Organic Food Legend: Organic Valley’s CEO George Siemon
Since 1988, Organic Valley has transformed American farmland by helping to create a demand for organic dairy, eggs and meat products from small-scale, family-sized farms. A lifelong farmer and organic advocate, George Siemon founded Organic Valley using his unique combination of having one hand in the soil while seeing the big picture. This has helped propel the more than 1,700 family-owned farmers now part of the Organic Valley co-operative into leading the campaign to establish effective national standards for organic certification, and transforming the organic food industry. We caught up with George on the heels of winning the National Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) 4th annual “Growing Green Award,” given for his efforts in making our food system healthier and more sustainable.
