seeds of change disambiguation . seeds of change is an organic seed and food company owned by mars inc. 1 until summer 2010 the company was based in santa fe new mexico and producers of a line of processed organic foods including pasta sauces and salad dressings . seeds of change was founded in 1989 as a seed company specializing in organics by gabriel s.m. howearth . the company devotes 1 % of its net sales toward sustainable organic farming initiatives . its products do not contain genetically modified organisms gmos and are not irradiated . 2 contents 1 research farm 2 1 % fund 3 references 4 external links research farm edit the seeds of change research farm and gardens were founded in 1989 in gila new mexico . 3 in 1996 the research farm moved north to a site closer to the company s santa fe offices . the farm includes over a thousand varieties of plants on six acres of land originally cultivated by the tewa people on a flood plain along the rio grande in el guique new mexico . the farm is certified organic by oregon tilth . in august 2010 mars announced that it would close the el guique farm and move some management to los angeles . a final tour of the farm was provided on saturday august 14 . a spokesperson for mars indicated the closure was due to a strategic shift and that not all the employees would retain their jobs . 4 1 % fund edit in a partnership with conservation international seeds of change seeks to strengthen and protect traditional shade cropping cabruca cacao cultivation in brazil . 5 the 1 % fund also supports the environmental working group the organic trade association the organic center and the organic farming research foundation . references edit glover paul . what we need to know about the corporate takeover of the organic food market . organic consumers association . june 2003 . frequently asked questions . seeds of change official website . faith in a seed . the albuquerque tribune . 12 october 2001 . dyer jessica august 14 2010 . organic seed firm to relocate . albuquerque journal . retrieved august 15 2010 . conservation groups join forces to promote environmentally sustainable cacao industry . science daily . 20 march 2007 . external links edit official website seeds of change foods v t e mars incorporated mars family franklin clarence mars ethel v. mars forrest mars sr. forrest mars jr. john franklyn mars jacqueline mars victoria b. mars brands products for human consumption chocolate 3 musketeers a. korkunov balisto bounty celebrations dove ethel m fling flyte kudos m azing m & m s maltesers mars milky way revels snickers topic tracker treets twix galaxy galaxy milk chocolate galaxy caramel galaxy counters galaxy crispy galaxy hazelnut galaxy fruit & nut galaxy minstrels galaxy ripple galaxy senzi galaxy amicelli galaxy bubbles galaxy jewels galaxy promises galaxy honeycomb crisp galaxy cookie crumble galaxy orange & shortcake other foods combos dolmio masterfoods munch promite seeds of change uncle ben s drink cocoavia flavia klix wrigley gum and confections chewing gum with sugar alert big red doublemint juicy fruit wrigley s spearmint winterfresh sugarfree 5 airwaves eclipse ice excel extra freedent orbit surpass bubblegum with sugar alpine big league chew bubble tape hubba bubba sugarfree ouch mint and candy altoids eclipse life savers lockets skittles starburst tunes products for non human consumption pet care advance aquarium pharmaceuticals buckeye nutrition cesar chappie eukanuba exelpet greenies iams medi cal my dog natura nutro pedigree pill pockets royal canin schmackos seramis sheba spillers teasers techni cal whiskas winergy wisdom panel mx mixed breed dna test services pet care banfield pet hospital retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title seeds of change & oldid 724755016 categories companies established in 1989agriculture companies of the united statesamerican brandsfood manufacturers of the united statesseed companiesmars brands 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 11 june 2016 at 07 49 . 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