Meadowlark Organics Forges Path to Farm Ownership

Gary Zimmer Shares How Healthy Soil Yields Success

Gary Zimmer is the founder of Madison, Wisconsin-based Midwestern BioAg and is considered the father of “biological farming”—essentially the first iteration of regenerative agriculture—which focuses on balancing soil biology, chemistry and structure to produce greater, higher-quality yields.

Urban Ag Venture Blends Business and Social Mission

Mark and Judy Thomas are the co-founders of Garfield Produce Co., an indoor vertical farm and wholesale food operation in Chicago. The “failed retirees” started this for-profit business/social enterprise in 2014 to provide job opportunities for people with employment barriers.

For Atlantic Sea Farms, Mission Drives Market

Briana Warner is CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms, the nation’s first commercial seaweed farm, based in Saco, Maine. Since Briana took the reins in 2018, the company has developed a dynamic mission-based brand around promoting kelp consumption, diversifying the coastal economy and mitigating climate change.