True Leaf Market
True Leaf Market is an organic seed and horticultural company based in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It markets under various brands, the largest of which is Mountain Valley Seed Company. As one of the major seed suppliers in Utah, True Leaf Market specializes in supplying non-GMO seeds, microgreen supplies, and wheatgrass supplies.[1]
| Industry | Horticulture, Agriculture |
|---|---|
| Founded | Logan, Utah (1974) by Demetrios Agathangelides |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | worldwide |
Key people | Robb Baumann, Lance Heaton, Kaitlin Jones, and Parker Garlitz (company owners)[1][2] |
| Products | seeds, microgreens, gardening supplies, sprouting supplies, fermenting and home canning supplies |
| Website | https://www.trueleafmarket.com/ |
History
True Leaf Market was founded as Mountain Valley Seed Company in Logan, Utah in 1974[3] by Demetrios Agathangelides, a Greek-American plant geneticist at Utah State University who was doing research on plant varieties adapted to environments with high altitudes and short growing seasons.[1] The company has since grown and merged with other companies, and has been renamed as True Leaf Market.[4] As of 2014, True Leaf Market is owned and managed by Robb Baumann, Lance Heaton, Kaitlin Jones, and Parker Garlitz.[1][2] Today, True Leaf Market remains as one of the few hundred independently owned seed companies in the United States, due to mass consolidation of seed companies by giant agribusinesses taking place over the decades.[1]
Brands
True Leaf Market brands include the following.[3]
- Mountain Valley Seed Company
- Handy Pantry Sprouting[5] (sprouting supplies)
- Wheatgrass Kits[6] (wheatgrass supplies)
- Bloom Master[7] (hanging baskets and other growing supplies)
- Stack and Grow[8]
- Living Whole Foods
- Trellis + Co.[9] (fermenting supplies)
Products
True Leaf Market products include:[10]
- Non-GMO seeds (for planting flowers, vegetables, herbs, cover crops, etc.)[10][11]
- Sprouting seeds for growing microgreens and other vegetables and plants[12]
- Kits for microgreens (vegetable green, harvested after sprouting as shoots)[13]
- Wheatgrass seeds, kits, juicers, and supplies[6]
- Gardening supplies: fertilizers, composting supplies, greenhouses, growing equipment, etc.
- Mason jar accessories, including fermenting kits,[9] canning supplies, and sprouting lids[5]
The company also sells its products with major retailers and wholesalers, including Costco.[14]
Community engagement
One of True Leaf Market's brands, Mountain Valley Seed Company, hosts the annual Ginormous Pumpkin Regatta at Oquirrh Lake in South Jordan, Utah every October.[15]
True Leaf Market also offers scholarships opportunities for students,[16] including the Demetrios Agathangelides Scholarship.[17]
See also
References
- Pioli, Katherine (March 1, 2014). "Utah's Mountain Valley Seed Company". Catalyst Magazine.
- "True Leaf Market". Utah's Own (Utah Department of Agriculture and Food).
- True Leaf Market company information
- Mountain Valley Seed Company
- Handy Pantry
- WheatgrassKits.com
- Bloom Master
- Stack & Grow planters
- Trellis + Co.
- Hernandez, Rebecca Ory (September 11, 2015). "Good Seeds". Devour Utah.
- Mountain Valley Seed
- "Growing Microgreens and Sprouts Part 3: Growing and Eating". KUED (Utah State University).
- Stephenson, Kathy (February 18, 2011). "Microgreens: Harvest for all seasons". The Salt Lake Tribune.
- Roseboro, Ken (December 28, 2015). "Non-GMO trend hits the seed industry". The Organic & Non-GMO Report.
- Gardiner, Jen (October 20, 2018). "Thousands show up for annual Ginormous Pumpkin Regatta in South Jordan". ABC 4.
- True Leaf Market Scholarship (Pennsylvania State University)
- True Leaf Market scholarships
External links
- Official website (True Leaf Market)
