In honor of Earth Day 2012 coming up in a few weeks we’re looking at other companies efforts to reduce their impact to the environment.  Supervalu, Inc., one of the nation’s largest Supermarkets has done an incredible job to reduce daily store waste.  See this story here:[link]

Why buy in bulk??  That’s often a difficult question but here’s some information that will help explain these advantages!  Click here – [link]

Where are they?  The Monarchs are in steep decline and the link is Monsanto’s Round Up.  There more on that story here, [link] It doesn’t stop there – Per the USDA ( United States Department of Agriculture ) over 90% of the soybean, and 70% of the corn crop is herbicide resistant.  So, even the modified crops are requiring more and more herbicide.  This is a problem. We can make a difference.  Demand that all products that contain GMO ingredients be labeled.  Once you know, stop buying or buy less of those products until they change.

In a ruling that has significant ramifications for Monsanto and other plant care companies, Monsanto was found responsible for their pesticide harming a farmer using their product.For the whole story, click here – [link]

SunRidge Farms is pleased to expand the solar energy platform that helps power our facilities. Download PDF

Bill Gates is an enigma to me.  The Gates Foundation is doing some amazing thing in preventable disease efforts throughout the world and the foundation is funded by a promise of Bill’s to give away 95% of his wealth.  That wealth was created and it still being created by Microsoft Corp., so the ability of the foundation to make incredible contributions in the future to various projects appears very strong.  Here’s a link to a story and video of a recent interview with Bill Gates and some of the foundation’s activities –  [link]  I applaud many of his efforts, but… Read More

In the past week we’ve received four independent reviews of SunRidge Farms snacks, trail mixes, and candies.  We’re grateful that folks like our foods and want to tell others about them.  Take a look for yourself and see what others are saying.  Here are the links to the reviews and, remember, if you don’t find the product your interested in on the website (we’re working on this!!!!), give us a call at 831.786.7000 so we can help you find a retailer.[link] – Families.com [link] – Mummy’s Product Review [link] – Tatum’s Reviews [link] – Outnumbered 3-1 *we regret that Organic… Read More

SunRidge Farms is very excited about our participation in the Santa Cruz Chocolate Festival this Sunday, January 21st. Come out to the Cocoanut Grove at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk and support the UCSC Women’s Club as they put on a flavorful event that funds re-entry Student Scholarships at the University of California Santa Cruz. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Tickets can be purchased in advance at Whole Foods Market in Santa Cruz and Capitola, Bookshop Santa Cruz,Norrie’s Gift Shop and Bay Tree Bookstore on the UCSC campus. To learn more, visit [link] See you there!

The planting of round up resistant sugar beets and canola ( as well as cotton, corn, and soybean) is causing the spreading of the resistance to weeds like Kochia, a seven foot tall weed that handles drought conditions very well.  This is forcing Monsanto and it’s rivals to modify their seeds even more with other genes to resist other weedkillers since Monsanto’s proprietary Round Up isn’t working on these plants.  To read more, see the story on Bloomberg – [link]

Organic foods offer so many advantages that demand from consumers is creating new problems that will have to be overcome.  We, as consumers, have to be aware that if we wish to be able to have these foods it’s important to know what concerns the growers are facing.  Check out this article in the NY Times, [link]