Lundberg rice where is it grown

That whole segment of the food industry was just in its infancy. The other thing that they realized was there was a synchronicity with the environment in the rice culture.

They started flooding fields to get the straw to decompose and they noticed there was lots of waterfowl that were attracted to those fields. Interested in more coverage and insights? Receive a free month of Agri-Pulse West. On the manufacturing side, as we had to depend more and more on holding rice through the hot months, we had to figure out how to store rice without the use of chemicals.

We developed ways that we do sanitation, ways that we use heat, ways that we use carbon dioxide for bug control if there's an infestation. All those things combined into our integrated pest management system for grain storage.

We're a zero waste facility. That's a super challenge for everyone right now, but an important one that we're working on. How much of a balancing act has it been to maintain your commitment to sustainability and environmental goals, while also having to make a profit? It's worked well for us and that's because our consumers are interested in these issues around resource use and environmental impact. We found a consumer who is willing to pay a premium, in a sense, to get their food grown in a certain way.

People who appreciate it are willing to pay the extra. It does cost more and so I think that's a super important equation to master.

If a grower can't find a market that appreciates what they're doing then it's really hard to keep doing it. We had a value-based idea and we lucked out that we found the value-based consumers that we could connect with. Family December 11, Planet August 18, Food March 10, View blog. Hungry for More? Meet and Greet and Eat at. Lundberg Social Media Links. Family Favorites.

Lundberg Family Table. Search this Site. Find Recipes, Articles, Products, and More. They later developed Egg Aid as an educational opportunity for kids to learn about rice farming and how Lundberg Family Farms works to preserve and maintain the habitat for all kinds of species. During Egg Aid, in cooperation with the Department of Fish and Game, Lundberg Family Farms, The District 10 volunteers, and elementary school children comb the fields and search for duck eggs.

Every year, the major work of the egg salvage is done by the volunteers of the District 10 Wild Duck Egg Salvage Program and by the farm crew who stop their equipment during fieldwork to collect any nests that were missed.

Egg Aid, the symbolic recovery of the eggs with local students, happens every other year. The duck eggs are then taken to a hatchery where they are incubated, monitored and eventually released back into the wild. Over 30, ducklings have been rescued through Lundberg Family Farm conservation efforts.

In the winter cover crops are grown at Lundberg Family Farms to prepare the soil for a period of restoration after the harvest.

They then add nutrients and organic matter to their soils by incorporating cover crops before spring planting to produce a loose seedbed.