NRDC’s 2010 Growing Green Awards winner in the Business Leader category, Karl Kupers is co-founder of Shepherd’s Grain, LLC, which aims to reconnect growers and consumers through the sale of sustainably farmed wheat from more than 30 growers throughout the Northwestern United States. Shepherd’s Grain fosters environmental and community health by requiring no-tillage growing methods, which reduce global warming pollution and increase soil productivity for generations to come. With a pioneering pricing model, Shepherd’s Grain has empowered its growers to profit from higher levels of environmental stewardship.