Organic Flavor: 479º Popcorn
We all recognize them. As soon as you see one of those giant tins in your office, or at someone’s home, you know immediately that it’s going to be filled with flavored popcorn….
Heirloom Grains: Timeless Natural Food
I don’t know enough about the agricultural history of the United States to explain why particular grains and legumes are grown or not grown here. But somewhere along the line, the U.S. became…
Flaxtastic: Barlean’s Organic Oils
It’s hard to believe, but for once I might have been ahead of the nutritional curve. It has been with something of a sense of wonder that I’ve read about health claims for…
Food for Life: Sacred Sprouted Grains
“Take also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentils, and millet, and spelt, and put them in one vessel, and make bread of it.” Biblical verses are not my strong point,…
Massa Organics: Wholesome Rice
Time and again, I’ve heard it said that all products need a good story behind them. Here is a great story. In 1916, Manuel Fonseca planted rice near Chico, CA. In 1997, Fonseca’s…
Sensible Foods – Crunch Dried Snacks
Be honest, now. Do you get in enough servings of fruits and vegetables every day? I’m one of the most food-conscious people I know, and I still don’t eat as much produce as…
Nothin’ but Corn: Farmer Steve’s Popcorn
Wanna see something really scary? Go into your local supermarket and look at the ingredients on a box of microwave popcorn! You’ll find partially hydrogenated oils, artificial flavors, and preservatives galore. Even the…
Wild Harvest: Northwest Wildfoods Company
Washington State is justly famous for many things — among them, it’s beautiful landscape, including luxuriant woodlands and the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. Within these thickly-wooded regions grows a bounty of beautiful…
Lagier Ranches: Almond Butter, Preserves & Snacks
It’s a nutritional powerhouse, containing nutrients such as protein, magnesium, and Vitamin E in significant quantities. It’s delicious. And it’s been unjustly maligned for years now for its high fat content. I’m talking…
Food for Thought
I understand that many people don’t want to consume sugar these days, even if it’s organic and/or unrefined. If you’re looking for an alternative to sugar in fruit preserves, well, there are plenty…
Chocolatiers in America: Antoine Amrani
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. With due apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning, I have a new deep affection; it’s reserved for something slightly less spiritual than her passion,…
Shiloh Farms: Sprouted Goodness
The movement is called Essential Eating. One of its core principles is the consumption of sprouted whole grain flour. According to the Essential Eating website, when a whole grain sprouts, it becomes a…
November 18, 2015
Mrs. Kimberly Leonard — Dear Harmless Harvest,
Where do I begin? It's hard to choose the correct words to say THANK YOU! You...
September 1, 2015
Kelly Sims — Gwen,
I live in Durham and I see it all the time, sometimes on sale at Kroger and Harris Teeter.
Kelly...
