Burkart Organics

Burkart Organics

In the spirit of summer we found the best fresh dried fruit around at Burkart Organics. For 50 years and across 3 generations the Burkart family has been at the forefront of the sustainable food movement. Their story starts with Grandma Burkart who in the 1920’s and 1930’s grew up on a farm that used sustainable/organic practices. They were one of the first in their county to become Certified Organic in 1979. The Burkart family farms span close to 100 acres in the beautiful San Joaquin Valley of Centeral California. Every aspect of their process is what makes their fruit the best quality.

Burkart Organics hand packages their fruit, it is then cut by hand, tended to by hand and finally picked up and bagged by hand. NO machines, everything is done the old fashioned way.  It doesn’t stop there they leave out any and all preservatives, sulfur, sugars, or concentrates and only include all natural sun-dried sweetness in every bag.

Sweetened by the sun, tended to by hand and sealed with love. 

Sulfur dioxide or sulfite is a preservative used in most dried fruits and its known to worsen asthma and pose other serious health risks.  You can tell an organic dried fruit from a dried fruit with preservatives because the color is unnatural.

All Natural Freshly Dried Bags of Fruit:

  • Peach (White and Yellow)
  • Nectarine (White and Yellow)
  • Persimmon Chips
  • Apricot
  • Jujube (AKA Chinese Date)
  • Mixed Bag A (Persimmon Chip, White Nectarine, Apricot, Flame Raisin, Jujube)
  • Mixed Bag B (Persimmon Chip, White Nectarine, Yellow Peach, Apricot, Jujube)

In case you are not familiar with the Jujube. Here’s a quick Jujube 101.

 The jujube is a super fruit used in Chinese medicine AKA the Chinese Date. It is said to purify the blood, spleen, liver, good for digestion, headaches, and blood circulation. Jujube is a fruit that is mildly sweet, and also used in soup, rice, and tea recipes. – learn more about the rest of these super fruits at BurkartOrganics.com.

After packaging the best dried fruit ever, they didn’t stop there. 

When your next sugar craving strikes, grab a bag of Burkart Organics Dried Fruit, for a super healthy, sweet treat!

Who is Betty Lou’s?

Who is Betty Lou’s?

Have you heard of Betty Lou’s Inc.?

Introducing a snack so good it will make you forget all about Snickers, so clean you don’t even have to call it a cheat snack; and a company with a personality as flavorful as their treats!

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Meet a chef who likes the sweeter side of life, but never cuts corners to live it! 

Inspired over 32 years ago she started baking clean treats for her two sons. By clean treats we mean she cut out refined sugar, zip, none! Unfortunately, today many kids only eat sweets containing this harmful substance. You would be surprised where it comes up in their diet, let’s just say school lunches are a major source (see just how much in this Ted Talk by Chef Jamie Oliver). However, this was not the case with Betty Lou’s kids, she educated them with a children’s book. 

This is probably the most important part of the whole story, children need to be taught at a young age about nutrition.

“I read the book Sugar Blues to my boys,” confesses Betty Lou “They didn’t want sugar after I read that to them.”

She replaced this toxic ingredient with honey and brown rice syrup. In our April box we featured her delicious Nut Butter Balls and Smackers, two delectable caramel peanut flavor snacks. These snacks have loads of protein are Non GMO and Gluten Free. So if you’re looking for a treat to satisfy a sweet tooth and give you some great nutrition, look no further. Betty Lou’s has something for the whole family.

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