Every growing season Eden visits each of the family farmers who grow our organic food. We sit in their kitchens, share our updates, and walk with them in their fields. There is no other way to build such a network of dynamic relationships. There is no other way to know who we are supporting and to learn their motivation. We are privileged to know and learn from them, and proud to represent them.
Organic farmers are society's brightest hope for change.
Nearly every commercial food, and many so-called 'organic' foods, are subjected to a barrage of chemicals in transport, storage and processing. One of the most routinely used chemicals, methyl bromide, is a powerful neuro-toxin and depletes Earth's ozone layer. In 1981 we contracted with an innovative family business to design the first organic pest management program for processing plants, trucks, stores, warehouses, grain elevators, and mills. Ernest Otter III accepted the challenge, and has proven that organic pest management is not only safer and more efficient than chemical pest control, it actually works better. We do not use enzymes to speed up or increase production.