The importance of avoiding toxic, persistent chemicals cannot be overstated, as it’s not only about ensuring that we’re not polluting people’s bodies and our environment, but it’s also about a philosophical difference in how farmers work within an ecological …

Kathleen Yetman – FoodCorps Fellow
Kathleen Yetman is the Arizona FoodCorps Fellow. She lives and works on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in eastern Arizona. She spent last year as a FoodCorps service member teaching gardening and nutrition to third, fourth, and …

In 2011, we moved offices and built a new space with an express intent to achieve LEED certification and thereby reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.
As part of our efforts, we chose the following:

Central location – Our office location is centrally located and within …

Our customers don’t just love our products — they love our packaging, too! If you’re an Annie’s fan, you’ve seen the fun games, Bernie’s “push tail to open” and tuggable ears. We are working hard to ensure the planet loves our packaging, …

These are some of the smallest herds in the country. By farming at a smaller scale, farmers are able to give better care to the animals, produce higher quality products and have a better life for themselves. All of the organic cheese in our organic macaroni and cheese …

Annie Withey co-founded Annie’s Homegrown, Inc. with Andrew Martin in 1989 with the goal of giving families healthy and delicious macaroni and cheese and to show by example that a successful business can also be socially responsible. Initially, the company sold natural …

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At Annie’s, we’ve seen firsthand how a garden can change a child’s life, and we believe strongly in making sure children have the opportunity through their schools to see how real food is grown. Creating small gardens doesn’t take much—just a seed in warm, moist …

Our fruit bunnies use organic tapioca syrup that comes from the tapioca plant, also known as cassava or yuca. The tapioca we use is grown by many small-scale, organic farmers in Thailand who work with an actively engaged local Thai company that provides on-going training …

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