Organically Grown Company
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The Organically Grown Company (OGC) is a wholesale
distributor of organic
produce
located in Eugene
, Oregon
, United States
.
The Organically Grown Company was started in 1982 as a cooperative wholesaler of organic fruits, vegetables and herbs in the Pacific Northwest
. They provide service to natural and fine foods retailers, supermarket
chains, restaurants, juicing
companies, food processors and other wholesalers. The business was created by farmers
as a support cooperative
, and continues to work closely with the northwest’s growers to supply local communities with produce. OGC's Ladybug brand represents the efforts of 42 local farms that supply over 120 different fruits and vegetables in season.
Wholesale
Wholesaling, jobbing, or distributing is defined as the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional, or other professional business users, or to other wholesalers and related subordinated services...
distributor of organic
Organic food
Organic foods are foods that are produced using methods that do not involve modern synthetic inputs such as synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers, do not contain genetically modified organisms, and are not processed using irradiation, industrial solvents, or chemical food additives.For the...
produce
Produce
Produce is a generalized term for a group of farm-produced goods and, not limited to fruits and vegetables . More specifically, the term "produce" often implies that the products are fresh and generally in the same state as where they were harvested. In supermarkets the term is also used to refer...
located in Eugene
Eugene, Oregon
Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
The Organically Grown Company was started in 1982 as a cooperative wholesaler of organic fruits, vegetables and herbs in the Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest is a region in northwestern North America, bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains on the east. Definitions of the region vary and there is no commonly agreed upon boundary, even among Pacific Northwesterners. A common concept of the...
. They provide service to natural and fine foods retailers, supermarket
Supermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
chains, restaurants, juicing
Juice
Juice is the liquid that is naturally contained in fruit or vegetable tissue.Juice is prepared by mechanically squeezing or macerating fruit or vegetable flesh without the application of heat or solvents. For example, orange juice is the liquid extract of the fruit of the orange tree...
companies, food processors and other wholesalers. The business was created by farmers
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
as a support cooperative
Cooperative
A cooperative is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit...
, and continues to work closely with the northwest’s growers to supply local communities with produce. OGC's Ladybug brand represents the efforts of 42 local farms that supply over 120 different fruits and vegetables in season.