We have added our Maple Rosemary granola and muesli to the online store! A new batch is being made tonight, so make sure to order yours soon.
Read MoreThis is part of what I love about working with refugees:it’s a daily reminder that we—our city, our country, and despite all our own problems—can still be a place of hope and refuge and opportunity for people who feel lucky to be alive.My feeling is that now is an important a time as any in our country’s history to be welcoming refugees—and for our own sake.We have a lot to learn from them.
Read MoreI’m working on a little story about Zaid and Maitham, the two Iraqi refugees who have been working with us the last few months, so make sure you check back in with us in a few.Especially those of you who frequent the farmer’s markets where they sell our granola might enjoy hearing more about these brothers and their adventures on their journey from Baghdad to Providence.
Read MorePina Colola will amaze you if you're lucky enough to get some before we sell out. It's made with low-sugar pineapple, premium macadamia nuts, and organic coconut flakes.
Read MoreMay's Recipe of the Month is Salted Mango Pomegranate.
Read MoreBasically, muesli is a breakfast cereal, similar to granola, consisting of rolled oats and fruit.
Read MoreDon't underestimate the power of the granola.
Read MoreSpring is here and it's brought a delicious new flavor with it, Apricot Marzipan!
Read MoreCherry Chocolate,
" a delightful combination of Ghirardelli chocolate, and bright, tart cherries, orange peel, kirsch, zante currants, (along with all the other good granola-y ingredients).
Read MoreFor too long, and with mixed results, we’ve ceded job development to large public investments and the promise of tax breaks for large corporations. We are interested in exploring the impact of social enterprises on the community, reducing costs to welfare and income supports, and generating economic benefits for our localities.
Read MoreYou will notice that all our granola now comes in clear, resealable plastic bags which significantly extends the shelf life. We also are now offering granola in bulk 5lb bags, Originola 6-packs, and pre-paid granola of the month subscriptions. Remember to consider a Granola-of-the-Month club subscription over the holidays for those hard-to-buy-for people in your life (your boss, special clients, your Aunt Tilly...)
Read MoreHi faithful and most patient granola friends. Contrary to any rumors or assumptions based on our hiatus in communication, the Providence Granola Project is very much alive. It was an exceptionally busy summer for me and Geoff—both in our regular jobs and with the Granola Project—and updating our blog was one of the first things to go… but we are still here and kicking.
Read MoreWe’d also like to request that anyone making orders (aside from restaurants and hotels who use another system) do it through the online ordering system. It’s been a challenge to keep on top of special requests and phone or email orders, so in order to minimize errors, please order through the providencegranola.com website.
Read MoreAs I was saying, when you go out to eat, order something you can make at home. That way, if it’s really good, you can start making it at home.
Read MoreIt’s May and, while supplies last, we are proud to introduce Mochaccino Hazelnut--a dark, complex, mildly sweet, very grown-up granola with hazelnuts, Zante currants, coffee, and organic Dagoba cacao, laced with 3-fold top-notch vanilla, and oh-so-sophisticated roasted hazelnut oil (and, no doubt some top secret ingredient that even I’ve probably never heard of before).
Read MoreSomeone emailed for ingredients on April’s Got the Blues which I’d promised but forgot to include.Here they are—by memory, no recipe:oats (org), barley (org), sucanat, coconut (org), Zante currents, apricot kernel oil, canola oil (expeller pressed), dried blueberries, ground pecans, sesame seeds (org), sunflower seeds (org), oat bran (org), wheat germ, honey, CA apricots (unsulfured), flax seeds (org), apricot fruit spread (org, fruit-sweetened), walnuts, pecans, vanilla, almond extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, sea salt.We have exactly 10 bags left, so today’s probably your last chance to order one.
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