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Beginning with our formation in 1996, the mission of Earthcrew, Inc., has been to develop and manufacture environmentally safe products without further compromising our shared ecosystem. Earth is sending us an SOS (SAVE OUR SOIL) and needs our help. Soil and its living organisms need food and air to do their work effectively, not more chemical fertilizers and pesticides. We are only beginning to understand the role of soil in storing and regulating carbon The soil covering our planet is vital to our living system and its health matters – to everyone. Organic fertilizers, soil and feed amendments, remediation, and microbial products assist in restoring the health and productivity of our soil. Earthcrew specializes in providing the foods that support this living system. Soil and its living organisms provide an underground defense system providing numerous services to our lives. These organisms need simple foods to do their work effectively. Productive soils are essential for nutritious food. Healthy soil teeming with microorganisms purifies our drinking water. Soil plays a vital role in maintaining the balance of gases we breathe. Treat soil as if your life depends on it; it does.

Seth and Spike met back in 2017 at a food policy panel at George Washington University. The always eager salesman/entrepreneur, Seth brought along a cooler of Honest Tea and Beyond Burgers, and snuck it under Spike’s chair. Though initially skeptical of veggie burgers, Spike cooked up some Beyond burgers at home for his family, including his wife who is vegan, and was hooked!

From then on the two started collaborating on food innovation concepts guided by Seth's track record for mission based entrepreneurship and Spike's expertise in creating indulgent dining experiences.

Their first collaboration was PLNT Burger, a plant-based, quick-service restaurant that opened in September 2019. The menu, featuring Beyond burgers and sausage, as well fries, soft-serve and more, was recognized by DCEater as #1 vegan restaurant in the area.

While sourcing ingredients for PLNT, Seth and Spike paid a visit to a fourth generation organic mushroom farm based in Kennett Square, PA. There they learned about the production of yellow oyster mushrooms, and how their fruiting bodies, which are normally composted, can serve as a great substitute for a chicken filet. This discovery sparked the creation of a PLNT menu fan favorite: THE CRISPY CHIK N’ FUNGUY, a delicious sandwich made from this upcycled ingredient.

With their eyes opened to the possibilities of mushrooms as a blank canvas for amazing flavor combinations, they started to explore what other delicious foods they could create. They also realized they had a great brand name embedded inside of one of PLNT Burger's marketing slogans: "Eat the change you wish to see in the world."

Soon after, Eat the Change™ organic mushroom jerky was born.

Indiana Certified Organic is an organic certification agency operating across the US and the US Virgin Islands. ICO began offering organic certification in 1995 and was one of the first to be accredited by the National Organic Program.
ICO currently operates in 24 states and in the USVI and offers inspections services through its network across the country.

ECOnscious – ‘wearables with value(s).' We are the first B2B brand 100% devoted to sustainable products. Tee shirts, sweatshirts, hats, beanies and bags all made with certified organic cotton. We maintain an extensive inventory of blank items for quick delivery and small minimum order quantities. ECOnscious designs all products, from fiber to finished goods, with quality in mind: Durable, comfortable, minimum environmental impact and produced according to fair labor standards. All products are designed to easily be screen printed or embroidered with your logo or artwork. We can deliver you either a completely finished product, or blank and ready for you to embellish.

The Spanish professional association of organic production.
We have more than 30 years of history and a social mass of more than 17,000 producers , farmers, ranchers, industries, processors and processors.
From our association we continue to support ecological production , because it has compelling arguments that position it as the most effective tool and the only regulated production system that contributes to the mitigation and adaptation to climate change .

Both the SDGs and the Green Deal are requests from European citizens, who demand a production system in line with future needs: employment, environment, health and water quality .

Ecuadorian Rainforest, LLC was founded In 1997 by Ecuadorian native Marlene Hurtado-Siegel. The company is a wholesale bulk raw materials supplier of fruit, herb, marine, spice and vegetable nutraceutical ingredient powders and powdered extracts from South America and beyond. For the last 20 years, Ecuadorian Rainforest has provided quality tested and competitively priced wholesale nutraceutical ingredients to the beauty, health and nutritional industry.

We grow over 55 varieties of organic tree fruits—cherries, peaches, pears, apples, plums, plus organic grapes and multiple varieties of organic heirloom tomatoes.
Our pride and delight is letting the fruit ripen in the field, so the fruits we bring to you are notably juicy, complex, and richly flavorful.

Our business is built on flavor, environmental stewardship, quality, local food we can all believe in, and building relationships.

Today, we are a 4TH generation, certified organic family farm. The land has been conserved in perpetuity and will remain agricultural, open green space.

We sell only what we grow—from fresh fruit to artisanal organic jams, jellies, fruit butters, sauces, dried fruits, and cider.

Flavorganics, LLC was formed in 1998 by Elan Vanilla Co. and Natural Flavors, Inc. to manufacture and market the world's first line of 100% organic extracts for retail.

From our name to our mission to our brands and their products, ĕleeo™ stands out because we stand up for what we believe in.

ĕleeo is derived from the ancient Greek word meaning mercy, kindness, and good will toward another—with a desire to help bring restoration.

We’ve altered the original pronunciation to “ĕl′-ē-ō” to make it easier to say.

The Trade Council in North America has approximately 60 employees based out of our offices in Chicago, Houston, New York, Silicon Valley, Washington D.C., Toronto and Ottawa. Our advisors assist over 600 companies with new business development or the expansion of existing market opportunities on an annual basis. Our team-organized structure and multiple office locations ensure that we can provide expertise in all the sectors, your company might be interested in. This ensures that we can assist all kinds of businesses within and across the vast U.S. market.

The U.S. food and agriculture market is a well-developed and highly competitive market. Clean and healthy products, traceability of production and food of high quality are some of the trends that U.S. consumers demand. The sale of organic products has exponentially increased during the last 20 years, especially the use of food products labelled Non-GMO, No-antibiotics, Gluten Free and Natural. Furthermore, there is a big demand for enzymes and other ingredients in the U.S. food industry. This poses unique opportunities for Danish companies and organizations within areas such as food and agriculture production.

The Danish food cluster is well-known worldwide for its strongholds in areas like food quality and safety, organic food production, gastronomy and health. Danish companies are also frontrunners in innovative, sustainable and efficient food and agriculture production. They have the advantage of taking part in the development of innovative technologies that effectively contribute to the green transition of the food and agriculture sector.

The food and agriculture team works to facilitate commercial opportunities and solutions sharing between Danish companies and their American counterparts.

Located on the banks of the upper Mississippi River, Great River Organic Milling specializes in high quality, stone ground organic flour, bread mixes and hot cereals.

The Environmental Working Group is a research and advocacy organization that is a leading voice in the effort to reform America's broken food and farm system. We utilize government data and clear-eyed analysis to inform consumers and policy makers of the significant health and environmental benefits of transitioning to more sustainable food system that doesn't rely on toxic agri-chemicals or environmentally damaging practices to churn out industrial food products.

eSutras Organics is a manufacturer of organic, natural, cruelty free, beauty, wellness, culinary, home and garden products.

Consulting Business working on helping clients achieve Certification to various sustainable standards with the highest levels of integrity.

Excel Trade markets organic products to over 40 countries and provides export management services to leading organic suppliers. ETL offers expertise in export marketing and logistics management to manufacturers including Nature's Path, Pacific Foods, Bob's Red Mill, Lakewood Juice, and Late July. Other premium products exported include Kettle Foods, Annie's Natural & Homegrown, Honest Tea, and Yogi Tea. ETL also offers sourcing & consolidation services to overseas distributors specializing in organic & products.

Shaun Brooks founded F. W. Cobs Company in 2006, after graduating from The University of Arizona with a degree in Animal Science. Shaun was raised in an agriculture setting both with his father’s feed mill and family dairy farm. Shaun’s father, John Brooks, helped Shaun build F. W. Cobs with his strong knowledge, having over 40 years in the grain business - founding Brooks Feeds Inc. in Swanton, VT, now owned by Poulin Grain, and also managing feed mill business for ADM and Renaissance Nutrition.

F. W. Cobs first started in the Northeast, but quickly grew to having a large North American presence, utilizing four strategically located grain elevators throughout the US and Canada. F. W. Cobs buys and sells both feed and milling-grade grains; buying directly from the grower and delivering to feed mills and milling companies throughout North America. F. W. Cobs is committed to supplying the best possible Organic, Non-GMO and Conventional Grains that help feed the world through building strong relationships with industry leading growers, thus ensuring premium quality products for it's customers.

Now almost 10 years later, we serve a diverse customer base ranging from multi-national conglomerates, locally owned and operated feed mills, and family owned and operated farms. We strive to understand our customers' needs and goals, to build strong relationships based on trust, reliability and competence in the markets we serve. We understand that it is hard to find a knowledgeable and dedicated team who is committed to helping you achieve your goals. As farmers ourselves, we know that finding a trustworthy supplier for quality products often can be complicated and time consuming. We work diligently to obtain the best outcomes for all by streamlining transportation needs, managing logistics with a focus on timeliness and reliability.

Fair Hill is a fourth generation dairy and certified organic grain farm located near picturesque Chestertown on Maryland's eastern shore. We sell certified organic field crops and hay.
Ed Fry, whose farm is on Rte 213 just north of Chestertown, has been farming for 30 years. Certified organic since 1999 for 400 acres of corn, alfalfa and pasture, he’s been very happy with the results so far.

“ In 1999 and 2000 my organic corn actually out yielded my conventionally grown corn. 1999 was a very dry year, and with the organic corn we saw that it looked full a lot longer, because the organic nitrogen was being released at a much more desirable rate than on the conventionally grown corn,” he says.

In 2000 Fry’s organic corn yield was 181 bushels, versus 177 bushels conventionally grown. Production costs were lower on the organic corn, though the labor per acre is higher, which means that he doesn’t have to farm but we as many acres for the same amount of profit.

“Last year, to produce a bushel of conventional corn was approximately $2.23,” he says. “The cost to produce a bushel of organic corn was $1.79. We got $2.25 a bushel for the conventional and a premium price of $4.00 for the organic.”

FairTSA’s mission is to facilitate international trade that is participatory, equitable and sustainable. Our commitment is to run an effective administration to maximize benefit to producer operations. We accomplish this through authentic, transparent work in partnership with our international network of organic certification agencies, and a wide variety of producers and licensees. We all collaborate in making Fair Trade a rewarding way of life.

Our purpose is to provide all partners in the supply chain with a flexible Fair Trade program that is as much about engagement with partners as it is about providing a strong program with well-defined requirements. While accountability is necessary, engagement is where communal change happens. Flexibility is also necessary for the unique situations of diverse international projects. Therefore, direct talks and negotiating solutions with our partners is an integral and everyday part of our program.

Fairtrade works towards fairer terms of trade for farmers and workers, safe working conditions, environmental protection, and quality. This approach prioritizes the lives of farmers and workers in supply chains and partners with them as active participants in the decision-making process.

Sustainable consumption and production has become the expectation rather than the exception. Fairtrade offers solutions for companies and producers to put fairness at the heart of their operations.

We want to build a world where everyone benefits from quality products, and enjoys quality of life. But this cannot be done in silo. You cannot separate human rights from environmental rights, child protection from living incomes and gender equity from worker’s rights.

Fairtrade also actively advocates for fair trade policies and practices locally and internationally, creating an environment where the rights and well-being of farmers and workers are prioritized. And we work hard to create more demand for fairly traded and ethical goods in countries around the world, driving positive change in global supply chains.