News — organic

In August, Michele had the wonderful opportunity to visit the farm in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where Bay State Milling grows the organic oats we bake with, and our head baker Griff and operations manager Sam came along for the experience. Following are Griff's photos and observation of this experience: Our time in Saskatoon was an extremely eye opening experience.  First-hand interaction with our ingredients, ingredient suppliers, and the farmers that live and breathe their craft enhanced my perspective of the how people with varying interests and expertise are able to gain mutual benefit from each other's success. Our strength at Michele’s...

When Michele, our head baker Griff and operations manager Sam visited the farm in Saskatchewan where Bay State Milling harvests the oats we bake with, they also had the opportunity to see how teamwork and technology come together to process our oats before they make it to our kitchen. Following are Griff's photos and observation of this experience: Our visit to MGM's Seed and Grain processing plant was our first stop during our time in Saskatoon and really set the tone for the rest of our trip.  We were welcomed with open arms by friendly faces and treated to a...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Michele's Granola to Add Former Spring Seasonal Lemon Pistachio to Year-Round Lineup  Customer and industry accolades inspire granola brand to add seasonal flavor to year-round lineup Timonium, Maryland (September 10, 2019) – In response to major industry recognition and customer demand, Baltimore-based granola company Michele’s Granola is adding its spring seasonal Lemon Pistachio granola to its year-round lineup. Michele’s Lemon Pistachio Granola won the Specialty Food Association’s bronze sofi™ award in spring 2019 and is a finalist for the 2019 Natural Products Expo East NEXTY award, the winner of which will be announced September 12. Founder and...

More than 13 years after Michele sold her first bag of handmade granola at a farmers market, the farmers market is still a wonderful place to connect directly with our customers and try new and innovative flavors. In fact, some of our most popular new varieties--including Cranberry Pecan, Lemon Pistachio and Toasted Muesli--made their debut at the farmers market where they were tested and tweaked before they made it into our lineup. This spring, we asked our team to tap into their wildest imaginations to suggest new and innovative granola flavors featuring their favorite ingredients, and they delivered a long list that...