Fresh Summit 2019

Elizabeth Nardi
CEO
Organically Grown Company


Elizabeth Nardi is CEO of Organically Grown Company (OGC), which she joined in 2016 after over two decades in grocery retail. Founded in 1978 by a few gardeners, small-scale farmers, hippies, environmental activists and dreamers living near Eugene, Ore., Organically Grown Company buys, aggregates and distributes fresh, organically grown produce to retailers and eaters. When people in the Northwest purchase organic fruits and vegetables at their grocery store, there is a very good chance that it’s there because of OGC. For the past 40-years, the company’s progressive and entrepreneurial spirit has fueled its mission and growth, meeting the demand for organics in the marketplace while supporting its community of farmers. Yet at the core of OGC is a simple idea that has held steady since the beginning: that organic agriculture is necessary for a healthy environment and healthy people. OGC's trademarked LADYBUG brand represents more than 30 Northwest, family-owned, organic and Salmon-Safe certified farms and is sold in markets across the United States and Canada. OGC has been recognized as a leader in sustainable business practices; their goal is to support organic agriculture and help it thrive, by doing business in a way that is good, clean and fair.

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