With National Women’s Health Week on the horizon, Creekside Organics celebrates its roots in women’s leadership and family farming.
The company said in a news release that it was recently certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). Creekside Organics said this certification recognizes the company as majority woman-owned, operated and controlled.
Creekside Organics shared USDA data that shows women represent 36% of all U.S. agriculture producers. However, only 9% of farming operations are entirely women-led.
“At the end of the day, we are not only growers and produce marketing experts, we are moms, daughters, partners — people who believe in creating a unique business environment that will support not only women, but family farms well into the future,” Brenda Haught, co-CEO of Creekside Organics said.
Haught founded Creekside in 2011 with a passion for organic agriculture and supporting family farms. Kaprielian, a fourth-generation grower, launched Fruit World to market high-quality produce with the goal of keeping family farming thriving for future generations. Earlier this year, Fruit World entered a 50/50 merger with Creekside Organics, a company that shared its vision and values.
“There’s a lot to be excited about in this next chapter for Creekside,” Kaprielian said in a news release. “But one thing that really stands out for me is that our executive team is all women: Brenda, Angelica Kaprielian, and me. It’s not something you see every day, and I’m proud to be shaping the future of this company together with them.”
