For the Love of Onions
Arguably the most popular vegetable in the world, onions, like the high-quality ones we specialize in, take a lot of work and experience to grow. We’ve been growing onions for generations, and we only grow them here in the U.S.A., supporting our nation’s economy and jobs.
Sustainable and organic farming requires a huge commitment in planning, prepping, monitoring, and labor, and begins with the careful selection of high-quality seed varieties matched to grow as seasons and geographic locations change. This allows us to grow many different varieties all year around. When it comes to our proprietary Sweetie Sweet® onion – an onion like no other – we grow our own seed to ensure it retains it super sweet goodness year after year.
I am writing to tell you that your onions are the best I have come across in years. In the past several months, I have had onions that were bad - or quickly went bad shortly after buying. The Peri & Sons Farms yellow onions purchased from my local Jewel Food Store in Wheaton, IL looked, stored, and cooked like onions should. Thanks for caring about what you produce - the superior quality says it all.
Keeping Food Safe
We understand that growing fresh produce comes with enormous social responsibility and every person at our company takes food safety seriously. We have a food-safety department dedicated to upholding the SCS Global Services Certification process which entails following a rigorous protocol for growing produce in a natural, clean, safe, and responsible way. We undergo GLOBAL G.A.P., GMP and Food Security audits, to ensure we are GFSI compliant, which allows us to sell anywhere in the world and it ensures a daily practice of specific hygiene is followed.
Our Certifications
CERTIFIED SUSTAINABLY GROWN
It took years of hard work, planning and preparation for Peri & Sons Farms to become the first domestic, onion farming operation to achieve the Sustainably Grown certification from SCS Global Services. The certification meets some of the world’s highest environmental, social, and economic criteria. Passing numerous, unscheduled audits that occur throughout the year, with high marks, requires an unwavering, company-wide commitment. We continue to uphold this important certification.
CERTIFIED USDA ORGANIC
Year-after-year since 2006 our onions have been Certified USDA Organic by Organic Certifiers -- https://organiccertifiers.com. Peri & Sons Farms organic onions continually meet, or even exceed, National Organic Program standards in accordance with the USDA’s and the EU’s strict government standards, procedures, and regulations.
Packed with flavor and nutritional value, our organic onions also provide peace of mind in knowing they are domestically grown and not imported from countries with little-to-no organic standards.
NO GMO FARM
All our onions, including our Sweetie Sweet® and Nevada White™ onions, are Non-Genetically Modified (GMO). We are a NO GMO farm operation. Our SCS Sustainable Farm certification ensures that no GMO products are involved in any way in our farming operation.
GMO foods/crops are ones that have had specific changes introduced in their DNA, using the methods of genetic engineering and which cannot occur naturally. In recent years GMO foods have become a popular topic of discussion and debate. As a family-owned company we understand these concerns.