Unboxed: 6 Demeter USA-certified foods that show biodynamic is rising
As consumers deepen their understanding of the connection between soil quality and food flavor and nutrition, biodynamic has ample room to grow.
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Made just with biodynamic organic whole wheat semolina grown in southern Italy, this vegan and nut-free pasta is extruded using bronze plates. Bronze plates allow the penne to achieve a rough texture so that sauce can better cling to the microscopic nooks and crannies.
Grown in Greece, Organic Divina's whole, biodynamic kalamata olives are packed with a straightforward blend of organic red wine vinegar and sea salt. Like many biodynamic products, Organic Divina also includes the USDA Organic seal, as Demeter USA is still lagging in market recognition.
Conscious rice company Lundberg Family Farms branches into biodynamic growing with this short-grain brown rice. The front of the package features ample certifications, including USDA Organic, Demeter certified, Non-GMO Project verified and 100% Whole Grain.
Grown in Paraguay, this Demeter USA-certified cane sugar is also fair trade certified, ensuring that farming cooperatives are well-paid for their products. Wholesome!'s sugar is made from cane juice that is evaporated and crystallized the same day it was harvested.
Based in Huntington, New York, Natural Nectar has created biodynamic flatbread crackers that are a delicious, crunchy platform for cheese, nut butters and more. Made with Demeter USA whole grain rye flour, whole grain spelt flour, spelt flakes and sea salt. Each two-slice serving offers 3 grams of fiber and just 60 calories.
Masterfully blended tomato sauce ingredients, including biodynamic tomatoes, extra-virgin olive oil, onions, carrots, basil, celery and salt, combine into this beautiful regenerative condiment. The parent company of Yellow Barn is Good Boy Organics, a brand that sells organic, kid-focused snacks.
Masterfully blended tomato sauce ingredients, including biodynamic tomatoes, extra-virgin olive oil, onions, carrots, basil, celery and salt, combine into this beautiful regenerative condiment. The parent company of Yellow Barn is Good Boy Organics, a brand that sells organic, kid-focused snacks.
Organic satisfies a need for food that was grown to certain standards. But can we do better than organic? What farming practice is even more regenerative for the environment?
Enter biodynamic farming, a method that treats the entire farm as one holistic entity to restore soil health, cultivate biodiversity and foster a triple bottom-line approach that includes ecological, social and, not to be undermined, economic sustainability. While biodynamic farming predates organic (it was first conceptualized by social activist Dr. Rudolf Steiner in the 1920s), it’s just starting to achieve greater notoriety and support. The chief biodynamic certifier, Demeter USA, is the most influential promoter of biodynamic ag, and works to educate consumers on what this method of growing actually means, and why it is worth supporting.
As consumers deepen their understanding of the connection between soil quality and food flavor and nutrition, biodynamic has ample room to grow. While the wine industry has embraced biodynamic agriculture (partly because this growing method produces excellent ingredients), natural food and beverage products that feature the biodynamic certification seal Demeter USA are growing in quantity. While supply still remains a challenge—it's very intensive to tend to a biodynamic farm—here are a few of our fave Demeter USA-certified products that help grow this movement.
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