[October 21, 2014]

Limoneira Hosts Sustainability Exchange

On October 15th and 16th, growers and distributors of Ventura County invited fresh produce industry members into their backyards for the Ventura County Sustainability Exchange. This unique collaborative event brought together top growers from throughout the region to put Ventura County on the map and showed the industry why it is the one-stop-shop for sustainably grown produce.

"Buyers from all over the country were impressed to see the substantial investments that Ventura County producers have made to incorporate sustainability into producing their products," said John Chamberlain, Director of Marketing for Limoneira. "The Ventura County Sustainability Exchange firmly established the county as the one-stop-shop for sustainable produce."

VCSE invitees were able to experience the operations of these growers first hand, as leading companies like Limoneira, Calavo, San Miguel Produce, Agromin, Deardorff Family Farms, and Houweling's Tomatoes invited them along for tours of their fields and facilities. For example, guests visited the Limoneira and Calavo Headquarters in Santa Paula, to tour their 2MG solar facilities and learn about their waste management practices and high density planting.

Star power was there to greet VCSE attendees throughout their stay. Refreshments were provided by Nobu mixologist Brian Leon in Limoneira's orchards. Dinner was catered by the culinary expertise of Chef Jason Collis, who turned the local produce of Ventura County's growers into gourmet culinary creations.

Before savoring Collins' cooking however, renowned comedian Patrick Martin took center-stage. With the same blend of humor and captivating visual illusions which has taken him before such prestigious audiences as the White House, the Olympic Arts Festival, and top Fortune 500 corporations, VCSE attendees were in for a night to remember.

Guest speakers during the event included Limoneira CEO Harold Edwards; the Agricultural Commissioner, Henry Gonzales; Food Share Inc. President, Bonie Weigel; and Kathleen Phillips, the Supply Chain Sustainability Manager for Pro*Act. More consumers than ever are looking for healthy, sustainable food choices. The search for products which retailers can sell to this growing body has led consumers, lead buyers and produce experts of all stripes to Ventura County.

The Ventura County Sustainability Exchange was orchestrated by Measure to Improve LLC; a sustainability consulting firm helping agricultural businesses optimize their programs for people, planet and profits.

About Limoneira Company

Limoneira Company, a 120-year-old international agribusiness headquartered in Santa Paula, California, has grown to become one of the premier integrated agribusinesses in the world. Limoneira (pronounced le mon?âra) is a dedicated sustainability company with approximately 10,000 acres of rich agricultural lands, real estate properties and water rights in California and Arizona. The Company is a leading producer of lemons, avocados, oranges, specialty citrus and other crops that are enjoyed throughout the world. For more about Limoneira Company, visit www.limoneira.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are based on Limoneira's current expectations about future events and can be identified by terms such as "expect," "may," "anticipate," "intend," "should be," "will be," "is likely to," "strive to," and similar expressions referring to future periods.

Limoneira believes the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable but cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, Limoneira cautions you against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. Factors which may cause future outcomes to differ materially from those foreseen in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:changes in laws, regulations, rules, quotas, tariffs and import laws; weather conditions that affect production, transportation, storage, import and export of fresh product; increased pressure from crop disease, insects and other pests; disruption of water supplies or changes in water allocations; pricing and supply of raw materials and products; market responses to industry volume pressures; pricing and supply of energy; changes in interest and currency exchange rates; availability of financing for land development activities; political changes and economic crises; international conflict; acts of terrorism; labor disruptions, strikes or work stoppages; loss of important intellectual property rights; inability to pay debt obligations; inability to engage in certain transactions due to restrictive covenants in debt instruments; government restrictions on land use; and market and pricing risks due to concentrated ownership of stock. Other risks and uncertainties include those that are described in Limoneira's SEC (News - Alert) filings, which are available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. Limoneira undertakes no obligation to subsequently update or revise the forward-looking statements made in this press release, except as required by law.

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