Clean Food Brands — Vetted Independent Producers

Maine Coast Sea Vegetables is a Hancock, Maine company built around edible North Atlantic seaweed. Shep and Linnette Erhart founded the business in 1971, …

Five ranch families in a Wyoming town of 200 people started blending chili seasoning in 1986 for the Chugwater Chili Cookoff. The mix kept winning. Neighbors …

Claire Georges started Butterfly Bakery of Vermont in 2003, selling cookies and granola at local farmers markets in Barre. The hot sauce came later — and by …

Delta Grind has been making stone-ground corn products in Water Valley, Mississippi since 2000. Owner Julia Tatum runs the operation, and the process is exactly …

MaryJane Butters bought a five-acre homestead at the base of Paradise Ridge near Moscow, Idaho in 1986. She paid $45,000 for it — a fraction of what comparable …

In 1910, Charley Steen's sugarcane crop got hit by an early freeze. Facing a total loss, he rigged up a small mill and boiled the frozen cane down into barrels …

Jennifer Scism won Iron Chef, co-owned a celebrated Greenwich Village restaurant with chef Anita Lo, and spent years in New York's fine dining world. Her …

Tim Sommer and Tamara Sloviaczek started Purple Sage Farms in 1989 on 45 acres outside Middleton, Idaho, earning organic certification that same year — long …

Wholly Fire Foods came out of a vegetable garden in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, during the spring of 2020. James Louis and his wife Doris had been growing peppers …

Jim and Darcy Michener started making sea salt on their honeymoon. Not as a business plan — they were in the Philippines in 1999, watched locals harvest salt …

Tony Beck and J.P. Bulow started selling bison at farmers markets around Santa Fe in 2018, working out of Beck's garage. The business scaled fast. By 2021, …

Mark Guidry spent years in the Louisiana oilfield before buying a 9-acre pecan orchard in Scott, Louisiana in 2014. The career pivot was deliberate. He sold his …

Amber Lambke and Michael Scholz opened Maine Grains in a renovated jailhouse in downtown Skowhegan in 2012. The idea was simple but ambitious: bring …

Steve and Stacie Ballard started their 35-acre dairy farm in Gooding, Idaho in 1995 with a small herd of Jersey cows and no cheesemaking experience. The …

Three brothers came home from World War II to Albuquerque and couldn't find work. Joe, Ray, and Augustine Baca opened a small grocery store called Ace Food …

The Arant family has farmed the Mississippi Delta for over 90 years. Hugh Arant Jr., David Arant Sr., and David Arant Jr. grow rice, corn, and soybeans on land …

In 1910, Edmund and Louise Bulliard bottled their first batch of cayenne pepper sauce in a family kitchen in St. Martinville, Louisiana. Over a century later, …

Joolies is a family-owned organic Medjool date company operating Kohl Family Farm in the Coachella Valley, California. The family has grown Medjool dates for …

Alpen Fuel is a small-batch, family-owned outdoor food company based in Bozeman, Montana. Founded by Shaun Sowell in 2018, the brand was created to solve a …

Harold Wilken had a problem he couldn't shake. He was watching tons of his certified organic wheat from Janie's Farm load onto a semi, headed 700 miles away to …

Tony Pizzolato opened a small produce stand in Baton Rouge in 1959. It was a modest operation. But Louisianans love their seafood, and Tony noticed: crawfish, …

Fort Benton sits in the heart of Montana wheat country. It's called the birthplace of Montana, and Montana Flour & Grains has been operating there for over 40 …

Atlantic Sea Farms is a mission-driven seaweed company based in Biddeford, Maine. They're the largest domestic seaweed supplier at scale in the United …

Big Dipper Ice Cream has been making handcrafted ice cream in Missoula, Montana since 1995. For thirty years, this independently owned shop has been scooping …

Black Tooth Brewing Company opened in Sheridan, Wyoming in November 2010. Founder and owner Tim Barnes built the brewery from the ground up in a state that …

Cathead Distillery opened in 2010 in Jackson, Mississippi—the first legal distillery in the state since Prohibition ended there in 1966. (Mississippi was the …

Lucius Hamilton Hayward started selling dried beans from barrels at the French Market in New Orleans in 1923. Over a century later, his great-grandchildren Ken …

Norman "Cap" Saurage started experimenting with coffee blends at his two downtown Baton Rouge grocery stores in 1919. Demand grew so fast that by 1923 he moved …

Conecuh Sausage has been smoking over a pure hickory fire in Evergreen, Alabama since 1947. Family-owned and operated for over 75 years, they've never changed …

Brothers Andy and Mateo Kehler pooled their life savings in 1998 to buy a rocky hillside farm in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom — a place their family had been …

Tanka Bar was founded in 2006 on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota by Karlene Hunter and Mark Tilsen. The idea was direct: take a traditional …

Tony Chachere (pronounced "SAH-shur-ee") was born in Opelousas, Louisiana in 1905, and spent a lifetime cooking for dignitaries, friends, and anyone who showed …

Matt Kern and Lia Heifetz didn't set out to build a food company. They set out to eat. Both dedicated foragers living in Juneau — Alaska's famously …

The Baca Brothers came home from World War II with $100 and a dream. Joe Baca and his brothers had grown up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in a family whose roots …

Raye's Mustard has been cold-grinding mustard seed in Eastport, Maine since 1900. That's not a marketing line — it's the operational reality of the last …

Bob Rebholtz, Sr. founded Agri Beef near the banks of the Snake River in American Falls, Idaho in 1968. It was straightforward beef country work — ranching, …

Alaskan Brewing Company was the first brewery to operate in Alaska since Prohibition. Geoff and Marcy Larson founded it in 1986 in Juneau, starting as a …

Kodiak Island Smokehouse is a family-owned seafood operation on Kodiak Island, Alaska—originally established in 1987, taken over by its current family in 2016. …

Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company is Mississippi's oldest packaging brewery since Prohibition. Mark and Leslie Henderson founded it in 2003 in the small town of …

Kate McAleer founded Bixby & Co. in 2012 — almost 2012, she says — in Rockland, Maine, inside a 125-year-old former ice plant on a working marina. The name …

Jim Lampman made his first chocolate truffle in 1983 out of a dare. He took it seriously. What started as a single handmade truffle in Burlington, Vermont …

Los Chileros de Nuevo Mexico is an independent chile company based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, dedicated to sourcing and selling authentic New Mexico and …

Slap Ya Mama is a family-owned Cajun seasoning company out of Ville Platte, Louisiana — deep in the heart of Cajun country. Anthony "TW" Walker founded the …

Arron Kallenberg grew up on the back deck of his family's commercial fishing boat in Alaska. His father was a fisherman. His grandfather was a fisherman. As a …

Beck Ranch is a family-owned and operated ranch nestled in the mountain valley of Lonetree, Wyoming, dedicated to raising premium Black Angus beef using ethical …

Dakota Regenerative is a diversified ranch owned and operated by fourth-generation rancher Joshua Johnson, located outside of Bison, South Dakota. Since 2016, …

Farrar Family Farm KC is a third-generation family farm located 50 miles south of Kansas City in Adrian, Missouri (serving the Kansas City metro area). Run by …

Heritage Hills Farmstead is a family farm in Cullman, Alabama, proudly "Rising Above 'Organic'" with their commitment to regenerative farming practices …

Schenker Farms is a fifth-generation family ranch in McCune, Kansas, offering certified organic, grass-fed beef, pastured pork, lamb, and poultry. This …

Sage Mountain Beef is a small, family-owned regenerative farm located in Anza, California, in the high desert mountains of Riverside County. Owned and operated …

Bemis Honey Bee Farm is Central Arkansas's premier beekeeping supplier and raw honey producer, located at 13206 Asher Road in Little Rock. As a family-owned …

Foxhollow Farm is a Demeter Certified Biodynamic® family farm in Crestwood, Kentucky, raising AGA Certified 100% grassfed and grass-finished beef on 1,300 acres …

Golden Rule Dairy is a small family-owned and operated licensed Grade A raw milk dairy located in the valley of Elfrida, Arizona. The family raises healthy …

Meriwether Farms is a Wyoming-based family beef company founded in 2021, committed to providing hormone-free, antibiotic-free beef with full traceability from …

Provider Farms is a family-owned and operated raw milk dairy located in the rugged desert of Southern Idaho's Magic Valley, near Mountain Home. Founded and run …

Rafter M Farm and Dairy is a small, family-owned 40-acre farm located on the north side of Cohoe on the Kenai Peninsula in Kasilof, Alaska. Operated by Travis …

Wellborn Farms is a small, family-owned farm located in Sheridan, Wyoming, founded and operated by Hanne Wellborn, a wildlife biologist passionate about …

B's Honey Farm (also known as B's New Mexico Honey Farm) is a family-owned business based in Albuquerque that has been producing raw, naturally organic honey …

Brookshire Farm is a 200+ year old regenerative farm in South Louisiana (Meaux/Abbeville area) producing 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef using methods "so …

Home Place Pastures is a generational family farm in Como, Mississippi producing award-winning, chef-vetted 100% grass-fed beef and pasture-raised pork. The …

Montana Better Beef is a small, fourth-generation family ranching operation in northwest Montana raising certified organic, 100% grass-fed beef on 1,100 acres. …

Montana Ranch and Cattle Company is a family-owned ranch operation with roots dating back to 1836, producing 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef with a strict …

Nature's Gourmet Farm is a family-operated regenerative farm located southeast of Petal, Mississippi, run by Farmer Ben Simmons and his family (Ben, Beth, and …

The Maker's Meadow is a grass-based, regenerative family farm founded in 2002 by the Wendell Filbrun Family in West Alexandria, Ohio. What began as a simple …

Oregon Brineworks is a family-owned fermented foods company based in Hood River, Oregon, founded in 2012 by Brian and Connie Shaw. With over 20 years of organic …

Pickled Planet has been crafting small-batch, raw organic fermented foods in Ashland, Oregon since 2002. Founded by Courtlandt Jennings in the small Southern …

Real Pickles is a worker-owned cooperative producing organic, raw fermented vegetables in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Founded in 2001 by Dan Rosenberg, the …

ButcherBox is a meat delivery subscription service founded by Mike Salguero in 2015 to make high-quality, humanely raised meat more accessible. They deliver …

CLEAN Cause is a social impact beverage company founded by Wes Hurt that creates organic caffeinated drinks while donating 50% of net profits to support …

LesserEvil creates organic, better-for-you snacks that are free from vegetable oils and crafted with clean, familiar ingredients. All products are independently …

Wild Planet is a sustainable seafood company founded by Bill Carvalho with a mission to transform fishing into a force for good. They use only pole-and-line and …

Alexandre Family Farm is America's first Regenerative Organic Certified dairy farm, founded by Blake and Stephanie Alexandre in 1992 in Crescent City, …

REP Provisions is a regenerative meat company founded by Eric Perner (owner of Double P Ranch) and Trent Hendricks (owner of Cabriejo Ranch) in 2018. Operating …

Roaring Fork Mill is a family-run stone flour mill founded by Jacob Trumbull in 2019 in Carbondale, Colorado, at the heart of the Roaring Fork Valley. After …

StarWalker Organic Farms is a third-generation, family-owned regenerative organic farm founded in 1970 when the Walker family purchased 3,500 acres at the base …

Alderspring Ranch is a family-owned certified organic beef ranch in the remote mountains of Idaho, founded in 1992 by Glenn and Caryl Elzinga with just 7 cows …

JEM Organics is a small-batch organic nut butter company based in Bend, Oregon, co-founded by Jen Moore (CEO) and Jim Bednark. The company pioneered sprouted, …

Seven Sons Farms is a family-owned regenerative agriculture operation in Roanoke, Indiana, established in 2000 by Lee and Beth Hitzfield and their seven sons. …

Kombucha Kamp is the original kombucha education platform and homebrew supply company, founded in 2004 by Hannah Crum (affectionately known as "The Kombucha …

Lineage Provisions is an independent meat snack company co-founded in 2019 by Dr. Paul Saladino, MD (author of The Carnivore Code) and Dr. Anthony Gustin, DC, …

Tussock Sedge Farm is southeastern Pennsylvania's largest pasture-based, regenerative agriculture farm, with a history dating back to 1941 when the Hockman …

Primal Pastures is a first-generation regenerative farming operation producing the cleanest pasture-raised meats in California. Founded by Rob McDaniel and …

Art of Tea is an organic tea importer and blender based in Los Angeles, handcrafting the world's finest organic teas and botanicals. Founded by Steve Schwartz …

Lummi Island Wild is a fishermen-owned company that delivers premium wild-caught seafood using sustainable reefnet fishing methods. Their president Ian owns and …

Wild Planet Foods provides sustainably sourced canned seafood including tuna, salmon, and sardines. Founded in 2004 by a former canned seafood industry veteran, …

Beekeeper's Naturals was founded in 2016 by Carly Stein, who discovered the healing power of bee propolis while studying abroad in Italy and suffering from a …

Sitka Seafood Market (formerly Sitka Salmon Shares) is an independent community-supported fishery founded in 2012 by Nic Mink in partnership with Alaskan …

Chosen Foods specializes in avocado-based products, including avocado oil, mayo, and cooking sprays. Their 100% pure avocado oil is expeller-pressed from …

Family-founded company creating clean-ingredient salad dressings, marinades, and condiments. Started by Tesse, a mother of three, who made homemade dressings to …

Counter Culture Coffee is a specialty coffee roaster committed to direct trade relationships with coffee farmers, sustainability, and education. Founded in 1995 …

The original and most trusted kombucha brand in America, GT's Living Foods has been authentically brewing raw, organic kombucha for over 30 years. Founded by GT …

Premium kombucha brand brewed in small batches in glass jars using the highest quality organic ingredients. Health-Ade is known for consistently delivering …

Paleovalley produces 100% grass-fed beef sticks naturally fermented with organic spices. Their products are free from GMOs, gluten, dairy, soy, and antibiotics, …

Pique produces pure tea crystals using Cold Extraction Technology to harness full-spectrum bioactive compounds with unparalleled bioavailability. Their …

Polyface Farms, run by Joel Salatin and family since 1961, is a pioneer in regenerative agriculture and grass-based farming. The farm emphasizes transparency, …

White Oak Pastures is a six-generation, 158-year-old family farm in rural Georgia operating on 3,200+ acres of certified organic pastureland. Run by Will Harris …

Bob's Red Mill is an employee-owned natural foods company producing over 400 whole grain products including flours, cereals, grains, and baking mixes. Founded …

Café Mam is a farmer-owned cooperative importing organic, shade-grown coffee directly from indigenous Mayan communities in Mexico and Guatemala. They provide …

Family-owned caffeine-free herbal beverage company making instant dandelion-based coffee alternatives since 1994. Founded by botanist Dr. Peter Gail, known as …

Pioneering mushroom coffee and functional beverage company founded by Finnish entrepreneur Tero Isokauppila. Four Sigmatic brings Nordic foraging traditions and …

Member-owned cooperative with over 40,000 member-owners, Frontier Co-op is one of the largest suppliers of organic and natural herbs, spices, and botanicals in …

Coffee alternative blending mushrooms, adaptogens, spices, and cacao for calm energy without jitters or crashes. Founded by Shane Heath in Venice, California, …

Niman Ranch partners with over 600 independent family farmers and ranchers who raise livestock humanely and sustainably. Founded in 1969, they pioneered the …

Adaptogenic coffee alternative formulated by a clinical herbalist to support energy, focus, and resilience without caffeine dependency. Rasa blends functional …

Redmond Real Salt is America's only unrefined ancient sea salt, mined from a single source in central Utah. The salt comes from an ancient sea bed that's been …

Traditional Medicinals is a B-Corp certified herbal tea company producing wellness teas based on traditional herbal medicine. Founded in 1974, they work …

Vital Farms is a B-Corp certified company producing pasture-raised eggs and butter from small family farms. While publicly traded, they maintain their …

Volcanica Coffee specializes in exotic gourmet coffees grown in volcanic regions around the world. They source rare, single-origin beans from high-altitude …

Miller's Bio Farm is a collection of small, family-run Amish farms in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, committed to producing real, nutrient-dense food the …