Organic Express was founded in 1995 by Paul Johnson in San Francisco. Paul was frustrated by the inconvenience of shopping for organic foods. Searching for alternatives, and being dissatisfied with everything he found, Paul decided to create what he was looking for. He gathered up a few friends as customers and started what is now known as Organic Express. Using a small bedroom as an office and a 2-car garage as a warehouse, Paul would buy produce in bulk, divide it among his friends and deliver it to their homes.