Private label, or store-brand, companies in the one-bean category did not participate in the project, but through our research we were able to determine that at least some of the soybeans used in Greenwise organic soymilk are sourced from North American organic family farmers. Organic consumers are often interested in knowing the story behind their… Read more »
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Full Circle
Private label, or store-brand, companies in the one-bean category did not participate in the project, but through our research we were able to determine that at least some of the soybeans used in Full Circle organic soymilk are sourced from North American organic family farmers. Organic consumers are often interested in knowing the story behind… Read more »
Fresh Tofu
Fresh Tofu buys USA-grown soybeans directly from organic farmers close to home. Although they carry some products that are not certified organic, they use organic soybeans in all their products. Fresh Tofu imports a high-quality, non-synthetic nigari coagulant from Japan. They also use tofu for their veggie burgers, which means they are one of the… Read more »
Tofurky
Turtle Island Foods is an independently owned company driven by vegetarian values. “Tofurky” is a household name with vegetarians. Their products are guaranteed to be processed without the use of hexane, something which is rare with meat substitutes and veggie burgers. They readily shared their sourcing information with us. They do not purchase soybeans directly… Read more »
House Foods
Central Soyfoods
Central Soy is a small tofu and tempeh company in Kansas, and one of its partners is an organic farmer who grows most of the beans used in their tofu products. Additional soybeans are grown by farmers in Kansas and neighboring states that are part of the Kansas Organic Producers Association, an organic farmer marketing… Read more »
Nasoya
Nasoya tofu is produced in Ayer, Massachusetts, by Vitasoy-USA. Vitasoy-USA provided full and open disclosure. Vitasoy-USA bought mostly domestically grown organic soybeans, but also a fair percentage from China and Brazil to meet demand. Incoming loads are tested for GMO contamination. They write: “A pioneer in bringing Asian-inspired food to the U.S. as “Amer-Asian” cuisine,… Read more »
Wildwood
Wildwood was founded by one of the original pioneers of the American soyfoods movement, and has since merged with a Korean corporation to form Wildwood Pulmuone. Wildwood Pulmuone provided full and open disclosure. They source both domestic and Chinese organic soybeans. Their Chinese soybeans are grown on farms that are closely inspected by Wildwood Pulmuone… Read more »
SoyBoy
Northern Soy, makers of SoyBoy, was founded in 1976 and remains an independent company that is still managed by the original founders. They readily shared all sourcing information. They source a portion of their soybeans directly from family farmers; when these family farmers do not have enough soybeans to sell, Northern Soy works with brokers… Read more »
