Duncan Family Farms, a family-owned, multi-regional grower of certified organic and sustainably-grown produce, specializing in baby lettuces, greens, kale and herbs, acquired  Pedersen Farms, a family-owned farm and certified organic grower located in upstate New York.

A trio of California grower-shippers revealed their own paths and motivation to the organic produce sector at the recent Organic Grower Summit, which was held in Monterey, CA, Dec. 1-2.

This year's Organic Grower Summit, held in Monterey, CA, Dec. 1 and 2, featured a plethora of educational sessions as well as the two-day trade show, which saw scores of exhibitors showing their latest innovations to hundreds of growers that operate in the organic sector.

Ocean Mist Farms features a wide variety of organic produce that is harvested and supplied to customers around the country, year-round.

Since 2000, Ocean Mist Farms has been cultivating organic artichokes and in 2015, the Ocean Mist Organic brand was introduced with a full line of fresh vegetables including leafy greens, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, fennel, herbs and spinach.

The Organic Grower Summit, presented by Western Growers and the Organic Produce Network, will honor long-time organic grower Vic Smith as the recipient of the fourth annual Organic Grower Summit’s Grower of the Year. Smith, CEO of JV Smith Cos., was selected based on his ongoing commitment and dedication to excellence in organic production, organic industry leadership, and innovation.

Homegrown Organic Farms unveiled its Buck Brand organic specialty citrus micro-brand. The new brand will add to the growing list of specialty micro-brands, like the recently announced Mammoth Kiwi program, and will further differentiate it in the organic marketplace.