Zaid's story

This 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.

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Bananas Foster Baby!

I’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.

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Free Granola Offer - Check it!

You 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...)

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Salted Mango Pomegranate

Hi 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.

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Summer Slow-down

We’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.

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Helpful Cooking Suggestion #1

Someone 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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