Good Earth Buys and sells some of the best food available anywhere. The original owners are more than fully comitted to organics; they have been instrumental in writing national and international organic standards. In this regard, they are unsurpassed. Anyone who eats organics owes them a debt of gratitude for their efforts.\r
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Unfortunatley, their comittment to the human aspect of the equation is deficient. The management structure is virtually all white, all male ( it's Marin, what do you expect). Beyond numbers, the management culture is patriarchal. While they do give back ""10%"" of the ""profits"" to employess, that's about where the good will ends. Exploitive labor practices in the kitchen, uderpayed, latino men and women. generally, they treat what could be their greatest asset-their employees....poorly.\r
This place is a throw back to the 60's......the 60's stuff we can all do without. These guys don't get it that without human liberation the organic movement is greatly diminished.
Pros: Comittment to environment and organics
Cons: patriarchial manangement structure
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