Recognized Organic Food Leaders 2025

Local food producers didn't know how to easily sell their products. When consumers want convenient access to quality groceries from people they can trust...they visit Farm To You. Chris is a 7th generation retailer with nearly $400MM in fresh food sales. Growing a 100% local grocery store using direct-to-farmer relationships, Chris has a pulse on local food problems that few have attempted to tackle in this way. Learn why farmers markets don't actually benefit many farmers (or consumers) and how grocery stores also fall short. Chris is eager to educate and inform others using on-the-ground insight into why our food system is so broken and why we lose thousands of farms a year with most farms earning negative income farming.

I'm Gregory Kalinin, co-founder of Holistic Roasters (biodynamic.coffee). We source Demeter Certified Biodynamic and regeneratively grown coffees from family-owned farms in Honduras and Peru, roast in-house, and publish third-party lab certificates for every harvest — Actlabs (ISO 17025–accredited mycotoxin panel) and Eurofins (heavy metals and microbiology). Every certificate is published unedited. The brand started in 2016, when I began sourcing Biodynamic coffee for a community school fundraiser. A trip to Honduras to meet a family of regenerative coffee growers cemented the vision, and Holistic Roasters launched shortly after to bring small-batch roasting and regenerative farming together. I'm available to journalists covering food, health, sustainability, and agriculture on: regenerative farming and the soil microbiome, Demeter Biodynamic vs. USDA Organic, coffee mycotoxins and lab-testing methodology, shade-grown coffee and biodiversity, low-histamine coffee, and coffee-cortisol timing.

Sandy Abram is a former Nurse turned corporate marketing executive turned natural health and wellness entrepreneur. After founding and leading award-winning organic companies First Ray and Wholesome Hub, she went on to create Unstoppables, a platform dedicated to circadian health, ancestral wisdom, and helping people take back control of their wellbeing. Recognised as one of the Top 50 People in Ecommerce, Top 50 Small Business Leaders, Top 50 Women2Watch, and Australian Mumpreneur of the Year, Sandy has spent years challenging mainstream narratives and advocating for a return to natural health and wisdom. Sandy also holds an MBA (Honours), further reinforcing her expertise in business strategy, marketing, and leadership. Sandy's passion for light, health, and resilience isn’t just professional—it’s personal. After facing her own health challenges, she turned to the power of nature, sunlight, and circadian rhythms to reclaim her vitality. Now, she’s on a mission to help others break free from the modern health traps and become their own health boss. Sandy has helped thousands of people rediscover what it means to truly thrive—by working with your biology and nature, not against it.

I am currently at Sun Heaven Farms LLC as an Agronomist. My passion is to work with precision agriculture and be a link between new developments at an industry company and the growers. I believe educating growers on the capability of the data they already have could change how they manage their entire operation as well as how they manage specific fields and areas of fields. Precision agriculture is the way of the future not only for helping to increase profits but also to increase efficiency and yields.

Ryan North is a sustainable retail expert, healthy-home advocate, and the co-owner of Moss Envy, a premier organic mattress and eco-luxury bedding showroom based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. With over a decade of experience helping consumers navigate the complex world of green textiles and sleep health, Ryan specializes in demystifying third-party eco-certifications (such as GOTS and GOLS) and identifying hidden indoor environmental toxins. An educator at heart, Ryan’s approach centers on transparency and practical, non-toxic living solutions. He is a frequent resource for insights on sleep hygiene, natural allergy mitigation, sustainable consumer trends, and how to cultivate a low-tox bedroom environment.

For over two decades, I built brands for Fortune 500 companies, governments, and NGOs. But I wanted to create something of my own that was cleaner, safer, and future-friendly. That’s how Natural Care and EIGHT.OLD were born — two brands with one mission: to make everyday living sustainable, without compromise on quality or results. Natural Care offers a full lineup of eco-friendly cleaning essentials and non-toxic home care solutions — trusted by families, businesses, and even commercial kitchens. From stain removers and degreasers to daily cleaners and disinfectants, every product is planet-safe, high-performing, and designed for modern living. With EIGHT.OLD, we extended this vision into beauty and personal care — crafting clean, sustainable alternatives for skin and hair. Each product blends time-tested wisdom with modern science, ensuring results that are gentle, effective, and safe for people and the planet. I’m passionate about helping people transition to greener, conscious lifestyles, whether that’s through home care or self-care. If you’re looking for insights on eco-innovation, sustainable beauty, or conscious consumer trends, I’d be glad to contribute.

Lindsey Boney is a grocery and fresh produce professional with hands-on experience in farm market operations, produce merchandising, and specialty grocery management. Through her leadership roles at Windmill Farms Market, Lindsey has developed expertise in sourcing and merchandising fresh fruits and vegetables, inventory management, customer engagement, and seasonal product selection. Her deep understanding of farm-fresh produce and natural food retail enables her to provide valuable insights into market trends, quality standards, and the evolving preferences of health-conscious consumers

Plant-based raw food expert with 16+ years of personal practice backed by 21+ years of medical records. Eight-time marathoner. Founder of Raw Foodiest coaching platform. author of Kirkus Starred Review IN NATURE WE TRUST: A Raw Food Manifesto for Energy, Healing & Longevity. I teach energy-based health principles grounded in real-world results, not recipes.

Konstantina Antoniadou is an expert non-toxic home and living advocate and writer, certified in Chemicals and Health by Johns Hopkins University, where she focused on the toxicity of commonly found household chemicals and their health impacts. She has also completed specialized studies in Sustainable Fashion (Copenhagen Business School), Business Models for Sustainability (BMS), and Sustainable Development Goals (University of Copenhagen), deepening her expertise in the connection between personal choices and global environmental change. With over eight years of experience in the field, K now writes from different places around the world as a digital nomad.

Founder of IngredientMD, a supplement intelligence platform powdered by most clinical data available. What's important, we communicate in language humans will understand instead. It all starts from individual ingredients instead of product name, claims, and anything else. Product is what's inside instead of what perception is being made. In our analysis of 500+ supplement products, we found 42% had at least one key ingredient below clinically studied doses. I focus on bringing evidence-based analysis to consumer supplement decisions.

Dr. Gregory Funk is a chiropractor with more than 20 years of experience and the owner of Ideal Health Chiropractic and HopeNWellness. Throughout his career, he has helped patients improve their health through chiropractic care, nutrition, and sustainable lifestyle habits. His areas of expertise include musculoskeletal health, preventive care, healthy aging, nutritional supplements, immune health, and overall wellness. He founded HopeNWellness to make high-quality supplements more accessible while supporting a larger mission of giving back, with 10% of every purchase donated to Feeding America to help fight childhood food insecurity.

Joe Letorney — Certified Water Treatment Specialist & Founder, WaterCheckup.com Joe Letorney is a Water Quality Association (WQA) Certified Water Treatment Specialist with over 30 years of hands-on experience across every aspect of the water treatment industry. He grew up working in his family's water treatment business starting at age 10, and later became Vice President of Marketing at Durastill Export Inc. — an international water filtration company — while simultaneously founding and running his own company, The Water Pro Inc., based in Rockland, Massachusetts. Over his career Joe has designed, installed, and serviced water treatment systems, conducted water testing and analysis, lectured at industry events including WQA convention educational seminars, and authored articles published in leading water trade journals including Water Conditioning & Purification (WCP Online) and Water Technology magazine. He has sold water systems to customers in over 100 countries worldwide. Today Joe is the founder of WaterCheckup.com — a free public resource that pulls live EPA drinking water data including UCMR5 PFAS monitoring results to show Americans exactly what's in their tap water by ZIP code, and recommends top-rated NSF-certified filters matched to the specific contaminants detected in their water supply. Credentials: WQA Certified Water Treatment Specialist VI · B.S. Marketing, University of Massachusetts · 30+ years water treatment industry · Published author, Water Conditioning & Purification & Water Technology magazine

Jelena Oertle is the founder of OVA flame™, a women’s health brand dedicated to bio-intelligent nourishment rooted in ancient organ wisdom and modern nutritional science. After navigating her complex health challenges, she developed a formulation philosophy that bridges ancestral practices with research-backed innovation. With ongoing studies in cellular biology, physiology, and physics (including certification through HarvardX), Jelena is committed to understanding the deep mechanics of the female body and its hormonal landscape. Her mission is to empower women to reconnect with their biology, restore vitality, and feel profoundly supported throughout every phase of their hormonal and reproductive journey. Jelena provides expert insight on women’s wellness, functional nutrition, hormone balance, and holistic healing. Through OVA flame, she champions a new era of nourishment that honors the female body as an intelligent system capable of regeneration, alignment, and thriving.

Dr. Kristian J. Edwards, founder of BLK + GRN, is a leader in health care management and sustainable wellness. With degrees from Yale University and a Doctorate in Public Health from Johns Hopkins, her career reflects a deep commitment to cultural competency and addressing health disparities. Formerly an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at George Washington University, Dr. Edwards taught and mentored future public health leaders on critical issues in health care management. Prior to this, she served as an administrator at Johns Hopkins Health System, where she led initiatives to improve patient safety and sustainability, including a program that reduced operational costs by over $100,000. In 2017, Dr. Edwards launched BLK + GRN, a marketplace and incubator for Black women-owned brands in the non-toxic wellness space. Since then, BLK + GRN has achieved over $1.3 million in sales, garnered a community of 210,000 social media followers, and shipped more than 18,500 orders to individuals seeking all-natural, toxin-free products. With a mission to normalize non-toxic living while supporting Black entrepreneurship, BLK + GRN has been featured in Essence, Forbes, Blavity, USA Today, and The New York Times. On July 1, 2019 I was in a life threatening car accident in my dream car, a brand new Tesla, with my husband and newborn son. The car hit us, our airbags didn’t deploy, and I immediately lost consciousness. Dr. Edwards now dedicates herself full-time to growing BLK + GRN, empowering consumers and amplifying Black women entrepreneurs in wellness.

Brett Farmiloe is the Founder & CEO of Featured. Featured connects subject-matter experts with top publishers to increase their exposure and create quality, ready-to-publish Q & A content. More than 50,000 experts answer questions on Featured to get their insights published in articles on Fast Company, Entrepreneur.com, and 1,000+ more publishers. With 1M+ answers received, Featured is unlocking the full potential of human knowledge, one answer at a time. Previously, Brett founded and ran Markitors, a digital agency for small businesses, for 10 years before a successful acquisition. More stuff... Brett's first company, Pursue the Passion, was a career education startup that took Brett and three friends on two cross country roadtrips to interview people about how they found passion in work. One of the biggest takeaways? That people don't have a meaningful outlet to share the expertise they've accumulated in their lifetime. Other career highlights: - Helped the actor Hugh Jackman launch a charitable coffee company (acquired by Keurig) - Published Author (sold 1,000 copies...lots of them to people in Duluth, MN) - Keynote Speaker (100+ speeches from Alaska to Miami, including a TEDx) - First Mailchimp Expert west of the Mississippi - Founder of Digital Marketing company that is one of the best places to work in Arizona (Best Companies 100, Phoenix Business Journal) - Contributor to Forbes, SHRM, Thunderbird, Huffington Post, Mashable, TIME, NextWeb, Etc - Once was sponsored by a food company with unlimited supply of Hot Pockets. Proceeded to eat Hot Pockets for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for 30 days to bootstrap a startup. Never has ate a Hot Pocket again. Projects In Development... // Revival of the World Pillow Fight Championships

I’m a content strategist and editor focused on building trustworthy, eco-conscious consumer guidance. I manage Earthava, a platform focused on providing trustworthy, practical product reviews and sustainability information. I specialize in translating complex research into clear writing, balancing SEO with authenticity, and creating content that feels like advice from a knowledgeable friend. My approach prioritizes credibility, long-term brand value, and helping people make confident decisions.

Amanda Brink Hull grew up just outside of Fenton, Iowa on a small acreage where she was raised with her three younger sisters. Their upbringing was rooted in hands-on experiences; working in their father’s two huge gardens, caring for the family’s chickens, and learning the art of deer hunting. These experiences instilled in Amanda a deep respect for nature, an understanding of the importance of nutritious food, and a strong work ethic; principles that serve as the foundation of her values today. Amanda and her husband, Josh, now live full-time in Florida but remain connected to their Iowa roots. They have two grown children—a daughter working in real estate in Iowa and a son who attends FGCU. Both enjoy cooking and leading active lifestyles. Amanda holds certifications in nutrition, personal training, health coaching, and as a transformation specialist from ISSA along with a Master’s degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. She has served on various boards from Iowa to Washington, DC, and has spoken at national conferences alongside Dr. Mehmet Oz. Because of her passion and dedication for overall health, Amanda was nominated to serve as a Hearst Wellness Champion from 2018 to 2021, in addition to her role as General Sales Manager at the Hearst CBS affiliate in Des Moines, IA. Currently, she volunteers as a wellness advocate, serving on the WellWorks! Committee at Strategic America. Amanda founded Hull Health in 2020, initially sharing wellness tips, workout ideas, and healthy recipes through social media. Since then, the mission has evolved to address the vital healthcare needs of individuals, organizations, and communities. Her latest book, Rooted: The Down-to-Earth Basics of Wellness, has received nothing but five-star reviews. Visit the Books page at Hull-Health.com to order your copy today. It can also be found on Amazon.

I’m a Certified Nutrition Consultant. I specialize in fertility, pregnancy, postpartum and children’s health. I focus on a whole lifestyle holistic approach to health.

Deniz Baynal is the Founder of DetoxCapsuleShop.com, a premium online shop specializing in high-quality herbal detox teas and botanical capsules. With a passion for natural wellness, Deniz curates blends featuring science-supported ingredients like green tea, guarana, goji berry, L-carnitine, and fennel to support gentle detoxification, metabolism, digestion, and energy without harsh effects. Drawing from extensive research into herbal traditions and modern wellness practices, Deniz focuses on safe, effective formulas for daily use. DetoxCapsuleShop products are designed for those seeking clean, plant-based support for bloating relief, natural cleansing, and overall vitality. As an advocate for transparent, non-GMO herbal solutions, Deniz shares insights on proper detox tea usage, ingredient benefits, and combining teas with capsules for optimal results. Available for expert commentary on herbal detox methods, natural supplements, wellness trends, and safe cleansing routines.