much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . august 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message tofurky turtle island foods is the company which produces tofurky a popular vegetarian and vegan alternative to turkey as well other meatless products . all are vegan and approved by the uk vegan society and most are kosher certified by the kosher services of america . contents 1 history 2 name 3 ecological responsibility 3.1 genetically modified organisms 3.2 organics 3.3 hexane 3.4 recycling 4 products 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit located in hood river oregon turtle island foods began in 1980 with intentions to create delicious nutritious convenient and affordable vegetarian food . 1 it was founded by seth tibbott 2 3 who began by producing tempeh for friends and family 2 and with their help eventually expanded his company to what is now the second largest tempeh producer in the united states . turtle island foods has no parent company . 2 4 the famous tofurky was only developed in 1995 . in 2008 turtle island became a sponsor of the humane society the first food processor to do so in the society s history . 5 in 2011 the company announced plans to build a new plant in hood river at a cost of 10 million with a goal to achieve a leed platinum certification on the building . 6 7 the new 33 000 square foot 3 100 m2 plant opened in october 2012 . 3 name edit the company name is derived from a common legend found amongst the native people of north america . 8 once when all of earth was underwater a turtle offered its shell as a home for land animals and that shell became north america . as a result several native american and first nations refer to the continent as turtle island . ecological responsibility edit genetically modified organisms edit since 1995 when turtle island foods took an official stand against gmos they have made every effort possible to avoid them . 9 organics edit much of what the company produces is organic and turtle island foods is actually an organic processor certified as oregon tilth certified organic . 10 hexane edit the company completely refuses food ingredients made with hexane solvent extraction choosing instead expeller pressed isolates and concentrates . 11 recycling edit in 2005 turtle island foods began to purchase all of its electricity from the blue sky renewable energy project of the northwestern united states . 12 all paperboard packaging is recycled . 12 in addition a certain percentage of each year s tofurky sales is donated to an environmental charity . 12 products edit turtle island foods currently produces the following many in a number of varieties tofurky roast tofurky deli slices tofurky sausages tofurky hot dogs and jumbo dogss tofurky jurky tofurky giblet gravy superburgers tempeh see also edit food portal list of meat substitutes references edit our story a b c company history a b culverwell wendy october 25 2012 . turtle island tops 10m facility with green roof . portland business journal . retrieved 25 october 2012 . our ingredients tofurky sponsoring humane society . portland business journal . march 14 2008 . retrieved 26 october 2012 . gunderson laura august 1 2011 . tofurky maker turtle island foods plans a 10 million plant in hood river . the oregonian . retrieved august 1 2011 . turtle island foods plans 10m hood river plant . portland business journal . august 2 2011 . retrieved 26 october 2012 . about our name genetically modified organisms gmo s organic ingredients hexane extracted soy isolates a b c sustainability external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title turtle island foods & oldid 728608635 categories privately held companies based in oregonmeat substitutescompanies established in 1980hood river oregon1980 establishments in oregonhidden categories articles lacking reliable references from august 2011all articles lacking reliable references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 6 july 2016 at 12 56 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view