a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-accredited organic certifying agency and trade association, located in Santa Cruz, California. Formed in 1973, CCOF was the first organic certification entity in the United States.
Bolthouse Farms, founded 1915 in Grant, Michigan, is a vertically integrated farm company specializing in refrigerated beverages, salad dressings, and baby carrots. It is located in the San Joaquin Valley of California and is headquartered in Bakersfield, California in Kern County .
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Driscoll's was officially founded in 1904, known at the time as Banner Berry Farm's Brand. [5] They secretly kept Loftus as their supplier and also planted the Banner variety of berries exclusively. The company was the sole supplier of the Banner variety until Reiter formed an outside partnership in 1916 to market the Banner Berry plant. [ 5 ]