Our story

Two decades ago, our first sauerkraut bubbled into being in Hawthorne Valley Farm’s cellar. Since then, we have dedicated ourselves to the art of fermenting wildly delicious, ready-to-eat vegetables in the Hudson Valley, using business as a force for good. Our jarred vegetables elevate dishes into something more flavorful, colorful and alive – with just a simple spoonful

But our story starts long before the jar, in the dirt. Our vegetables are often grown regeneratively, by organic family farm partners we purchase from directly. These stewards of the land nurture their living soil to grow the best vegetables possible, which become the nourishing foundation of our probiotic products.

We work to do the right thing. From reinvesting 1% of sales back into our small organic family-farm partners to becoming a B Corps and providing living-wage jobs in our community, we believe that our humble vegetables can help brighten the world.

OUR MISSION

We do our best to be a force for good through living soil, living wages and living foods – just like the beneficial microbes that so kindly transform our vegetables.

To help us stay true to our mission, we became a certified B-Corp in 2023. The B Corp certification provides a powerful framework for continuous improvement that will help provide a path for us to double down on our commitment to the triple bottom line as we continue to grow our line of wild-fermented, ready-to-eat vegetables!

Meet the Team

  • Jared Schwartz

    Director of Operations & Innovation

  • Peter McPartland

    Director of Manufacturing

  • Irene Holsapple

    Finance & Administration Manager

  • Gelisa Feliciano

    Customer Care & Quality Manager

  • Quinn Pennea

    Process Manager

  • Sage Wylie

    Sales Coordinator

  • Ian Martin

    CFO

  • Kristopher Marx

    CEO

Why fermented foods?