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Our Beginning:
We discovered Red Fife wheat from a well known cookbook author and friend (Naomi Duguid). It’s a wheat that dates back to the 19th century settlement of Otonabee Township Ontario. This versatile and very flavorful grain, which helped settle the Canadian prairies, became the perfect muse for the crackers. We began thinking about how we could bring Red Fife products to farmers markets and began experimenting with crackers. Among the many people that sampled our crackers was Elizabeth Harris – Founder/Manager of the Brickworks and Riverdale farmers’ markets. Elizabeth loved them and gave samples to Chefs Jamie Kennedy and Anthony Rose, formally of the Drake – they were impressed! The next spring we were at the market and have been growing ever since!
Our Name:
We named the crackers after our daughter, Evelyn. She was 2 years old at the time and so intense in everything she did – walking, jumping, talking- we approached the crackers in the same way! As she is getting older we realize we are creating a transparency in the food system that will offer her more food choices in the years to come.
Our Future:
Being part of the Local and Slow Food Movements is key for us– educating, spreading the word and creating new products from these local grains in as many formats as possible. With more cookies, granola, new cracker flavors and cereals we can help ensure agricultural diversity by keeping these ancient grains alive.
Recent Mentions:
City Bites Magazine April 2012
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Ottawa Citizen March 2012
