Family Grows, Markets “Lentil Crunchers”

2022 - Volume #46, Issue #4, Page #08

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The savory snack, Lentil Crunchers, is Farver Farms’ latest product to make it easier for consumers to add healthy legumes to their diets.
    “To my knowledge, we are the only ones who grow the lentils, have them cleaned and processed, and then bring them back to the farm to season and package them as snacks,” says Shauna Farver.
    While her husband and his family grow crops on the 3,000-acre Montana family farm, she operates the value-added portion of Farver Farms. Using lentils they raise, she started selling mixes in 2016, ranging from chili and chicken salad mixes to desserts such as brownies and lemon bars. After meeting the owners of Big Sandy Organics, makers of Kracklin’ Kamut, a snack made with the ancient wheat grain, Farver was inspired to create a lentil snack.
    “They ran our lentils through their process, and it turned out better than we could imagine,” she says. The proprietary process includes frying lentils in safflower oil.
    After they’re processed, the lentils return to Farver Farms to add seasoning and package them for shipping. Lentil Crunchers come in four popular flavors: Signature Salty, Sweet Hickory, Dill Pickle and Chipotle Ranch. They can be added to salads and other dishes or eaten plain.
    “Little kids love them because they’re tiny, and they’re a mom-approved snack. They fit in with the gluten-free crowd and have lots of protein for vegetarians. It’s just a better-for-you option than other snacks,” she explains.
    Besides being able to provide a few jobs in their community, the snacks and mixes meet the farm’s field-to-table goal.
    Farver Farms’ Lentil Crunchers and mixes are available at area retail stores and online through the website, starting at $3.50 for 2-oz sampler packs to 25 oz. packages for $25. Farver Farms is offering FARM SHOW readers a 15 percent discount for Lentil Crunchers and Lentil Mixes by using the code: FARM SHOW.
    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Farver Farms, 608 Main St., Scobey, Mont. 59263 (ph 406-783-7113; shauna@farverfarms.com; www.farverfarms.com).

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Family Grows Markets “Lentil Crunchers” CROPS New Techniques The savory snack Lentil Crunchers is Farver Farms’ latest product to make it easier for consumers to add healthy legumes to their diets “To my knowledge we are the only ones who grow the lentils have them cleaned and processed and then bring them back to the farm to season and package them as snacks ” says Shauna Farver While her husband and his family grow crops on the 3 000-acre Montana family farm she operates the value-added portion of Farver Farms Using lentils they raise she started selling mixes in 2016 ranging from chili and chicken salad mixes to desserts such as brownies and lemon bars After meeting the owners of Big Sandy Organics makers of Kracklin’ Kamut a snack made with the ancient wheat grain Farver was inspired to create a lentil snack “They ran our lentils through their process and it turned out better than we could imagine ” she says The proprietary process includes frying lentils in safflower oil After they’re processed the lentils return to Farver Farms to add seasoning and package them for shipping Lentil Crunchers come in four popular flavors: Signature Salty Sweet Hickory Dill Pickle and Chipotle Ranch They can be added to salads and other dishes or eaten plain “Little kids love them because they’re tiny and they’re a mom-approved snack They fit in with the gluten-free crowd and have lots of protein for vegetarians It’s just a better-for-you option than other snacks ” she explains Besides being able to provide a few jobs in their community the snacks and mixes meet the farm’s field-to-table goal Farver Farms’ Lentil Crunchers and mixes are available at area retail stores and online through the website starting at $3 50 for 2-oz sampler packs to 25 oz packages for $25 Farver Farms is offering FARM SHOW readers a 15 percent discount for Lentil Crunchers and Lentil Mixes by using the code: FARM SHOW Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Farver Farms 608 Main St Scobey Mont 59263 ph 406-783-7113; shauna@farverfarms com; www farverfarms com

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