Bona Dea Baking Company

Lauren Hubele, owner of Bona Dea Baking Company, has created a vision for the company which fuses her personal passion for healing foods and baking. Bona Dea Baking Company currently produces a line of whole grain, gluten free baking mixes which are sold through Whole Foods Markets, Wheatsville, and online . The production of nutrient dense baking mixes for the gluten free community naturally evolved from the original baking company Lauren first created eighteen months ago.

Over the past eighteen months, Bona Dea has evolved from an online shop with “baked to order” delivery service to a growing production of gluten free baking mixes now available nationwide.  The leap of faith into the gluten free arena from conventional wheat based products was an interesting and unexpected turn  for the company.  Based on personal research for her own health, encouragement from her gluten free friends, and advice from her family naturopath, Lauren changed the company product line over one weekend.  The unprecedented jump in sales affirmed the decision. However as volume increased some decisions regarding scaling were required.  The baking mixes seemed a natural solution with a goal to serve a more widespread population.

Being a cancer survivor certainly has played a key role in the shaping of the Bona Dea as Lauren’s foremost goal is to support her customers with foods that nourish the body and soul.  She also believes the most important gift she received from facing cancer has been to have the courage and commitment to live life to its fullest each day.  This belief is clearly infused into the vision and daily operations of this emerging company.

What is on the horizon for Bona Dea??  A wider product line of whole grain gluten free products and the local production of flours for those products.

For more information, visit their website

Bona Dea Baking Company.com

Or contact Lauren directly:

Lauren@bonadeabakingco.com

It’s that time of year again – time to get down and dirty with a thorough spring cleaning. Our homes have been shut up all winter and most are in need of some freshening.

This year, give your house a green spring cleaning by avoiding dangerous chemicals and harsh cleaners. Thereare healthier ways to do it – for you and the environment.

Did you know that indoor air pollution in our homes can be as much as 100 times worse than outdoor air pollution? Most of that pollution comes from the evaporation of VOC’s (volatile organic compounds) or the “off gas” from cleaning supplies, air fresheners, and home decorating items like paint, wallpaper, and carpeting. While we think we’re cleaning and disinfecting our homes, we’re really loading the air with toxic chemicals.

5 Tips for Green Spring Cleaning

1. Open the windows. The best way to get dirty air moving out and fresh air moving in is to open the doors and windows. Feel the breeze.

2. Skip the air fresheners. Chemical fresheners can cause eye, skin, and respiratory irritation. Aerosol air fresheners are even worse – the tiny air-borne particles can damage nerves and lodge in your lungs. Buy fresh flowers in lieu of traditional air fresheners. An open box of baking soda, cedar blocks, and dried flowers also add natural fragrance to the room.

3. Use vegetable-based cleaning products instead of harsh chemical cleaners. Vegetable-based cleaners, like those made with coconut oil, are becoming more popular every day. Even the makers of Clorox have a vegetable-based cleaning line on the market. Choose vegetable-based dishwashing detergent, too. (I just learned that traditional dish detergent is made from petroleum. If every family replaced just one 28 oz. bottle of petroleum-based dish detergent with a vegetable-based product, we could save 82,000 barrels of oil.)

4. Vinegar & Baking Soda. Nature’s cleaning miracle, vinegar can be used to clean just about anything. Use it straight to clean kitchen floors or wash windows, mix it with baking soda and essential oils to clean sinks, and even use it to remove stains in your carpet. Get some baking soda, too. Multi-purpose baking soda can be used for everything from freshening the air, to freshening the carpet or furniture, to scrubbing the toilet and tub.

5. Use natural fiber sponges and rags to do the cleaning. Avoid using paper towels and other one-time use tools.