Veritable Vegetable Demonstrates Sustainability Through Action

Committed to operating on a set of core values, Veritable Vegetable takes a radically different approach to almost everything it does.

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San Francisco-based Veritable Vegetable (VV), a women-led business in operation since 1974 and the oldest organic produce distribution company in the country, is a testament to its unique business model: a deep commitment to sustainability, and a ton of determination. Committed to operating on a set of core values, Veritable Vegetable takes a radically different approach to almost everything it does. 

VV was founded in the early 1970s to help create an alternative to the existing food system—one that gave organic farmers access to a rewarding marketplace, and customers the knowledge of where their food came from. Its commitment to the environment was baked into the company’s DNA from the onset, as was its deep belief in social equity and systems change.

Though VV has grown and evolved in its 45 years of existence, the company’s commitment to sustainability has not wavered. From the company’s award-winning near-zero emission fleet of trucks, to its ability to landfill only 1 percent of the waste it produces, to its impressive 560-panel solar array offsetting over a quarter of the company’s energy, its environmental focus runs deep.

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