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In the beginning: The first family farms were bought back in 1934 by my great-grandfather, Gustav Sasse, who migrated to the USA from Mecklenburg region of Germany. Gustav arrived from Hamburg through Boston harbor. Gustav bought and then sold one quarter of land in Nobles County, MN, to each of his sons. Edward Bernard Sasse, Sr., his 2nd oldest son, farmed 160 acres of row crop, 30 head of beef cattle, and 40 hogs until his death on 27 April 1992. On 26 April 1942, Edward Sr. married Verla Drake at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Worthington, MN. Their first son, Edward Jr. (my dad), was born on 25 Oct 1944, and passed away on 17 Nov 2014. He married Patsy Jean Mitchell (my mom) at St. Matthew Lutheran Church on 9 April 1966, and their first daughter, Angela, was born on 5 Jan 1969. Patsy Jean Mitchell was born 20 Sept 1943 and passed away on 27 Aug 2012. Both my parents are buried side-by-side at the Bluff View Cemetery in Vermillion after being together for 46 years. My dad helped us on the new SD farm up to his passing in Vermillion, and previously on my former 20 acre farm in Woodbury County, IA.

But it doesn't end there. Angela and her husband, Glenn Pulse, continue farming small-scale in Clay County, South Dakota. Angela is alumni of The University of South Dakota and has made a career in the organic agriculture regulatory field and adult & higher education. The farm today includes greenhouse, row crops, livestock, and pasture on 15 acres 1 mile north of Vermillion, SD, and is certified organic by MOSA. Glenn Pulse owns Pulse Contracting in Vermillion and is a licensed plumber and HVAC installer by trade. There are 5 children between Glenn and Angela: Ryan, Leanna, Jennifer, Rebecca, and Brittany.

2017 brings an exciting new venture for the family as we move into on-farm poultry processing in a new Plant in a Box concept design by David Schafer. Please follow us on our YouTube Channel for upcoming exciting videos.

We are members of the American Pastured Poultry Producers Association, Practical Farmers of Iowa, South Dakota Local Foods Coop, and Dakota Rural Action.

Presence Marketing/Dynamic Presence is a natural, national & independently owned broker, poised to compete in today's rapidly growing market. Over the years we have successfully built sales and partnerships within the natural and conventional grocery channels. Our many years of experience in the industry, coupled with our high energy, strong standards and vision, allows us to help you build and maintain a strong market position through a myriad of retail, wholesale and manufacturer services. We are highly selective about the products we represent, dedicated to the principles of the natural products industry and committed to sustainable business.

Marrone Bio Innovations makes pesticide a little less poisonous. The company's biopesticides are made from eco-friendly ingredients such as plant extracts, bacterium, or fungus. Marrone Bio Innovations has three products on the market and three in development awaiting EPA approval. Its pesticide Grandevo contains bacteria that repels plant-eating insects and kills them if ingested. The company's plant extract-based fungicide Regalia is also used as a seed treatment for corn, cotton, and soybeans, and Zequanox kills mussels found in water pipes. Its products are primarily sold to vegetable growers as alternatives to conventional agricultural chemicals. Marrone Bio Innovations went public in 2013.

Founded in 1930, Publix Super Markets is the largest and fastest-growing employee-owned supermarket chain in the United States. Publix employs over 200,000 associates. We are privately-owned, hold no long-term debt, have avoided layoffs, and continue to grow year after year. Publix and our associates excel in community involvement, volunteerism and environmental sustainability. Our collective commitment to diversity has contributed to our success in being a great place to work and shop. *FORTUNE and FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For are registered trademarks of Time Inc. and are used under license. From FORTUNE Magazine, March 1, 2018. ©2018 Time Inc. Used under license. FORTUNE and Time Inc. are not affiliated with and do not endorse products and services of Publix Super Markets.

Pulmuone U.S.A. Inc. is a company that manufactures organic foods such as tofu, fresh noodles, and many other Asian products.

Reliable Products Inc./PureFarms Organic is a family-owned and operated company in operation since 1973. Our CEO and founder, Ashish Lakhani, born and raised in city of Rajkot, in the state of Gujarat in India, was raised in family business where he learned to work with a farmer/processor and organic farmer group. For three generations the Lakhani family has been a part of organic farming and trade and currently maintains their own farm back home in India. In 1997 Ashish came to the U.S and in 2003 with the knowledge and expertise of his father Vipin Lakhani and brother Darshan Lakhani, founded Reliable Products, Inc. as a quality wholesale distributor of Non-GMO and certified organic raw food ingredients. His family has converted and funded organic farming methods from conventional farming methods which has brought a richness of expertise and quality to the Reliable Products and PureFarms Organic brand.

Reliable Products Inc./PureFarms Organic is a leading food ingredient processor and provider of raw seeds, grains, nuts and gluten-free ingredients. We have capabilities to create custom seed & spice blends used for topping mixes with custom packaging. Reliable Products Inc./PureFarms Organic is a supply chain management solution provider to major food manufacturers, distributors, food service companies, co-packers and contract manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada. We have strategically-located food grade, organic-certified distribution facilities across the U.S. for our customers’ convenience.

Our facility uses the most advanced technologies available in the world as far as seed processing is concerned. Our products are examined and monitored right from the farm level, through each stage of processing, and through product delivery to our customers. Reliable Products/PureFarms Organic is involved in every step of the supply chain process. We follow and maintain,GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices), GAP (Good Agricultural Practices), US Food Safety Standard. Our facilities are GFSI SQF or BRC certified. We implement and adhere to the highest quality food safety standards of ABA, AIB, ASTA and FDA-FSMA. We are also a USDA/Custom bonded and FDA Registered Food Facility and are working towards SQF Level 2 certification

Pure Ground Ingredients was founded by our vision of a world where growers, manufacturers, and consumers all came together in the name of better ingredients, sustainable practices, and a happier, healthier planet. After a family health scare, our founder Kevin Lindseth and his family studied and began practicing Chinese Medicine. As a way to share their story of healing through herbs, the family founded an organic tea business. Kevin traveled the globe and developed relationships with growers. This paved a lifelong appreciation for the integrity of organic ingredients. As the market for organics began to grow, Kevin began importing and processing ingredients for other manufacturers.

“Purelife Organic Foods Ltd.” is an one-stop shop for organic products. We specialize from raw material procurement to final delivery of product ensuring that product is grown under most natural & healthy conditions.
Purelife has farmer projects in various countries like China, India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Mozambique. We maintain strictest quality standards and are committed to build long-term relationships with our customers by providing first class quality.

The reason we're so invested in the quality of our food is because we love pets as much as you do. You'll find pets in our homes, and even sitting by our feet as we work in our offices.

Our passion for pets goes beyond pushing pet nutrition forward, and into forging partnerships in the pet welfare world and raising awareness of what pets truly need. After all, we've seen firsthand how powerful the bond with a pet can be, and the many unique ways that pets can strengthen our families and bring our communities closer.

Because we want dedicated and passionate employees on our team, we make sure that Purina is a great place to work. You can tell from the moment you walk in the door that our world revolves around pets, whether you're seeing the art on the walls or the many cats and dogs that employees bring to work every day.

Our quest to drive pet nutrition forward and conduct industry-leading research on the wellbeing of pets pushes our company to do more year after year. We work hard for your pets every day, and we love doing it.

Purity Organics produces, processes and markets certified organic almonds.

After three decades of producing almonds, we decided to enter the organic food market.

Our first offering is an organic almond. Not just any "organic" almond. Our almonds are 100 percent Certified Organic.

We maintain the integrity of the Certified Organic label by controlling the entire growth, harvesting and processing phases.

We farm the land. We water the trees. We monitor their growth and quality. We harvest the tree nuts. We process them in our processing facility. We oversee the packaging and distribution.

We are diligent in all aspects of the process, from planting to harvest to packaging.

When you choose an organic food partner, choose one committed to their products. Choose one who serves them to their own family. Choose Purity Organics.

Pyure Brand is a leading supplier of stevia extract, blends and private label tabletop sweeteners. The company has operations in the USA as well as partnerships with agricultural and processing facilities in Asia and South America. It holds key global strategic alliances with distributors, manufacturers, flavor specialists and retailers to bring stevia solutions for food, beverage, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical applications.
Pyure Brands ioversees control of a fully integrated supply chain; from its proprietary extraction and production process to distribution of final product through its experienced sales and marketing teams. For more information, visit www.pyuresweet.com.

QAI, global leader in organic certification services, verifies that growers, processors and handlers of organic products worldwide meet all applicable standards and regulations. Offering international accessibility and streamlined, professional client services.

Importers of organic, specialty, and decaf teas, spices from around the world, lemon myrtle from Australia, rooibus from South Africa. Largest importer of organic and bio-dynamic teas in North America offering the widest selection.

QuaRex core business is regulatory and quality compliance for medical devices, food, and pharmaceutical products.

Quarex consulting LLC assists clients in their projects to ensure compliance and training. Consultants provide technical expertise in quality and regulatory and conduct compliance gaps analysis, audits by certified auditors, support in writing files and implementation of processes. They are also able to provide regular training.

Beatrice NAJEM is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Founder of QuaRex Consulting LLC. She has worked in the healthcare industry for more than 14 years in Europe, in regulatory and quality affairs. Béatrice holds a master’s degree in nutrition science from the University of Paris Diderot –France, a certification in Quality Management System from Agroparitech engineering school – France (equivalent to a master), and a BS in nutrition from Saint-Joseph University in Lebanon.
She worked for foodtech facilities, consulting companies, and pharmaceutical/ biotechnology companies as quality and regulatory manager. These different experiences and regulatory mindset had contributed significantly to her regulatory and quality skills and her recognition as an expert in these areas. She is also been a guest lecturer in regulatory affairs for the last 3 years in Rouen University – France.
After the birth of her third daughter in 2021, she started in France her own consultancy firm supporting critical regulatory projects. In 2023, she moved to the USA and created QuaRex consulting LLC in the Greater Boston Area.

At Quarter Acre Farm we grow certified organic vegetables and seedlings with agricultural expertise. We only use sustainable growing methods no pesticides, herbicides, or petroleum based products are ever used on the land. We became certified organic through CCOF in 2010. We sell to Sonoma Valley restaurants and at the local farmers market.

The Quinn Institute stands as a testament to the enduring power of organic and regenerative agriculture. Established by Bob Quinn, a visionary 4th generation farmer, author, renowned scientist, and passionate advocate for sustainable farming, our institute is the culmination of a lifetime spent in the pursuit of harmonizing agriculture with nature.

We believe that food is not just a means of sustenance but a path to healing both people and the planet. At The Quinn Institute, we embody Bob's philosophy that "food is medicine," and we work tirelessly to produce nutrient-dense food through methods that honor the earth and its inhabitants.

The mission of The Quinn Institute is ambitious yet simple: to scale up the number of successful regenerative organic producers and demonstrate that agriculture can be both profitable and a force for good. Through research, education, and practical demonstrations, we aim to lead by example, showing that the health of our communities and the planet is intertwined with the health of our farms.

The campus covers approximately 700 acres of donated land, previously part of the Quinn Farm & Ranch that has been in a regenerative organic agricultural system and certified organic for over 25 years. It is 12 miles Southeast of Big Sandy in North Central Montana between the Bear’s Paw Mountains and the Missouri River Breaks formally on the indigenous lands of the Blackfeet, Nakota, and Assiniboine Tribes. It is representative of the short grass prairie of the Northern Great Plains East of the Rocky Mountains encompassing large parts of eastern Montana, the western Dakotas, smaller distinct portions of Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, as well as Southern Saskatchewan and Southeast Alberta – together roughly the size of the entire state of California. The primary area represented and served by this research center covers parts of 6 states and 2 Canadian Provinces.

The campus will be divided into multiple fields to demonstrate the effect of rotations on cash crops, cover crops, unusual crops, as well as interrelationships of livestock with both native pasture and crop land. Rented acres from a bordering non-organic farm will allow experiments comparing organic and non-organic systems. Areas for small replicated plots will also be available.

Small gardens and orchards will provide opportunities to learn management and production skills. A teaching kitchen and small processing facilities will provide a place to teach participants how to take the food from the field or garden to the plate providing students with many learning opportunities for preparing and preserving their own food. Local health practitioners will help ensure the purpose of healthy food is complete by prescribing it to those suffering from all types of chronic and mental disease. Thus, prescriptions will be food from the farm rather than pills from the pharmacy. In this way we may have food as medicine rather than pills as food.

Van Drunen Farms specializes in growing, processing, and packing herbs, spices, fruits and vegetables. Our products are processed: freeze dried, IQF frozen, drum dried, sugar infused and fire roasted.

Manufacturing premium quality certified organic and all natural corn tortilla chip products since 1982 in branded and private labels.

A grower, packer, and shipper of citrus and avocados. Also representing over 250 small to large growers in the California area, totaling over 2,500 acres. The team committed to sustainable agriculture.