Nat and Aaron, co-owners of GrandyOats started working together in April of 2000. In college, they were the only two guys in class that drove VW buses. They reconnected in Portland six years after graduating and have had an amazing partnership ever since. Aaron is the sales guy, Nat the bakery guy. The partnership works very well and believe it or not, their buses also still work.

At GrandyOats, we believe in sustainable business practices. Being an organic producer and using organically grown ingredients is one of the best ways we can achieve this goal. In 2000, we began the lengthy process of sourcing organic ingredients. It took us 4 years to get there but we achieved our goal and became certified organic in the summer of 2004.

Since we became certified organic, our business has grown tremendously and unlike many businesses, we know our growth has not come at the expense of our planet’s resources.

We estimate that over 300 acres of organic oats are grown for us. When you include our other ingredients, our positive impact is substantial. The land used to cultivate ingredients made for our products has no chemical fertilizers or pesticides and is harvested by farmers who did not have to handle chemicals. We believe, in our own way, we're making our world a better place simply by using food that was grown in a sustainable way.