Story Archives of 'Gary Hirshberg'

One year after NHPR first went on the air, educator, activist and Granite State native Gary Hirshberg opened a 7-cow organic farming school in Londonderry and began to make yogurt. Fast forward nearly a quarter century and Stonyfield Farms is the world’s leading organic yogurt producer, boasting annual sales of $260 million. But Hirshberg is known for more than just making good yogurt, he’s been honored as a corporate and environmental leader. In our latest installment of the 25 in 25 series, we talk with Gary Hirshberg about his career, the organic movement and how the business climate has changed in New Hampshire over the past quarter century.

Guest

• Gary Hirshberg, president and CEO of Stonyfield Farm

Gary Hirshberg has skillfully married stewardship to the environment with success in business. From his years as an environmental educator and director of an organic farming school, Gary Hirshberg became a yogurt maker and founder of Stonyfield Farm, where he saw his company grow to its current $172 million annual sales level with distribution in all 50 states. He has won numerous awards for corporate and environmental leadership, including the 1999 Global Green USA�s Cross Millennium Award, inspired by Mikhail Gorbachev. He was named Business NH Magazine�s �Business Person of the Year� and is the founder of The Social Venture Institute, a boot camp for entrepreneurs.