sweetgreen | open source: kale

Open Source is a new series from sweetgreen bringing you along on our journey to 100% transparency in food. Learn where every spice, seasoning, and salad ingredient comes from, who grows it, and what the future of real food looks (and tastes) like. Along the way you'll meet small farmers who are thinking differently, big farmers challenging the status quo, and the biggest issues facing the food industry today.
sweetgreen sourced nearly two million pounds of kale in 2018 (that's a lot of kale caesars). And a lot of that came from Pedersen farms in upstate New York. Family-owned in the Finger Lakes region, Pedersen Farms is our largest east coast kale supplier. On over 600 acres of organic land, head farmer Rick is a true soil man who believes healthy soil is the key to productive yields and epic flavor (#BigDirtEnergy). A Cornell Ag school graduate, Rick Pedersen is a true soil farmer who believes growing healthy soil is the key to productive yields and great flavor.
Why do we love kale so much? Kale is packed with phytonutrient molecules making it a superfood that can help battle obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. It’s a proven power plant, yet the average American eats only 2 to 3 cups a year (our Kale Caesar has ⅓ a cup!).
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