CARE FOR COMMUNITY

Cooperative Giving

Growing Organic Communities and Taking Care of Our Neighbors

As a cooperative, we value taking care of our community and caring for each other. Following in the footsteps of our cooperative’s pioneers, who were motivated to work together and farm differently amid the 1980s farm crisis, Organic Valley continues to value community, remaining good stewards of the land and supporting future farming generations. These foundational philosophies that our cooperative has operated on for nearly 35 years guide us today. We are proud and humbled to give back to our organic and local communities.

For 35 years, our cooperative of organic family farms has supported the rural communities where we live and work through hundreds of giving efforts, and both employees and farmer-members alike are involved in the decision-making. We donate branded Organic Valley products to local and national organizations and food banks. We operate a scholarship program, contribute funding that organizations need to launch and sustain their important work, and offer professional services such as technical resources and mentorship where we can. Doing these things is part of being a responsible cooperative and a caring community resource.

It is vital to maintain and expand the market for our organic farmers so that we can provide delicious organic food to consumers everywhere and continue growing opportunities for family farmers to thrive. One of our vehicles to ensure this happens is our Farmers Advocating for Organic (FAFO) fund This fund has contributed to shaping the foundation of the organic industry by financially supporting critical on-farm and product research, advocacy for policy development, and educating consumers to make informed purchasing decisions by voting with their dollar.

Fafo Has Supported

315 GRANTS TOTALLING

$ 7.6 MILLION since its inception

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HAS DONATED THE EQUIVALENT OF 30 MILLION MEALS of organic food since 2015, overall 19 MILLION POUNDS of food

Our giving focuses: organic research, education and advocacy, farmers, next generation, healthy soils, local and rural communities.

By working together, our cooperative is growing the future for organic family farmers and the organic industry to benefit people, animals, and the planet.