At One Degree Organic Foods, we believe in the connection between healthy soil, crops, and people. We are passionate about clean, nourishing foods and providing 100% transparency in the food that you eat. Kirk Riste believes in clean, organic ingredients and values their connection with consumers just as much as we do. We are proud…
One Degree grains have a natural sweetness that isn’t entirely the result of their sunny dispositions. The grains we use to make our breads, cereals and flour are sprouted, and that means nature has added its own spoonfuls of sweetness. When a grain begins to sprout, the plant releases natural sugars to sustain it during…
The pursuit of the highest quality organic ingredients often takes you full circle. By seeking the most advanced technologies, the most innovative farms and mills, you ultimately discover families with deep roots and enduring values whose business model is as old as the earth: respect the land, farm with integrity, and realize that the greatest…
A visit to Roy Brewin’s farm on a sunny day feels like stepping into a pocket of sunshine. Here, in what Roy calls the “California of Canada,” rugged wheat is standing tall thanks to a sunlight and mountain water diet. “I think it’s a combination of the irrigation water from the Rocky Mountains being pure…
In our quest for the highest quality non-GMO yeast we could find, we discovered a pioneering producer that has been cultivating this essential baking ingredient for almost two centuries. Lesaffre Yeast first began making yeast in Northern France in 1853 and has remained true to its artisan roots ever since. Louis Lesaffre and Louis Bonduelle,…
Where can a devotion to finding pure, honest food sources take you? For One Degree, it took us 5000 feet underground and far back in time. That’s the source of the purest salt we’ve ever found -- or ever tasted. Within a labyrinth of alabaster tunnels deep within the earth, the Real Salt company of…
Beyond Bulgaria’s charming townships and impressive castle fortresses are lands flush with bright flora. There are valleys of soft pink roses and rows of swaying lavender crops—fields that have earned the Balkan country a spot among the world’s top rose oil and lavender oil producers, even ahead of France. There are also horizons alight with…
Thinking organically tends to be an uplifting experience, in so many ways. When individuals consider the source, substance and consequences of their food, they begin to lift their gaze from the artificial to the real, from the processed to the natural. Making organic choices elevates consciousness and heightens the flavorful sensations of every meal. It…
In a world transformed by a global pandemic, closed borders, travel restrictions, and public health orders have put plans to visit our new farmers on hold. No one can say when we’ll be able to safely meet our farmers in person to capture their stories on video again. But in an upended world, one thing…