Growing up to be a mermaid
A few years ago, Courtney Boyd Myer (also known as CBM), discovered ocean farming and was hooked. After visiting her first kelp farm and learning that kelp can sequester 20x the carbon of land-based plants, she started Akua to create food (and potentially in the future, beverage) products featuring seagreens.
Kelp Jerky is Akua's first product and the company recently added a kelp pasta.
A conversation with CBM
The Regenerative Marketplace
At Bumbleroot, the knowledge that we can vote for a better planet with our food choices drives us everyday.
Throughout the years, we've met incredible producers and food company founders that have created fantastic products featuring ingredients that are grown or produced with regenerative practices - meaning they are leaving the land, water, and air better than they found it.
Regenerative Marketplace curates better for you, better for the planet food products. You'll find your Bumbleroot favorites, but you'll also find bison jerky, persimmon vinegar, lentils, kelp jerky and more.
When you order from the marketplace, you'll get products that have been vetted by our team. We know each company personally. They'll be shipped to you in one shipment, meaning you don't have to go to multiple websites to find these great products.
Roam Free Bison Bites
Roam Free follows the ethos “from our land to your hand”. Jon Sepp and Brittany Master raise bison on their Montana ranch, regenerating the land by creating an environment that mimics the native habitat of the bison and their ancient grazing patterns.
By rotating the bison across fresh grass over short periods of time, in the way that wild Bison moved, Jon and Brittany are preserving native grasslands, the number one most endangered ecosystem in North America.
Roam Free’s Bison bites add simple ingredients to bison meat sourced directly from the ranch. A fan favorite, Original is their most popular flavor. A traditional mix of pepper and hickory smoke.
Akua Kelp Jerky
Akua’s Sesame & Nori Sea Salt flavor is made for ocean lovers, and fans of typical nori sheet snacks who want a more satiating and nourishing way to eat seagreens. Combined with nori flakes and sea salts, this slightly messy treat is packed with umami delight.
All flavors of Kelp Jerky are delicious, nutrient dense, high-protein, and energy-supporting snacks made with regeneratively ocean-farmed kelp from the pristine waters of Maine, with top quality shiitake mushrooms, and superfoods.
White Buffalo Land Trust Persimmon Vinegar
White Buffalo Land Trust's Persimmon Vinegar is uniquely delicious, healthy, and simple. It’s good for you, good for farmers, good for the planet, and is locally grown and produced on California’s Central Coast. The White Buffalo Land Trust believes food can and should be part of the solution to climate change and regenerating our ecosystems and communities.
Timeless Petite Crimson Lentils
Petite Crimson Lentils are petite, delicate, quick cooking, and slightly sweet to the taste. Thought to have originated in Turkey, they have been the foundation of Near Eastern cuisine ever since. The biblical story of Jacob and his brother Esau, revolves around the bartering of Esau’s birthright as oldest son for a simple bowl of lentil stew (Genesis 29-34). It was described as a “red stew” and is assumed to be a thick soup made of red lentils.
Petite Crimsons cook in 5 to 10 minutes, transforming into golden pearls when completely done. Great for Indian masoor dal recipes, pureed soups, and ready-in-minutes side dishes. Blend them in as a colorful and healthy addition to cooked rice, or add them to pasta sauce for a meatless Italian meal.
Timeless Black Beluga Lentils
Originally named for its semblance to caviar, Black Beluga Lentils® have caught the attention of chefs the world over. Rich in flavor and deeply satisfying, Timeless Foods' Black Beluga Lentils® have an amazing 24% protein content, the highest of any lentil.
This gem is a great choice for dramatic side dishes, pilafs, and as a bed for fish. Black Belugas Lentils® cook in about 20 minutes at a simmer.
Timeless Black Butte Chickpeas
These very special chickpeas are unique to Timeless and are an extremely versatile product with a delicate aroma and subtle flavor profile.
And did we say nutritious? Oh my! Timeless's latest nutrition testing gave these results: low fat, no cholesterol, extremely low sodium and low natural sugar, and – a real protein punch, with an added kick of iron and potassium. Can you say healthful eating? An ideal plant-forward protein for any meal.
