The ARCA Organics Story

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Mission:
To provide organic products grown with skill and care by local friends and neighbors with developmental disabilities.

Vision:
To provide premier career opportunities for people with developmental disabilities to grow and deliver wholesome organically grown products to businesses in the community.

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In the spring of 2004 several key members of the ARCA management team graduated from the National Center for Social Entrepreneurs 9-month program. This program equipped ARCA staff with the tools to create an entrepreneurial business venture in May of 2005, ARCA Organics.

ARCA Organics is a greenhouse operation that organically grows wheatgrass and supplies it to the local market. It employs individuals with developmental disabilities to assist in the various steps of growing, preparing, packaging, and distributing this product. Located on four acres of land in rural Corrales, New Mexico, ARCA Organics delivers wholesome organic products to over a dozen health food stores and businesses in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, growing and delivering and average of 200 flats of organic wheatgrass weekly. Ordering information. With support of PNM and numerous area businesses and individuals, a new greenhouse devoted to the organic wheatgrass production was dedicated in April. Click here for information on supporting ARCA Organics with a donation.

Although most people think of wheatgrass as an extremely nutritious juice, wheatgrass is also used to improve the digestive systems of cats and dogs and is very popular as a floral arrangement.

Received the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce

2006 Duke City Dozen Award