Purple Sprouting Broccoli marks the shift to spring
Unlike the green broccoli we know (and some of us love), purple sprouting broccoli looks a little like a carnival crop, producing a smaller, flattish main head and numerous side shoots. The cold temperature brings out the sweetness and the side shoots are particularly tender. Think of it as green broccoli’s younger, flashier sibling.
Build a Produce Pot o’ Gold
Eaters celebrate St. Paddy’s Day with some important produce items, and the gold and rainbows of the holiday create fun merchandising opportunities.
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.
Organic Yellow Pitaya Dragon Fruit Toolkit
Inside the vibrant yellow skin of the sunny Yellow Pitaya dragon fruit is juicy, white flesh studded with small, edible seeds. Its texture is like a cross of a kiwi and a pear with a sweet and mild, lightly floral flavor.
U.S. Food Waste Pact Report Shows Less Food Being Wasted In Retail and Foodservice Sectors
A new report from the U.S. Food Waste Pact (Pact), a collaborative initiative of 30 food businesses across the country led by nonprofits ReFED and World Wildlife Fund, shows reductions in the amount of food being wasted nationwide by grocery retail and foodservice companies in 2024 compared to 2023. The results are good news for the food system, as it tries to address its 60-million-ton food waste problem.
Creating Shared Prosperity Through Business: Meet Four of the 2026 MO 100 Top Impact CEOs
The MO 100 CEOs represent businesses from across the U.S., as well as Canada, the Netherlands, Singapore, and Belgium. Their companies span all sizes and sectors, ranging from banking and technology to consumer and industrial products, food and agriculture, and healthcare. What unites them is the determination and fortitude to lead with mission and values in the forefront, even in the face of challenges and uncertainty.
Kolo Kai Organic Farm Raises Remarkable Rhizomes
The freshest and juiciest of these roots come exclusively to OGC from Kolo Kai Organic Farm on the North Shore of Kauai and have become a cult favorite at grocery stores and juice bars up and down the West Coast.
BOLT is Creating a New Legacy for Black Agriculture in Oregon
“With two thirds of Oregon’s agriculture land changing hands over the next decade, we have a unique opportunity to change what a farmer looks like and who gets to thrive,” shared Qiddist Ashé, co-founder and executive director of Black Oregon Land Trust (BOLT).
Squeeze Something Great from this Season’s Citrus
As shoppers continue to fill their carts with their favorite citrus fruits to fuel their feel-good new year routines, now’s the perfect time to encourage them to explore citrus’s full potential by breaking out the juicer. 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—and infinite ways to use that delicious juice.
An OGC Update from the 2026 SFAPPT Gathering
Stewardship in Action: How Trust Ownership Guides Organically Grown Company Forward
Tap Into Organic Trends Now
Once a niche, organic produce has become a core retail category.
UNETE, OGC Mission Fund Recipient, Helps Some of the Most Vulnerable People in Our Communities
NOWIA UNETE, Center for Farm Worker Advocacy supports some of the most vulnerable people in our communities by providing interpretation services, offering humanitarian assistance and helping them access essential resources like the Oregon Health Plan. In total, UNETE helps well over 5,000 people every year.
Try Oca, a Terrific Tuber
Originating in the Andes and long a staple food throughout South America, this member of the oxalis family produces foliage similar in appearance to wood sorrel and underground, sunchoke-like tubers. Known by many names (Uqa, New Zealand Yam, Trufette Acide, to name a few), Oca comes in many shades, from cream to orange and red to purple.
Now available from our friends at Mustard Seed Farm, this rosy-hued variety is a stunner.
A Flavorful Foray into the Genetic Wonder of Citrus Season
Citrus season is a time of wild abundance. Every week, new delicious varieties become available from OGC’s grower partners in California and beyond.
Growing Roots, Growing Community: Outgrowing Hunger’s Approach to Food Access
Outgrowing Hunger nurtures connection to nature, food and community. Based in Portland and Gresham they build and operate farms and gardens for refugees, immigrants and anyone who cares about affordable access to real food. They work alongside communities to help people reach their highest potential for health, abundance and well-being.
Cured Winter Squash Boasts Big Flavor
Curing winter squash is a way for farmers to extend their harvest (and income) for months after the vegetables are picked – and provide an extra tasty treat at the same time.