Awe Sum Organics BB #:157008 will likely be attending the Natural Produce Summit in Monterey, CA, as they’ve completed yearly for the reason that inception.
“We missed OPS final yr, because it was cancelled as a result of COVID. We’re excited for this yr’s present as a result of this yr’s OPS will likely be Awe Sum’s first public occasion or commerce present since earlier than COVID. Will probably be fantastic to see all our buddies and schools within the natural produce commerce once more, OPS is our favourite present as a result of it’s 100% centered on natural produce, identical to Awe Sum Organics is and has been since our inception over 36 years in the past. And we like it as a result of we’re so enthusiastic about what we do, natural farming, getting the fruits of our labor to our prospects and to customers throughout the nation, sustainability, awe sum tasting natural fruit, and the natural meals motion,” mentioned David Posner, President, CEO, and Founding father of Awe Sum Organics of Santa Cruz, CA.
“I began the corporate in 1985 with the imaginative and prescient to assist create a year-round provide of a variety of natural produce in order that retail cabinets and customers might have wholesome, nutrient packed, top quality, stunning, and awe sum tasting, genuine organically grown produce choices year-round. We started with a gaggle of natural growers in California after which went south of the border to develop natural farms and growers to provide natural crops that would not be grown domestically, similar to tropical fruits, and gadgets for winter months similar to melons, tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, and peppers. Then, we developed into rising and importing natural fruit from the southern hemisphere to enrich the home provide within the off season and preserve the cabinets filled with contemporary natural fruit year-round. I’ve all the time loved serving to our growers to discover ways to develop their fruit organically and have supported them with consistently evolving innovative natural rising strategies. That a part of the work actually excites me and is my true ardour!”
Awe Sum Organics has developed over time to focus on seven natural commodities: grapes, kiwi, apples, pears, blueberries, citrus, and avocados.
Over fifteen years in the past, Awe Sum Organics began working to develop a way to develop grapes organically the place there isn’t a pure dormancy, or very restricted dormancy, in order that we might provide natural desk grapes within the US through the winter months. Over ten years in the past we perfected and patented our methodology.
In the present day we’ve got good volumes, top quality, and are by far the most important provider of natural desk grapes for the US through the winter months. Our Peruvian Natural Desk Grape growers use our patented methodology for bettering budbreak in desk grapes that’s organically authorized by the USDA, NOP, and OMRI.
And, our growers additionally use our cutting-edge Natural fertilization, and pest/illness management program for natural desk grapes. We’re showcasing this mission within the Natural Improvements Showcase at OPS. Our Natural Peruvian Grape season from Peru runs from December by way of March with constant provide of each Pink and Inexperienced Seedless (all IFG varieties, primarily Candy Celebration and Candy Globe), and with a smaller program of Pink Globe for worth oriented natural customers.
Once more, this winter, Awe Sum Organics will present the primary provide of high-quality natural desk grapes throughout the US and Canada, with our first arrivals hitting each coasts simply after California finishes their natural grapes in December. We pack our Awe Sum Natural Peruvian Pink and Inexperienced Seedless into two client packs: catch weight pouch luggage that common round a pound and a half, and stuck weight one-pound clamshells with UPC.
Most of our Peruvian Natural Grapes are Licensed by Truthful Commerce USA as a result of we imagine in sustainability, truthful wages, good working circumstances, and giving again to the communities the place our natural fruit is grown and packed. This a part of our enterprise is so gratifying for us as a result of to date, over time, we’ve got contributed over $700,000 to the small neighborhood in Peru the place our largest natural grape farm and pack-house is positioned by way of the Truthful Commerce USA (and earlier than that Truthful For Life) Social Premiums that we’ve got collected from the sale of our Natural Peruvian Grapes.
These contributions have funded roads, a church, infrastructure similar to working water and electrical energy, and the constructing of a preschool, an elementary faculty, and a highschool, faculty applications, day care applications for working households, faculty provides and gear together with computer systems and vocational schooling.
Our natural kiwi program could be very robust. Kiwi is a real superfood. It is vitally excessive in vitamin C, potassium, antioxidants, many nutritional vitamins and minerals, and fiber. We’ve got a year-round provide of natural kiwi. We’ve got Inexperienced kiwi 52 weeks per yr, and Gold kiwi for 9 out of the yr. We even have restricted volumes of tremendous candy natural Pink kiwi through the winter.
All our natural kiwi is harvested when the dry matter is excessive sufficient to make sure candy, awe sum tasting kiwi. Our Natural Italian Inexperienced, Gold, and Pink kiwi that we usher in for our prospects throughout fall, winter, and spring will likely be licensed by Truthful Commerce USA for the primary time this season. We pack bulk, clamshells and luggage.
Our natural pears are from one of many first, and finest natural pear growers within the Rio Negro Valley of Argentina. We’ve got seven varieties in complete, that each one arrive contemporary when natural home varieties are out of season. These natural pears have been Truthful Commerce Licensed for a few years and to date, over time, we’ve got collected and contributed over $400,000 to the neighborhood by way of our gross sales of this Truthful Commerce licensed fruit. We pack bulk and 2lb pouch luggage.
Our natural apples from Hawkes Bay, New Zealand are additionally Truthful Commerce licensed. We’ve got 5 varieties and pack in bulk and luggage.
We’ve got a full provide of Awe Sum Natural blueberries from our growers in South America for the autumn and winter months when home area manufacturing is over for the season. Blueberries are additionally a superfood in accordance with the Mayo Clinic. They’re very excessive in antioxidants, nutritional vitamins C and Okay, manganese, and fiber. And they’re so scrumptious and straightforward to eat.
We’ve got year-round natural citrus from California with orchards in all three California citrus districts. We’ve got year-round Lemons and Oranges and pack bulk and luggage.
And shortly, we will likely be introducing our Awe Sum Natural avocados grown excessive within the mountains of Colombia. They are going to be out there year-round and are grown with 100% pure irrigation from rainfall. We’re cautious to all the time harvest our natural avocados with a excessive oil content material that offers them an awe sum wealthy and nutty taste. These additionally will likely be Truthful Commerce licensed and packed in bulk and luggage.
We’re so grateful, and it’s so rewarding, to comprehend that what we began on our mission so way back, pioneering the natural produce motion over the past 36 years, has developed into such a big and essential a part of the general produce commerce. Many research have proven that many customers want organically grown produce, particularly youthful customers, who’re main the cost with some the best gross sales percentages, by age group, of natural meals loyalty, as a result of they acknowledge the numerous advantages of natural produce.
These advantages vary from private well being, nice taste and diet, environmental well being, the well being and security of the farmers and employees, to the general sustainability of natural farming. Many customers respect and acknowledge natural farmers nearly as good stewards of the land who’re serving to to maintain the soil, surroundings, and world ecology wholesome and alive. And now natural produce has continued to develop into an increasing number of standard, particularly now within the COVID surroundings.
We began rising organically as a result of we imagine it’s best for the well being of the soil, the ecosystem, is essentially the most sustainable method to develop meals, and that rising organically creates wholesome, nutrient wealthy, stay, and flavorful meals that’s wholesome for the surroundings for everybody who grows and eats it.
Natural produce is extra standard than ever, with spectacular will increase in gross sales {dollars} and quantity yr over yr yearly and is much more standard now since COVID. Within the complete report, State of Natural Produce 2020, launched by Natural Produce Community on February eleventh, 2021, gross sales of natural produce in {dollars} had been up in 2020 yr over yr from 2019 by 14.2% to a complete of over $8.5 Billion {dollars}, and up by 16% in complete quantity, in comparison with that of standard produce throughout the identical interval, which was up 10.7% in complete gross sales {dollars} and 9% in complete quantity.
And, per statistics launched by Natural Produce Community, and Class Companions on April 13, 2021, through the First Quarter of 2021, yr over yr in comparison with the First Quarter of 2020, complete Natural Produce quantity was up general by 5.7%, whereas standard gross sales decreased by .6%. And, over the identical interval, complete natural produce complete gross sales in {dollars} elevated 9.3%, whereas complete standard produce gross sales in {dollars} elevated by 2.9%. Additionally, for reference, complete natural meals gross sales over the past 10 years, have elevated by 124.6% to a complete of almost $62 Billion in 2020, in accordance with data contained in a press launch from the Natural Commerce Affiliation on Could twenty fifth, 2021.
