Claire Herminjard
Co-executive Officer @Marin Sun Farms
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Co-executive Officer @Marin Sun Farms
Petaluma, CA, US
At Marin Sun Farms, we are committed to creating a more sustainable food system by empowering farmers, conserving our landscapes, and restoring the vitality of the foodshed and its inhabitants.Marin Sun Farms, Inc. is Northern California\'s leader in bringing regionally-sourced pasture raised and grass fed meats to market. We own and operate the only large animal USDA processing facility in the Bay Area. Through our meat company, we support small family farmers and ranchers by buying their livestock, and through our processing facility, we provide the critical component of USDA processing for over 180 small family ranchers to direct-market their products. Marin Sun Farms, Inc. produces two product lines: Marin Sun Farms branded California local grass fed and pasture-raised meats and Mindful Meats branded Marin and Sonoma sourced pasture-raised, certified organic, and non-gmo project verified meats. Marin Sun Farms was the first to market in California for pastured chicken and pork and Mindful Meats was the first to market in the United States for dual-purpose animal and non-gmo project verified beef.
EDUCATION
Duke University
BA
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ABOUT CLAIRE HERMINJARD
Claire Herminjard is the Co-Executive Officer of Marin Sun Farms, Inc. and the Founder of Mindful Meats. Marin Sun Farms, Inc. is a vertically-integrated meat company, bringing farm-direct meats to market under two brands, Marin Sun Farms and Mindful Meats. Marin Sun Farms, Inc. owns and operates its own USDA harvest and packing facility. Passionate about creating diversity in the meat industry, Claire dedicates her work to building markets for grass-fed, pasture-raised, certified-organic, and non-gmo meats. Mindful Meats gained national recognition for being the first meat company of its kind in two ways: by transparently marketing beef from mature, organic dairy cows and by certifying their beef with Non-GMO Project. Mindful Meats worked in collaboration with the USDA and the Non-GMO Project to create a protocol by which meat products can be labeled as non-gmo and carry the Non-GMO Project Verified seal on their packaged products, opening the flood gates for a new meat market in the US. By championing the superior flavor of the pastured organic dairy cow, Claire helped move forward the demand for mature meats in the US. She is most motivated by finding progressive dairying families who prioritize being environmentally beneficial to supply Mindful Meats. Marin Sun Farms is the Bay Area’s leading supplier of California sourced grass-fed and pasture-raised meats. The first to bring 100% grass-fed and finished meat to market in the Bay Area under Founder David Evans, Marin Sun Farms paved the way for other brands and ranch-direct meats. A proud rancher, she and her husband raise certified-organic, grass-finished beef using holistic management-intensive grazing techniques. They marvel at their ability to produce great beef with zero inputs and their land’s production of six-foot high grass during the growing season. Claire has been recognized as a Forbes 30 Under 30 Entrepreneur and one of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Next Generation.
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