Earthbound Farm
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 Earthbound Farm facts

• It is the largest producer of organic salads in the US
• It was also the first company to produce prewashed, packaged salad greens on an industrial scale
• Earthbound Farm was founded in 1984 by Drew and Myra Goodman, on a 2
• 5 acres (10,000 m2) farm in California’s Carmel Valley
• Just over two decades later, the company employed over 150 growers on 30,000 acres
• By 2015, nearly 50,000 acres were in production
• In The Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan referred to Earthbound Farm as "a company that arguably represents industrial organic farming at its best
• In 2009, HM Capital became an investor in Earthbound Farm
• In 2013, Earthbound Farm was acquired by WhiteWave Foods, owner of Horizon Organic milk, for $600 million