Lundberg Family Farms, a provider of organic and eco-farmed rice with 182 employees, started its garden one year ago. The garden is a natural extension of Lundberg's already successful wellness programs and benefits. 

Tim Schultz, vice president of administration, credits the garden and all of the company's wellness programs with improving employees' health, reducing absenteeism, increasing productivity, strengthening loyalty and lowering healthcare costs. “We've heard a lot of really positive testimony from employees in terms of how it's improved their health,” said Schultz.