The wonderful folks at Village Harvest Rice shipped 2 boxes of goodies to me last week.
Our dedication to the finest quality food began long before the Village Harvest name. Since 1892 Village Harvest’s parent company Otis McAlister has been setting the standard of quality for grains and other products with the highest level of authenticity, taste and nutrition in mind. From these principles were born our highest ideal of rice and grains: Village Harvest.
Based in San Francisco, CA, Village Harvest originally imported and sold three types of rice sources uniquely from their traditional origins including Thai Jasmine Rice, Indian Basmati and Italian Arborio. The success of these products led to expanding the line with brown and organic choices in the same categories. And because we are constantly working to provide the best rice and grains the world has to offer, Golden Quinoa and GABA Rice are the latest additions to our collection.
While Village Harvest values tradition, we choose not to live in the past. That’s why we’ve introduced a brand new line of frozen whole grains, which promotes flavorful, healthy eating in our busy world. When it comes to our village, history is always in the making.
The Brown Jasmine Rice and Quinoa are staples in my kitchen so I was really excited to try additional products.
Sometimes I take a pass on cooking grains because they take time. Well, lucky for me, I got to try some of the frozen grains. These take minutes to cook–just empty the bag into a microwave dish, cook, and you’ve got whole grains to add to recipes.
I needed a quick lunch so I made a bag of the delicious wheatberry, barley, quinoa option that includes almonds and cranberries:
I added a chopped honey crisp apple, a few extra dried cranberries, raisins, and a splash of apple cider vinegar. Next time if I have roasted butternut squash on hand, I’ll add that, too.
Delicious, fresh, and filling
I also received a bag of Farro Perlato which is a grain I haven’t been able to find in local stores. I look forward to cooking that up and maybe creating a Thanksgiving recipe. Farro has twice the protein and fiber as traditional wheat and looks like it will be great to add to soups and stews.
A big Thank You to Village Harvest for letting me stock my freezer and kitchen cabinets with good-for-me (and tasty) grains!
Village Harvest is on Twitter and Facebook–they have a fun way to get a free product. Be a “Grain Ambassador”–take a picture of yourself and a Village Harvest product at the grocery store, submit it via Facebook, and you get a coupon for a free product.
Have you tried Village Harvest products? Favorite grain?
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I am loving anything with cranberries this year, I know everyone in blog-land is obsessed with pumpkin but I am just not feeling it this year. I am definately going to have to keep an eye out for this the next time I am at the store.
Ohh I don’t think ‘ve tried their stuff before! Looks like I’ll have to keep an eye out for them at the grocery store! 🙂 YUM!
sounds pretty cool! because I am celiac, I am a fan of gluten free oat bran. I just love the texture
Yum, Village Harvest looks delish!
Yum! I’ve never heard of Village Harvest, but it looks great!
Thanks so much Nicole! We think your blog is pretty special too. Please let us know if you or your readers have additional questions about our products.
I’m heading to the health food store after work. I need to stock up on quinoa and rice.
I am not familiar with this brand, I like the blend variety though! I tend to shop from the bulk section for my grains. I love Jasmine and black rice. Oats are a staple and I need to make my way back to quinoa and I have never bought barley, odd huh?? Good post!!
Thank you. Barley is so filling! I’ve purchased hull-less barley – it’s a bit chewy but is a favorite “comfort food” grain.