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Meet OGC Mission Fund Recipient: Western Environmental Law Center
OGC’s Mission Fund Grant Program helps grow the organic agriculture movement and protect the climate by supporting hard working growers, customers and mission-aligned organizations working toward a healthier more sustainable food future. Western Environmental Law Center is just one of the many organizations the Mission Fund supported in 2023.
Meet OGC Mission Fund Recipient: People’s Land Fund
Imagine a world where community is centered, resources are shared and we thrive together. The founders of the People’s Land Fund not only imagined it…they’re creating it.
Import Pear Toolkit
This months-long season offers a variety of sizes and colors to incorporate into lush pear displays and plenty of delicious flavor and texture for fresh eating and incorporating into recipes.
Hoping to learn more about import pears, pick up merchandising tips or get your hands on downloadable POP to educate shoppers and drive sales? We have a toolkit for that!
NW Grown Rhubarb Toolkit
First of the season, organic Northwest grown rhubarb is just around the corner! Prepare for these ruby-hued stalks with a collection of resources to help educate staff and shoppers.
Ladybug Brand Purple Sprouting Broccoli Toolkit
The darling of colorful crucifers, Purple Sprouting broccoli (PSB), is getting ready to make its spring-time debut! Use this collection of resources to help educate your staff and shoppers.
Build a Produce Pot o’ Gold
While sales for this holiday can sometimes be lackluster, a full weekend of festivities ahead will drive a boost in shoppers’ produce needs, so be at the ready. It's the perfect time to transform your sets with all the classic fixin’s for traditional holiday favorites.
Taste the Tropics
Take shoppers on a mid-winter tropical taste-cation in the produce aisle by adding excitement and color to displays. Bringing in a delicious variety of tropical and sub-tropical organic fruits for your sets is a great way to grow category sales.
Cherimoya 101
This unique fruit with sweet, creamy tropical flavor from our friends at Cunningham Ranch in southern California is sure to tempt curious shoppers. With a custard-like texture and one-of-a-kind taste like a blend of banana, pineapple, strawberry and papaya, organic Cherimoya is a delight for the taste buds.
Meet OGC Mission Fund Recipient: Black Food Fund
In honor of Black History Month, we’d like to introduce Mission Fund grant recipient Black Food Fund.
“As people of African descent, our work finds its meaning and strength in a powerful legacy of community building and collective struggle,” said Jamese Kwele, Co-Founder of the Black Food Fund.
Squeeze Something Good
Demand for citrus is strong with varieties flying off the shelf quickly. As shoppers continue to fill their carts with healthy favorites to fuel their feel-good new year routines, now’s the perfect time to encourage them to explore the full citrus category through juicing! From familiar favorites like oranges and grapefruits to more specialty varietal citrus, there are plenty of terrific flavors to squeeze out of the season right now.
Learn more about some of the varieties perfect for fresh juicing and mixing into cocktails, too.
EcoFarm 2024 Recap
Thanks to EcoFarm and all our friends who attended this year’s conference and OGC’s annual Produce Mixer! Once again, the week was chock full of incredible speakers, workshops, conversations and connections that help move the sustainable and organic food movement forward.
Merchandising Tips: Feature Strawberries & Avocados to Help Eaters Celebrate Love & Touchdowns
February presents two big opportunities to bring more shoppers into produce departments looking for tasty treats to make Valentine's Day and Super Bowl gatherings extra festive.
OGC maps a solid strategy to yield big numbers the second week of February!
Meet OGC Mission Fund Recipient: Co-op Market Grocery & Deli
Co-op Market Grocery & Deli, located in Fairbanks, started 10 years ago as the first retail food co-op in Alaska. They wanted to give local suppliers a place to sell their goods, create a community-gathering spot where people could buy food and help solve the fresh food desert in their area. Now, there are three food co-ops in Alaska that work together to bring more food options to their community.
Move More Citrus with Tasting Demos
Citrus season has hit its midpoint with an enticing array of organic varieties to satisfy every eaters’ needs. Now is the perfect time to showcase in displays all the sizes, colors and flavors available and invite shoppers to sample each!
Setting up a successful demo in your store is a proven way to drive category sales and can be easily executed with a few considerations and details in mind.
Citrus Season is Here & it’s Sublime
Tune in with Graydon Russell as he explores three delicious, unique citrus varieties from OGC.
Let’s Talk Radicchio
Dive into the radicchio and chicory universe with Monique, our green-thumbed produce aficionado. In this quick video she shares why bitter is better with three radicchio all stars.
Celebrating the Progress of Purpose Trusts & the Organic Movement
“There’s nothing like being in the presence of one another,” was the message Joe Rogoff, Chair of the Trust Protector Committee, shared as he welcomed stakeholders to the 5th Annual Gathering of the Sustainable Food & Agriculture Perpetual Purpose Trust in mid-October.
Deep-Rooted Love for Winter Vegetables
When it comes to root vegetables, the real magic happens below ground, and the organic beets, parsnips, rutabaga and turnips grown by Montecucco Farms shine.
Mushroom Toolkit
Home to a great diversity of culinary wild and cultivated mushrooms, the western region of the U.S. is known for being a mushroom paradise. Eaters are exploring the world of mushrooms, and specialty varieties are growing in popularity. Versatile, tasty, and filled with nutrients - with so many unique sizes, shapes, colors and flavor profiles, there’s a marvelous mushroom for every moment.
NW Kiwi Berries: Go Big Now!
Northwest grown organic kiwi berries have arrived and It’s a banner year, OGC Buyer Jess Hardin reports. “Weather and crop management have aligned in Southern Oregon, making this is a killer year for kiwi berries! Volume is high and eating quality is fantastic.”