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The Organic Grower Summit is a premier event that serves as a hub for organic producers and suppliers to come together and explore the latest trends, techniques and innovations in organic farming, now produced by Farm Progress.

Nominations for the 2025 Organic Grower of the Year Award Now Open!

We're thrilled to announce that the nomination period has officially begun for our eighth annual Organic Grower Summit (OGS) Grower of the Year Award! This distinguished honor celebrates those who have made remarkable contributions to organic farming.

We've reimagined our award process! This year, we'll be selecting four exceptional finalists who will all receive invitations to the summit. The ultimate winner will be announced during OGS25—giving us the opportunity to highlight more of the outstanding work happening across organic agriculture.

Know a Deserving Candidate? Perhaps It's You?

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Spotlight on our 2024 winner: Dick Peixoto, Lakeside Organic Gardens

Last year, we honored Peixoto, owner of Lakeside Organic Gardens, with the seventh annual Grower of the Year Award. A third-generation farmer, Peixoto has transformed his initial 55 certified acres into an impressive 3,300-acre operation—now the largest family-owned and operated solely organic vegetable business in the United States. Learn more about Peixoto and our previous honorees!

December 3 - 4, 2025

Organic Grower Summit | Monterey, California

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"It's enthusiastic to see the crowd and to see the advancement in the organic product. I go through these aisles, and I see more products. I use a lot of them, and it's just nice to be able to relate to them all and see the new things that are coming."

Melvin Larussa
Owner, Clearview Orchards

"It’s so exciting. You’re out on your farm, and you just don’t realize all of the things that are happening. So you come to an event like this, and you are like, wow we work in a really cool industry."

Amy Kunugi
General Manager, Southern Colorado Farms

"We plan to come back to OGS next year. It’s one of our staple events, and we like being here."

Aaron Echavarria
Representative, Custom Ag Formulators