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Carrie-Anne Palmeri of Nature’s Path Natural Meals and Bryan Wooden of Natural Valley/CROPP Cooperative be part of OFRF’s Board of Administrators.
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Jan. 13, 2025 – The Natural Farming Analysis Basis (OFRF) is proud to announce the addition of two esteemed professionals to its Board of Administrators: Carrie-Anne Palmeri, Natural Program Supervisor at Nature’s Path Natural Meals, and Bryan Wooden, Director of Farm Sources at Natural Valley’s CROPP Cooperative. These two extremely revered leaders carry precious experience to assist information OFRF’s mission to foster the development and widespread adoption of natural farming methods.
Bryan Wooden

Carrie-Anne Palmeri
Carrie-Anne Palmeri serves as Natural Program Supervisor to Nature’s Path Natural Meals, North America’s largest impartial natural breakfast meals firm whose pursuit has been to “depart the Earth higher than we discovered it” all through its upwards of 50-year legacy as a pioneer & steward to the natural group. With the non-public mission of advancing natural integrity from seed to fork and championing equitable entry to the natural alternative throughout borders, Palmeri builds on almost twenty years of in depth expertise throughout the trade to steer the Nature’s Path Sustainable Provide Chain Program in addition to its Natural Coverage Advocacy, Regulatory Affairs, and Strategic Partnerships.
“It’s an honor to hitch the Natural Farming Analysis Basis Board to assist the vital work they’re doing to equip the natural sector for fulfillment,” stated Palmeri. “OFRF’s highly effective farmer-driven analysis; dedication to significant and equitable entry to natural schooling and technical outreach; coupled with focused organic-first coverage advocacy is essential to the well being of our collective meals future.”
Bryan Wooden, a seasoned advocate for natural farmers, brings over a decade of expertise from Natural Valley/CROPP Cooperative, the place he develops packages and companies that strengthen farmer assist and improve monetary stability. By means of his hands-on management, Wooden has superior initiatives corresponding to farm monetary evaluation and strategic pay value instruments, making certain natural farmers obtain truthful compensation for his or her work.
“Becoming a member of OFRF’s board is a chance to additional amplify the voices of natural farmers and construct vital bridges between growers and the broader trade,” stated Wooden. “I’m excited to assist OFRF’s work advancing analysis and insurance policies that empower farmers to succeed.”
Palmeri and Wooden be part of a distinguished group of board members dedicated to OFRF’s farmer-first mission. Their mixed experience with main natural manufacturers will improve OFRF’s capability to attach the wants of natural farmers with the broader natural trade. This alignment is essential as OFRF advances its strategic plan for 2024-2029, which prioritizes farmer-focused analysis, schooling, and advocacy for natural methods.
These appointments come at a pivotal time for OFRF, which not too long ago launched its Natural Stewardship Council (OSC)—a brand new initiative to enrich the board’s efforts by assembling a farmer-led group devoted to advancing natural methods and analysis nationwide. The OSC, alongside the experience of Palmeri and Wooden, underscores OFRF’s dedication to fostering collaboration that uplifts farmers whereas driving sustainable change throughout the natural sector.
“The natural sector thrives on collaboration,” stated April Jones Thatcher, OFRF Board President, and Farmer/Founding father of April Pleasure Farm. “With Carrie-Anne and Bryan’s intensive backgrounds and their dedication to natural farming, we’re higher positioned than ever to bridge the wants of natural farmers with the broader trade and proceed driving impactful change.”
As OFRF continues to champion farmer-driven analysis and equitable entry to natural schooling, these new board members will play a pivotal function in steering the group towards a extra sustainable and resilient future for natural agriculture.
For extra details about OFRF, its mission, and the Natural Stewardship Council, please go to www.ofrf.org.
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About Natural Farming Analysis Basis
The Natural Farming Analysis Basis (OFRF), headquartered in Santa Cruz, California, with a distant workforce based mostly throughout the U.S., works to foster the development and widespread adoption of natural farming methods. OFRF cultivates natural analysis, schooling, and federal insurance policies that carry extra farmers and acreage into natural manufacturing. For extra details about OFRF, please go to our web site: www.ofrf.org.
Media Contact
Ashley Dulaney, Communications Director, OFRF
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