Why a cooperative?
Everyone knows there is strength in numbers. Small-scale food producers, working independently, have a tough time earning enough from sales to stay afloat in a competitive market. As farmers, we are working our fields everyday, growing and harvesting the freshest food possible. Many can’t afford to visit potential customers and seek out new markets because they are so busy in the field. Farmer cooperatives keep farmers growing the food we love because they can pool resources and share expenses. Together, they are stronger.
Our Farms
Sun Produce is a growing group of smaller-acreage farmers practicing safe, sustainable agriculture – with production methods including Certified Naturally Grown, Certified Organic, Aquaponic / hydroponic, organic (not certified), wild-harvested, conventional, and pesticide-free.
Though Sun Produce Cooperative (SPC) is an agricultural cooperative, there is a place in SPC for anyone who wants to support local agriculture, not only farmers. Please read the information below to see where you and your friends, family, and business associates may fit into the Co-op.
VISIT THE FARMThe Farm at Agritopia
In 1960, the Johnston family established a homestead in Gilbert, Arizona. Then in 2015, the Johnston family created the Family Foundation of Urban Agriculture, to celebrate agricultural tradition, and to educate the community on urban farming. Over 11 acres is dedicated to the farm, and their agricultural products can be found at the farm store, and through CSA. Agritopia even encourages consumer education by offering community gardening plots.
VISIT THE FARMDwight Bond Farms
Here at Dwight Bond Farms we have grown everything under the sun but our family and friends know us best for our delicious tomatoes.Dwight Bond Farms tomatoes are sweet, tangy, balanced, and grown under beautiful Arizona sunshine.
VISIT THE FARMLEHR Innovations
The LEHR team have come together with a wealth of life experiences and diversity with a passion for Regenerative Agriculture. Our team has various ranges of neurodivergent individuals with Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and PTSD that are also Non-Binary, Queer, Bi-sexual and Gay. We different levels of education and age. We are more then we are on the surface and we celebrate that, as it helps us see the world differently. Our differences help us to seek solutions for everyone.
Though Sun Produce Cooperative (SPC) is an agricultural cooperative, there is a place in SPC for anyone who wants to support local agriculture, not only farmers. Please read the information below to see where you and your friends, family, and business associates may fit into the Co-op.