Today, Stephens announced that Legend Organic Farms has purchased 5, acres of farmland near Duck Mountain, Saskatchewan in Canada which will be managed by Stuart McMillan, a passionate organic farming professional, and year agriculture industry expert.
More and more people have become aware of the need for food which is uncontaminated, food which is truly balanced — from the soil upward, right through to the food — which helps make a more balanced body and mind. Organic food now accounts for more than five percent of total food sales in the US, another significant first for organic.
The increased appetite for organic food and products has resulted in an increased demand for organic farmland. His professional experience has equipped him with extensive knowledge in organic certification and production. McMillan has authored several articles in agricultural magazines, newsletters, and a field crop handbook. Of the experience, he told Organic Connections :. Upon his arrival home from India, he started right in.
That was starting capital. I bought a failed restaurant and moved the equipment to a location in Vancouver that I thought would be really good and opened this little restaurant. There were no vegetarian restaurants in Vancouver at that time.
It was just the right thing at the right place at the right time, and customers began coming in droves. But a conflict occurred between Stephens and his partners that resulted in the loss of the company. So we were at an impasse. I refused to guarantee a loan from the bank until we could resolve this, and it forced the sale of the company in Following that incident, Stephens and his wife continued on their own in Vancouver, operating two natural food restaurants. Taking from the Lifestream example, it might be seen that there is a difference in ideals between the founders of natural products companies and the corporations that later purchase them.
They left behind these wonderful scrolls, the Dead Sea Scrolls, which eventually found their way into the Vatican Library where they remained for the next 1, years or so and were translated.
For some reason they aligned with Monsanto, DuPont, Dow, Syngenta, Bayer and all these huge global chemical companies. But Stephens himself has arranged it so that his company will never have this sort of experience. We currently have close to employees. We want a safer, cleaner, healthier world. More information is available at www.
Natural Vitality brought to you by. Nature's Path founder Arran Stephens on building an organic business. Organic Connections magazine reported.
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