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Brand Name Organic Valley
Rating (4)    

Company CROPP Cooperative
Location La Farge, WI
Products soy beverage
Dairy Rating (4)    
Market Area nationwide
Web Site http://www.organicvalley.coop
 

The CROPP Cooperative markets Organic Valley® products, including soymilk, nationwide. This farmer cooperative started with seven dairy farms; they now have hundreds of farmers in all regions of the country.

They write:

“CROPP (Cooperative Regions of Organic Producer Pools) is a farmer-owned cooperative, dedicated to bringing our member-owners’ certified organic products to market under the brand names of Organic Valley Family of Farms for dairy, juice, eggs, produce, and soy, and Organic Prairie for beef, pork, and poultry.

In an era where corporations dominate all facets of business including government, global energy, agriculture, and global food supply, CROPP Cooperative serves small farmers and rural community health. Our cooperative was founded to nurture local communities by keeping farmers on the land, farming.”


Criteria Points Comments
Ownership Structure 90 Farmer-owned Cooperative
Percentage Organic Soybean Purchases 100 100% Organic Purchases
Disclosure of Information for Verification 75 Partial disclosure
Organic Certifier 100 OTCO
Organic Product Line 100 100% organic
Manufacturing 75 Products are manufactured by a copacker; partial sourcing disclosure
Sourcing and Farmer Relationships 100 100% directly from North American farmers; farmer information available on website
Prevention of GMO contamination 40 no testing
Flavors 100 certified organic flavors
Soy Lecithin 100 none used
Total (out of 1000) 880 FOUR BEANS (Excellent)