The Crunchy “Summer of Granola” or … How to “Unleash Your Inner Hippie”

Jody Nagel’s business story begins in 1969, in the “summer of granola.” Her mother Samantha (formerly known as Florence before a 1960s-inspired name change) whipped up her first batch of granola. Over time, the batches evolved with new ingredients and new techniques, raising the bar of deliciousness each and every…

Thomas Jefferson

Smithsonian.com, the Smithsonian Institution's blog, posted an interesting write-up today on Presidential Food Facts. John Adams drank beer or hard cider for breakfast, Abraham Lincoln loved gingerbread cookies, and Thomas Jefferson (during his tenure as Secretary of State in the George Washington administration) stocked his cellar in Philadelphia (then our…

Cabin Fever

The words "maple syrup" fall so easily in line with words such as breakfast, snow, New England, and cabins. When pouring that golden goodness on your pancakes or waffles (oatmeal or french toast...) does your imagination ever take off to a cabin set back in the woods?  The kind with…