This week we talk with Greg Welsh of Organic Valley Farms – a national cooperative owned by family farmers. From their start in 1988, Organic Valley Farms has based all of their decisions on the health and welfare of people, animals, and the earth. We felt that qualified them as good citizens of the earth.
Greg grew up on the Welsh Family Farm in Lansing, Iowa. His family farm was certified organic in 1988, when certification was in its infancy. He was there when Organic Valley Farms formed, a time when family farms were on the brink of extinction. Creating a cooperative helped them to save
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