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MEET FONIO, THE AFRICAN

SUPERGRAIN!

Fonio grain
Ancient Egypt fonio

REFERRED TO AS ‘THE SEED OF THE UNIVERSE’ BY THE DOGON PEOPLE OF MALI, AND WORSHIPED BY PHARAOHS AS A GUIDE TO THE AFTERLIFE, FONIO IS A SACRED ANCIENT GRAIN THAT’S BEEN GROWN IN WEST AFRICA FOR OVER 5,000 YEARS!

 

LIGHT, FLUFFY, GLUTEN-FREE, AND BLOOD SUGAR-FRIENDLY, FONIO IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S OLDEST, MOST NUTRIENT-RICH, AND MOST SUSTAINABLE GRAINS! 


RICE & QUINOA’S BEST ALTERNATIVE. FONIO IS PERFECT FOR SALADS, HEALTHY BOWLS, STIR-FRIES, SWALLOWS, TASTY SIDES, OR EVEN PORRIDGE.

 

READY IN 3 MN, FONIO IS ALSO THE WORLD’S FASTEST COOKING GRAIN!

Fonio salad bowl recipe

GREAT FOR OUR HEALTH

GLUTEN-FREE, A SOURCE OF IRON, PROTEIN, FIBER, MAGNESIUM, ZINC, & VITAMIN B1 & B3. WITH A LOW GLYCAEMIC INDEX, FONIO REGULATES BLOOD SUGAR, IMPROVES DIGESTION & BOOSTS ENERGY - NO BLOOD SUGAR SPIKES, NO CRASHES, NO BLOAT, NO FAT!

GREAT FOR THE PLANET

DROUGHT-RESISTANT, RAIN-FED ONLY AND FREE FROM GMOS, PESTICIDES & FERTILISERS, FONIO HELPS PROTECT AND RESTORE HEALTHY SOILS!  A NATURAL SOLUTION TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND WATER SCARCITY!

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SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITY

EMPOWER WEST AFRICAN WOMEN AND THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
BOOST LOCAL ECONOMIES, ENHANCE FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, AND PRESERVE CULTURAL HERITAGE!

CONVENIENCE & VERSATILE

GREAT FOR SALADS, HEALTHY BOWLS, DELICIOUS SIDES, PORRIDES ETC.. GROUND INTO FLOUR, FONIO CAN ALSO BE USED FOR BREAD, PASTA, CREPES, OR PASTERIES. QUICK & EASY TO COOK. READY IN 3 MiNUTES!

​BEYOND A SUPERFOOD, FONIO IS A SYMBOL OF ANCESTRAL WISDOM AND HOLISTIC HEALTH, IN AFRICA AND BEYOND!
A WIN FOR OUR HEALTH, COMMUNITIES,
AND THE PLANET!

WHERE DOES OUR

FONIO COME FROM?

NATURALLY GROWN IN WEST AFRICA, OUR FONIO IS RESPONSIBLY GROWN BY A WOMEN-LED COOPERATIVE, CREATING MEANINGFUL LOCAL IMPACT WHILE BRINGING THIS ANCESTRAL GRAIN TO YOUR TABLE.

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