Canada
Following a very dry year and shortage of organic barley grain, we’ve had to source our barley from Canada. The grain is grown by a variety of organic farmers in North Eastern Saskatchewan, Canada where a wealth of organic production occurs. Cereal grains, oil seed and pulses are all grown throughout the province. Companies such […]
Imported Wheat Flour
Batch number 2913
Canada + Peter, Coombah
Farmers who usually grow spelt for us, for example Peter at Coombah , have had several challenging season, as the drought continues. This has resulted in a major shortage of organic Australian spelt. Consequently, we’ve had to source our spelt from Canada. Their spelt variety is known as CDC Origin. The suppliers work with several different farmers […]
Kevin, Emerald, Qld
Situated in Central Queensland, Kevin’s 1200 hectare farm provides excellent growing conditions for the sunflowers, chickpeas, and white sorghum he supplies to Kialla. Each year, Kevin plants about 200 hectares with chickpeas, which are grown as a rotation crop. The remaining 1000 hectares will be used for the grain crops he grows, such as sorghum, […]
Glenn, Laidley, Qld
Glenn’s 16 hectare farm in the Lockyer valley, between Brisbane and Toowoomba, seems surprisingly small in comparison to the holdings of many of the other farmers who grow for Kialla. However, the fertile black soils of the valley, laid down by volcanic activity millions of years ago, are able to produce high returns per hectare. […]
Mick, Capella, Qld
Mick grows mung beans, popcorn (a type of maize), sunflowers, red sorghum and wheat on his 2000 hectare organic farm in Central Queensland. He grew up on a cattle station not so far from the farm, a place that is still in the family. After buying the farm in 1982 Mick found he had a […]
Peter, Coombah, NSW
Peter grows a variety of grain crops for Kialla including spelt, hard and soft wheat, and oats in a very barren part of NSW, south of Broken Hill. The reason that crops are able to be grown on land that borders desert is due to a once-a-decade seasonal phenomenon. Very heavy summer rainfall in Southern […]
Thailand
Things have not been good for Australia’s organic rice farmers for the past few seasons. There has been a shortage of rice available for milling, and we’ve had to bring in both white and brown rice from Thailand. As you can see in the photos, the organic rice grows in flat fields in a valley […]
Trader + Kevin
Kevin who grows chickpeas for Kialla, experienced drought during the growth season and the crop he planted did not yield enough to cover orders that we had from our customers. Consequently we had to seek supplies from commodity traders to cover the shortfall. Unfortunately, because they don’t have traceability, we are unable to tell you […]
Trader + Geoff
During this year’s growing season, Geoff, who has grown linseed for Kialla, experienced problems with crops. There was not enough yield to cover orders that we had from our customers. Linseed (also known as flaxseed) is a very challenging crop to grow organically. Not because it requires more nutrients or rain, but primarily because it is […]
Ukraine
After the failure of several of our farmer’s millet crops in the last few years, we turned to a source in the Ukraine to fill in the gap until the season improved for locals like Eric and Rob. The farms that grow the millet they supply to us, are located in Southern Ukraine – mostly in […]
George, Casino, NSW
Down on the lush Northern Rivers of NSW, George grows soya beans, wheat and white sorghum for Kialla. He grew up on a farm in the same area, then went off to create his own stock agency business. Stock agents advise and represent farmers in business transactions around farming land, equipment and merchandise. But he […]
Finland
At Kialla, we mill 14 types of grains and seeds, and we will always seek to source these from Australian farmers. The only exception to this are the Finnish oats, because they really are the best in the world. This year we’ve also had to import rye from Finland, due to organic rye shortages in Australia. […]
China
The buckwheat in your product was grown in China under fully accredited organic certification. While the level of pollution visible in China’s many cities gives many cause to doubt the ‘organic’ status of Chinese farmers, you can be assured that our suppliers, who source the farmers to supply them, adhere to strict requirements. They even […]
Bolivia
Your quinoa is sourced from Bolivia where it is the staple food for the indigenous people in the mountainous Altiplano regions. While the video above has been made for the USA, people from the same region grow the quinoa we use at Kialla. The variety of quinoa we sell, also known as Royal Quinoa, thrives […]