One of the few authentic traditional basmati varieties still in production, our heirloom basmati is grown on family farms in Northern India.
Its exceptional aroma, flavor, and texture are what made basmati one of the most beloved rices in the world. It cooks up soft and fluffy in just 20 minutes and is perfect in pilafs, curries, salads, stir-fries, and more.
Our Basmati Rice is the first Regenerative Organic Certified® (ROC® Gold) Rice. This rigorous new standard promotes farming that enriches rather than degrades soil and values animals and workers.
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The short answer: This product made it to our curated list because it has achieved certification through well-established and respected organizations with its ingredients sourced from regenerative agriculture. FYI: We are currently establishing a way to list non-certified products with transparency about the farm's regenerative practices.
In 1995 we began importing black rice, calling it Forbidden Rice® after the Forbidden City, the Chinese Imperial Palace. We wanted to share our love affair with heirloom rice with American consumers. If they loved the exciting colors and tastes of rice from around the world as much as we did, we could help preserve rice biodiversity, increase farm incomes, and improve sustainability. It worked!
Today, our supplier community brings you the highest quality organic rice and rice noodles, while promoting human and environmental welfare.
We promote organic and regenerative More Crop Per Drop® practices to restore natural resources and slow climate change. Our Fair Trade premiums improve incomes and the resilience of rural communities. We strive to make healthy rice-based products more accessible and enable more farmers to benefit. We advocate for a more just, equitable food system together with like-minded brands and partners. While we have accomplished a lot, we are committed to an even greater impact in the future.
Regenerative Organic Certified® is a revolutionary new certification for food, apparel, and personal care ingredients. Regenerative Organic Certified® farms and products meet the highest standards in the world for soil health, animal welfare, and farmworker fairness.
With regenerative organic agriculture, we can rehabilitate soil, respect animal welfare, and improve the lives of farmers. We can sequester carbon, build healthier communities, and reap more nutritious and abundant yields.
In practice, regenerative organic agriculture can look like cover cropping, crop rotation, low- to no-till, compost, and zero use of persistent chemical pesticides and fertilizers.
All Regenerative Organic Certified® products and farms must also meet the requirements of the USDA Organic Certification.
The USDA organic regulations describe organic agriculture as the application of a set of cultural, biological, and mechanical practices that support the cycling of on-farm resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity. These include maintaining or enhancing soil and water quality; conserving wetlands, woodlands, and wildlife; and avoiding the use of synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, irradiation, and genetic engineering.
Organic producers use natural processes and materials when developing farming systems—these contribute to soil, crop, and livestock nutrition, pest and weed management, attainment of production goals, and conservation of biological diversity.
When you see a Gluten-Free Certification Organization mark on certified gluten-free products, it means the manufacturer successfully completed a rigorous, 80-step, science-based process. This includes:
Non-GMO means a product was produced without genetic engineering and its ingredients are not derived from GMOs. Non-GMO Project Verified additionally means that a product is compliant with the Non-GMO Project Standard, which includes stringent provisions for testing, traceability, and segregation. Only Non-GMO Project Verified products are allowed to use the verification mark. Importantly, the mark includes the Project’s URL, where consumers can look up the Standard to better understand what it means.
A verified non-GMO system supports organic and regenerative agriculture by reducing contamination pressure and protecting the supply of non-GMO seed.
When you see our Fair Trade Certified label on a product, you can trust that it was made according to rigorous standards that protect the livelihoods of farmers, fishers, and other producer communities and the environment.
We want to make sure that all products listed here align with our community's values. We do our best, but need help from you if you feel that there is something that we should be aware of about their regen ag practices, sources, supply chains, etc.
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