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Our Farmers Are Our Family

“Regenerative agriculture” uses growing practices that leave the earth healthier than it started. Now this movement is reaching critical mass…

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Solving Cheese

Creating a sustainable global food supply is a giant lift. How do we get there? By seizing opportunities to change minds and behaviors in ways…

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Creating a Sustainable Food System

Our business is about much more than turning a profit. PURIS is evolving the global food supply to build a more sustainable world from the soil up.

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A next-generation regenerative farmer breaks new ground. 

“Transitioning to organic is complicated. But peas are easy.”

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Peas, the First Step

United States farmers working to take a first step towards regenerative agriculture are looking to PURIS yellow field peas.

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In Agriculture, the Vision for 2020 is Clear

It’s not breaking news that farmers carry risk directly on their shoulders. The common farm-bred phrase almost all non-farmers use, “Don’t Put all…

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PURIS, taking Supply Side West “Beyond Protein” to Sustainability

PURIS will show you how to partner nutrition with sustainability at SupplySide West Expo 2019 booth FiNA #2515.

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Move Makers in Regenerative Agriculture: Rick Clark

Soil health, no-till farming, regenerative agriculture. All three terms are hot topics in the limelight of our industry focusing on sustainable…

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New PURIS Pea Processing Plant in Dawson, MN

The Cargill investment grants PURIS the ability to support and partner with more farmers in the Midwest and more than double its procurement…

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Cargill Invests in PURIS

Minneapolis – (August 28, 2019) – Cargill has invested an additional $75 million in PURIS, the largest North American producer of pea protein.

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Move Makers in Organic: Latest in Organic

Whether it’s fresh produce, baby food, or packaged snacks, organic options are all around us. Before these products are washed and packaged…

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Move Makers in Organic: A Choice

Every moment you find yourself strolling through a grocery store, reaching for an organic item on the shelf, you are voluntarily picking…

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Move Makers in Organic: Organic Farming

Every piece of organic food you eat had a journey before it arrived on your plate. Have you ever thought about the story behind your food…

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How Peas Will Save Our Planet

I remember sitting in class my senior year of college learning about the impacts of harsh agricultural practices on our environment thinking…

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It’s not dirt, it’s soil.

The black gunk that gets stuck in your car tires or tracked into your house from muddy shoes isn’t dirt. It’s soil.

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Move Makers in Food: Make Change

If you could change one thing about the food industry, what would it be?

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Move Makers in Food: For Our Planet

Earth Day was last week. It was a day packed full of empowering messages and incredible conservation efforts. Communities around the world…

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Move Makers in Food: Transparency

Where does food come from? This question is top of mind as consumers navigate through the aisles of the grocery store. Instead of leaving us hanging, left to our own devices, a growing group of innovators within the food industry has made answering this question a priority. In 2019, transparency is a big deal. According […]

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Move Makers in Food: If You Could Be a Plant…

More than ever before, foods made from plants are popping up in grocery stores and markets across the globe.

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Move Makers in Food: Trends

The show floor at Natural Products Expo West is a crazy, beautiful, inspiring mess of foodie fanatics. As you walk past booth after booth…

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Introducing “Move Makers in Food”

Walking through Natural Products Expo West is a lot like walking through Times Square. Booths with flashy lights and TV’s promising foods…

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Three Easy Regenerative Choices to Hit Your Sustainability Goals

Sustainability and regenerative agriculture Sustainability is a topic that has been gaining more and more traction over the years. People are living more conscious and environmentally friendly lives than ever before. But with so much to choose from, it can be hard to take into consideration how our food choices impact the environment. At PURIS®, the […]

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What do Tom Brady and PURIS have in common?

PURIS and the Patriots have one thing in common: plant-based protein. Tom Brady and his team TB12 launched a plant-based protein shake made from pea protein. Check out the back of the pack.  Available as “Made in the USA with Protein grown and made in the USA, Powered by PURIS.” If you’re already sold, you can buy some here. Changing […]

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Does Organic mean anything?

The 2018 Natural Product Expo East in Baltimore was on the fringe of Hurricane Florence media buzz. Thankfully, with tropical storms and hurricanes, the weather coverage’s ability to predict the path of the storm allows people to prepare or evacuate for the dangerous conditions that could arise. “Organic doesn’t mean anything” The Wall Street Journal’s […]

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Part 2 of 2: Making the Regenerative Choice the Easy Choice

The more we protect our climate the greater we all benefit. But it’s going to take a systematic approach that provides value for all stakeholders…

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Part 1 of 2: The Two Climate Change Solutions You Need to Know About

Are you trying to minimize your environmental footprint? Combat climate change? Produce less waste?

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Part 1 of 3: What Does Organic Really Mean?

Transition and Trust. In a globalized food industry where imported ingredients can arrive with an organic seal but dubious credentials…

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Part 2 of 3: Transition and Trust

Transition and Trust. In a globalized food industry where imported ingredients can arrive with an organic seal but dubious credentials…

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FROM MONOCULTURE TO A DIVERSE ROTATION—WITH PEAS IN THE LEAD.

“We can make it work and get better prices, and not have to fight the typical market system.” Starr Partnership. Hastings, Nebraska.  Joel Starr and his brother James took over their family farm in 1984. Back then the fields were conventional corn. Now they’ve transitioned almost all of their land to organic with a focus […]

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BRIDGING THE PROTEIN DIVIDE IN CATTLE COUNTRY.

“Legumes are part of what you see in nature. That’s what you need to grow on your land.” Tyrel Eisenbraun. Wall, SD. In the heart of cattle country, Tyrel Eisenbraun is finding opportunity on both sides of the protein divide.  In addition to his thriving beef business, he’s growing protein-rich peas to serve a growing […]

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A PIONEER IN REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE CONTINUES TO GROW THE POSSIBILITIES.

“My driving factor is soil health, not yield.  When we do it right, yield comes along for the ride.” Rick Clark. Warren County, Indiana. Fifth-generation grower Rick Clark farms on the Indiana-Illinois border. One of the largest producers in his area, Clark has an uncompromising focus on practices that foster the long-term health of his […]