PRODUCTS

Please review the products below and fill out our contact form with  your order.
​ Pick up is available after every Wednesday at the Purple Carrot in Lethbridge Alberta.
Payments can be made by e-transfer to vangarderenranch@gmail.com

Our products are also sold at the Purple Carrot, Broxburn Fruits and Vegetables (both in Lethbridge and at the Broxburn stand at Crossroad farmers market Calgary South), Roots and Fruits on Highway 845 between Picture Butte and Coaldale ,Prairie Hill Farms, Picture Butte and Sunshine Garden Market, Coalhurst
You can also order our products @ https://growingfromthegroundup.org/​ 

Flours and Grains

RYE FLOUR UNSIFTED
​$2.50/lb

 
Rye is a cereal grass closely related to wheat and barley, with famous taste. It is used in cereal mixes and ground into flour for bread, pumpernickel, and crisp bread. Whole rye also makes nutritious and tasty sprouts.  Rye retains more nutrients than wheat because the germ and bran are harder to separate from the kernel. This makes rye a healthy option for those seeking to control their weight. Its dietary fiber swells up when it absorbs liquid, and rye quickly gives us the feeling of satiety or being full. One cup of cooked rye berries supplies 24 grams of fiber and an impressive 26 grams of protein. Rye contains gluten, but it contains less than wheat. Perhaps North America's best-known famous pure rye product is rye bread. Grind whole rye into your fresh rye flour; rye flour is an integral part of sourdough starters used to make sourdough bread. 
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RYE FLOUR SIFTED
$3.00/lb

Rye Flour, with the bran sifted out


Rye is an excellent source of selenium and manganese and also contains magnesium in good amounts. It also contains good amounts of  cholesterol,  lowering B vitamins folate, riboflavin, niacin and thiamin.
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RYE BERRIES
​$2.50/lb

 Rye can also be cooked up like rice for pilafs and risottos. Stored in a resealable bag or an airtight container, whole rye berries will keep for six months or more on a cool, dry pantry shelf or 12 months in the freezer. 

SPELT FLOUR UNSIFTED
$3.00 / lb

• Stone-milled
• Whole grain
• low on gluten
• easy to digest

​Spelt is an old fashioned grain, low in gluten and easy to digest.
Our grains are naturally grown, no fertilizer and no chemicals used!
Our flour is stone-milled- all vitamins and nutrients are preserved  

• Full taste
• Whole product, nothing added or taken away

Spelt can be a substitute for white all-purpose flour. However, spelt is low on gluten and easy to digest but won’t give you high rising bread.
Spelt is also known for its nutty taste, you can use less sweetening in your baking because of its taste.
Spelt will give floppy dough and your cookies will turn out flat. By adding 1 tbsp starch, for each cup flour used, you can avoid this.
Spelt should not be overmixed, 5 minutes of mixing is enough

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SPELT FLOUR SIFTED
​$3.00/lb

Spelt is an ancient grain and comes as a whole wheat full of nutrients and fiber. It is an alternative to wheat flour and is enjoyed by many who cannot tolerate wheat as it contains less gluten; however, it is not gluten free.
​This kind has the bigger pieces of bran sifted out.


Spelt flour is often used in muffins, banana bread, pancakes, waffles, and similar baking goods. For use with cookies, add 1 tbsp of starch with every cup of flour.
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SPELT BERRIES
$2.50/lb

​Highly nutritious, spelt has a deep, nutty flavor with high fiber, iron, niacin, B vitamins, magnesium and manganese. It also has high water solubility, so its nutrients are easily absorbed into the body.

Red Fife Flour Sifted
​$3.00/lb

• Ancient Grain​
• whole Grain
  
• Stone-milled
  

Red Fife is an ancient grain, that originally comes from the Ukraine. 
 Milled into whole grain flour Red Fife is excellent for making artisan breads, bagels, pizza dough, pretzels, crackers, pancakes, waffles, and a variety of yeasted baked goods. Red Fife makes a robust bread that has outstanding flavor and texture. Red Fife flour can be used as a direct substitute for whole wheat flour.

Red Fife Berries
​$2.50/lb

• Sprout whole grains after rinsing well and sprinkle on salads, sandwiches, and juice into smoothies.
• ​​100% whole grain, rich in fiber, a good source of protein, iron, thiamin B1, niacin B3, magnesium, and copper. 

Miller's Bran 
​$1.00/lb

Add into your smoothies, yoghurt, granola, breads, muffins etc. for extra fibers

White Whole Wheat Flour
​$2.00/lb

This flour comes sifted and has the big bran removed for a softer flour. Ideal for bread and bread machine baking, this wheat variety yields a lighter texture and colour than other whole wheat flours with an excellent nutrient profile. Hard White Wheat is a Non-GMO variety with no major genes for bran colour as traditional red wheat does. Therefore, its bran is both lighter in colour and sweeter in flavour. Hard white wheat’s less acidic taste means that baked goods will require less added sweetener to attain the same level of sweetness when baking with traditional flour. It also delivers superb baking performance and mixes well with other flours. And nutritionally, Hard White Wheat is a whole grain winner – a good source of protein, calcium, iron, fiber, B vitamins, and phosphorous

Hard White Spring Wheat Berries $1.75/lb

• Source of protein, calcium, iron, fiber, B vitamins, and phosphorous. 
• ​Can be used for sprouting or cooked  in pilafs and cereals.

All Purpose Flour
​$1.75/lb

This is our white wheat flour  finely sifted for a soft product. It still contains portions of all the parts of the grains, including the oils of the germs. Which gives this flour a richer taste.


All-purpose flour can be used in all your baking.




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Oats Flour

Not available yet

Oats Groats

Not available yet

• Oats are a very good source of manganese, selenium, magnesium, zinc and phosphorus.
• Oats are the only cereal grain containing a globulin type protein called ‘avenalin’ (also found in legumes) which is easily digested and approved for celiac free diets.

Rolled Oats

Not available yet

Buckwheat flour
​$4.50/lb

Buckwheat is not a wheat but family from Rhubarb.
Buckwheat naturally contains no gluten and is a staple in gluten-free baking. Substitute nutritious Buckwheat flour for any other flour in baked goods where its not required that the dough rise, such as cookies, pancakes and crepes, biscuits or muffins. 
Our Buckwheat flour is milled from dehulled groats. It has an earthy and nutty taste that mixes well with other flours. Buckwheat groats are a good source of manganese, magnesium, copper, zinc and dietary fiber, and two flavonoids that help promote health and soothe inflammation: rutin and quercetin. The protein in buckwheat is high in quality and balanced with all essential amino acids, including lysine

Buckwheat Groats
​$4.50/lb

• A satisfying and delicious source of high quality gluten-free vegetable protein.
• Low in Saturated Fat, and very low in cholesterol and sodium, 
• Very high in carbohydrates (80%) and in antioxidants, as well as in numerous minerals and vitamins such as zinc, copper, and niacin and manganese.
• Use buckwheat groats in soups, salads and cereals

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Buckwheat Hulls
​$1.50/lb

Buckwheat hulls are fluffy and soft and have a high absorbance of moisture. this makes it ideal for nesting material in your chicken coop. Eggs will go down in the fluffy material and the high absorbance of the hulls will keep your eggs  clean.
It also makes an excellent filling for pillows etc.

BROWN WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR $1.50 / lb

• Stone-milled
• Whole grain
• High in fiber

Whole wheat flour is a good source of fiber and high in protein. It also contains nutrients from the whole grain.
 7/8 cup whole wheat flour substitutes for 1 cup of white flour.


Whole wheat flour is often used in pancakes, bread, and muffins. It is a favorite flour for baking bread.

WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR SIFTED $1.50/lb

This variety comes  with  the  bigger pieces of bran sifted out for a softer flour
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WHOLE WHEAT BERRIES
(hard red spring wheat)$1.25/lb

  A wheat kernel has three parts: the bran, the endosperm, and the germ. The bran yields dietary fiber and Iron. The germ contains protein; vitamin E; B vitamins, phytonutrients, and omega-3 fatty acids. 

​The grains can be used for cooking, sprouting and in breads as a seed