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Your Vote Counts! ARCADIA BIOSCIENCES, INC. 2023 Annual Meeting Vote by June 5, 2023 11:59 PM ET ARCADIA BIOSCIENCES, INC. 5950 SHERRY LANE SUITE 215 DALLAS, TX 75225 V15496-P94164 You invested in ARCADIA BIOSCIENCES, INC. and it’s time to vote! You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy material for the stockholder meeting to be held on June 6, 2023. Get informed before you vote View the Notice and Proxy Statement and Annual Report online OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting prior to May 23, 2023. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future stockholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy. For complete information and to vote, visit www.ProxyVote.com Control # Smartphone users Point your camera here and vote without entering a control number Vote in Person at the Meeting* June 6, 2023 1:00 p.m. Central Time Lobby Conference Room A 5956 Sherry Lane Dallas, TX 75225 *Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance. At the meeting, you will need to request a ballot to vote these shares. V1.1

Vote at www.ProxyVote.com THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming stockholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters. Board Recommends Voting Items 1. To elect two Class II directors to hold office until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified: Nominees: For 01) Deborah Carosella 02) Gregory D. Waller 2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. For For 3. To approve, on a nonbinding advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. NOTE: The proxies are authorized to vote in their discretion upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Our Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the election of the director nominees named in Proposal No. 1 of the Proxy Statement, FOR the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm as described in Proposal No. 2 of the Proxy Statement, and FOR the approval, on a nonbinding advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers as described in Proposal No. 3 of the Proxy Statement. Prefer to receive an email instead? While voting on www.ProxyVote.com, be sure to click “Delivery Settings”. V15497-P94164