Independent Organic Products?

July 7, 2009 12:05 PM

List of organic brands (Food/Cosmetics/Cleaning products) that are not subsidiaries of major corporations? Examples: Nature's Gate, EarthBalance. Have already used this and this.
posted by pleasantries to Shopping (14 answers total)

That first link is super cool.

What about Dr. Bronner's? Best soap ever (and the label gives you something to read while you whatever).
posted by fiercecupcake at 12:12 PM on July 7, 2009 [1 favorite]

Best answer: There's one here, about a fourth of the way into the page. That's the only user-friendly one a quick search turned up (but it's pretty cool). It seems to be only food, though.
posted by darksong at 12:26 PM on July 7, 2009 [1 favorite]

Springfield Creamery is family-owned and operated. Not 100% organic products, but some.
posted by Knicke at 12:26 PM on July 7, 2009

Didn't see Amy's on that flow chart.
posted by sararah at 12:29 PM on July 7, 2009 [1 favorite]

Probably not widely available, but Nancy's out of Eugene, Oregon.
posted by nonmerci at 12:56 PM on July 7, 2009

7th generation cleaning products are great, and I don't see them on any of the charts.
posted by Kellydamnit at 1:05 PM on July 7, 2009

Now that Brown Cow (Dannon) and Larabar (General Mills) and Kashi (Kellogg) have been ruined for me, would someone like to ruin Amy's and Annie's?
posted by fiercecupcake at 1:08 PM on July 7, 2009

I'm a big fan of Green Beaver moisturizers. I also love Organic Surge products. Seconded on the 7th generation stuff. The green brand I buy most often however (because it's cheapest!) is President's Choice. I'm guessing you're in the U.S. so I don't know how available this stuff will be but you can probably buy online.
posted by Go Banana at 1:31 PM on July 7, 2009

2nding Seventh Generation - from feminine products to diapers to cleaners to DW detergent
posted by heather-b at 1:42 PM on July 7, 2009

Clif is rather proudly independent and the company's owner/ceo, Gary Erickson, wrote a book about how close he came to selling out but ultimately decided to do his own thing.
posted by bl1nk at 1:59 PM on July 7, 2009

EWG's SkinDeep database doesn't exactly give a list. But you can search for products that contain organic ingredients, and then click around on the results to see the brand and company/manufacturer associated with a product. (And then when you click on the company, you can see all of its brands.)
posted by sentient at 6:15 PM on July 7, 2009

Response by poster: that's what I was looking for - thanks darksong. Yes it would be good to find one for food as well.
posted by pleasantries at 8:30 PM on July 7, 2009

Response by poster: i mean for other products as well!
posted by pleasantries at 8:30 PM on July 7, 2009

Newman's Own. I've been eating their pretzels for workplace snacks for over a decade. (You should see what falls out when I turn my keyboard over and tap it on my desk!)
posted by qsysopr at 7:34 AM on July 8, 2009