Why Whole Grain?
Our aim at Tommy’s Whole Grain is to create the best tasting breads and pastries while reducing food waste, and increasing the nutrient density of our food.
We want to expand our whole grain community to include not only bakers, growers and millers, but also everybody and anybody. Ultimately, we want to see more people enjoying whole grains than ever before!
Because Flavour Matters.
Whole Grains offer a wonderfully diverse array of tastes and flavours, flavours you just don’t get with conventional white flours. Rye, Spelt, Einkorn, and Marquis grains - just to name a few- all have different flavour characteristics which bring out the best baking. From nutty, to lactic, from earthy, to fruity, there is a big world of grains out there that all have unique profiles and different things to offer. Whole Grain doesn’t mean overly dense or dry, that’s a complete misconception! At Tommy’s Whole Grain, we know that Whole Grains in fact makes tastier food with more variety and therefore better baking.
Because Our Environmental Impact Matters.
What if we were able to reduce food waste by 20%? What if we were able to increase the micronutrients in flour by 95%? Whole grain flour is a necessary piece to how we fight the climate crisis, and build healthier communities. With the rising costs of goods and services, we cannot afford to discard one-fifth of our crops, and the portion containing nearly all the nutrition.
As food producers, we are responsible toward our community. We want to share the most nutritionally and environmentally beneficial food with everyone. We partner with regional small-scale organic grain growers, so we can support the farmers doing the most important work to ensure the food system is equitable and resilient. We are especially excited to be working closely with BC farmers, including sourcing organic grains from Cedar Isle Farms in Agassiz, BC.
Because Health Matters.
Whole Grains contain high amounts of fibre, iron, B and E vitamins like folate and niacin. These micronutrients are important for healthy immune systems, brain function, and reproductive health. As bakers at Tommy’s Whole Grain, we have to do what we can to ensure these nutrients are present in the food we make. Producing food using whole grains ensures that all 21 micronutrients found in wheat are present. Let’s keep these valuable nutrients in our food like nature intended!
