history

Gazing out onto the pristine fields of French Meadow, Lynn Gordon was attending a cooking class and pondering a new recipe for bread that would accommodate her macrobiotic diet.  The diet prohibited her from eating breads loaded with yeast and sugar (the natural leavening process breaks down complex carbohydrates and the glutens, rendering the bread more digestible and the nutrients more easily absorbed.)  Thus, the idea for the all-organic and functional French Meadow Bakery was born.

 

Opened in 1985, French Meadow Bakery is the longest continuously-running certified organic bakery in the U.S.  Lynn’s early vision for a variety of delicious, innovative healthy breads and sweet goods has blossomed into an extensive and award-winning product line of gluten-free, vegan, yeast-free and kosher parve foods known for their great taste, texture and functionality. 

 

French Meadow still uses only natural ingredients and no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.  The bakery is USDA-Certified Organic, Quality Assurance International Certified Organic, Certified Gluten-Free by the Gluten Free Certification Organization, a program of The Gluten Intolerance Group, and Certified Low Glycemic for Diabetics by The Glycemic Research Institute. 

 

Lynn’s passion for unique and trend-setting functional foods for all consumers still manifests itself in such popular products as Woman’s Bread, Men’s Bread, Healthy Hemp Bread, Healthseed Spelt Bread, and delectable cookies, cakes and desserts.  Fourteen new and trendy products were introduced within the last year.  All products are also sold nationally in most supermarkets today.  French Meadow Bakery’s founding commitment to be a sustainable company that educates its customers on the lifelong benefits of organic foods and which supports small farmers continues.  The bakery still uses only certified organic grains and non-GMO ingredients that are grown in balance and harmony with nature, sustaining the health of the planet. 

 

Twenty-three years after Lynn's auspicious vision in that now-famous field, French Meadow's mission now reaches a welcoming international audience with its new strategic business alliance with Rich Products Corporation.