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Barbara and Bob Sanderson

Barbara and Bob Sanderson

Jonathan's Sprouts, Rochester

Barbara and Bob Sanderson have been growing Jonathan's Sprouts in Rochester, Mass., since 1976. They grow beansprouts, alfalfa sprouts, and many other seed sprouts for sale to New England supermarkets and restaurants.

Barbara serves as treasurer of the Massachusetts Agricultural Promotion Board, and has been a member since the mid 1980s.

Barbara and Bob spearheaded the formation of the New England Sprout Growers Association. The International Sprout Growers Association is an off-shoot of the New England group.