about us
IT'S A FAMILY FARM
Legend Produce is a fourth generation melon grower in business for over twenty-two years. The quality, stability, and steady growth of our company is all due to the hard work and dedication of its team members.
Legend Produce has additional sales staff and an office located in Kentucky, allowing us to easily and efficiently supply melons throughout the U.S.
Our mission is to provide customers the finest quality melons – grown and harvested through sustainable methods, while also maintaining the highest industry standards of food safety.
SUSTAINABILITY
In very general terms, sustainability is the science behind creating or modifying a system so that it can operate indefinitely without running out of resources, without degrading the environment, and without having a negative impact on society.
A broad view of sustainability connects the three domains of economics, culture, and environment. If any of these three areas fall behind, the others will be impacted and the system will become unsustainable.
Why is it important?:
Without proper protocol being followed, pesticides can runoff into soil/groundwater deposits and cause damage to workers’ health, native wildlife, and beneficial bug populations such as bees and butterflies.
Since the mid-1900s, soil degradation and erosion caused by farming has resulted in an estimated loss of 1/3 of the world’s farmable land.
Agriculture uses 70% of the world’s accessible fresh water, and it produces 10-12% of the world’s human-caused greenhouse gas emissions.
LEGEND'S COMMITMENTS
Social Responsibility
- Good working conditions
- Continual 3rd party audits
- Protecting native species on our ranches
- Conservation areas
- Keep chemicals away from the fields
Environmental
- Rotate crops
- Keep nutrients in the soil
- Use drip irrigation (conserve water)
- Partner with growers using solar energy
- Minimize waste by using efficient packaging
- Use recycled and recyclable material
- Recycle our waste (cardboard, oil, etc...)
- Reduce air pollution by using efficient supply chain
Economic
- Fair worker compensation
- Create local jobs
- Long term employment
- Pay well above min wage level
- Provide benefits for workers
- Support local community