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Tom
Stearns
Owner
High Mowing Organic Seeds
Tom Stearns founded High Mowing Seed in
1996 as a hobby. The company has since
expanded into one of the leading organic
seed companies in the U.S., supplying
both home gardeners and commercial
growers. Stearns’ vision has always been
to create a company that would help
support the re-building of healthy food
systems, first in Vermont, followed by
the rest of the U.S. He has taught
numerous workshops on many agricultural
topics such as agricultural education,
economics, community supported
agriculture, genetic engineering, plant
breeding and more. In addition, he has
served on the board of several
agricultural organizations. |
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Size of the Organic Market
“It’s a 98% unfulfilled market
and it’s been growing at 20%…” |
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Regulating Organic Seed
“What I would recommend doing is
crop-by-crop…” |
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Keeping Up With Demand
“We are poising ourselves for
the last three years to handle
very quick growth…” |
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Resisting Consolidation
“Who knows what would happen to
the mission that I’ve
established for my company.” |
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Marketing Strategy
“I can’t tell you how many times
I refer our customers to other
seed companies.” |
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Entering a Lawsuit
“We were beginning to feel some
economic constraints and
issues…” |
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