Tona Organic Farm
Just 30 minutes from Kolkata airport, Tona Farm is home to every produce that could be needed in your kitchen –– fresh and organic. With a delivery cap of minimum Rs 1,000, their website offers spreads, jams, vegetables, oils, spices, grains, fish, ready-to-eat and meat of course. Expect to find quail, rabbit, duck and lamb meat too along with your usual suspects. Operated and co-owned by farmers of Tona village, this is freshness guaranteed on your plate.
Find them here: www.organic-tona.com/ @tonaorganicfarm on Instagram.
Amar Khamar
Well-curated and deeply researched, Amar Khamar’s products make for heritage Bengal served on a platter. Various kinds of rice, spices, pulses, flour, grains, ghee, bori, honey make up their product list. Find amshi, aamsotto, litchi honey, and even goyna boris that look as beautiful as they taste. Their rice varieties include the likes of Gobindobhog, Kala Bhaat, Tulaipanji, Siddha, Dudheswar, Kalonunia and more.
Find them here: www.amar-khamar.com/ @amarkhamar on Instagram.
Nomad Food Project
That jams too can be savoury is taught to us by Nomad Food Project specialising in all things bacon. Think bacon fat sealed in a bottle ready for you to fry some potatoes in or bacon thechas (Maharashtrian spice mix of oil and chilli) in various spice levels. Started off as a research project by Aditya Rai and Advaith Inamke, Bacon Stout Marmalade and Bacon Bourbon Relish have to be our favourite from the list. Serve it on bread, season your pasta, have it with dal and rice –– the plate is your limit!
Find them here: www.nomadfoodproject.com/ @nomadfoodproject on Instagram.
The Kombucha Co.
Of some of the items that won the Gen Z’s heart in recent years as superfoods, was kombucha. A sweet and sour fizzy drink made with tea, the gut and stomach stand to benefit from regular consumption of this drink. Making it in the heart of Kolkata is The Kombucha Co.. Indian flavours like Kala Khatta Kombucha to Hibiscus and Chamomile Lavender, their flavours will definitely get you going.
Find them here: www.thekombuchaco-india.com
Struggle Butt
Home to all things Asian, their product list will sort you out for any evening when you don’t feel like cooking. Bangkok curry in a bottle to fried garlic, from black bean jam to various kinds of kimchi, Struggle Butt is here to put an end to all your kitchen struggles. What took our heart is their well-curated list of recipes on their website that tells you the best way to spice things up in your kitchen.
Find them here: www.strugglebutt.in / @strugglebutt.in on Instagram.
Donna Pastaia
Artisanal pasta at its best, every ingredient is hand-picked and made using traditional methods of pasta-making that could take up to 36-48 hours. The sheer variety of their pastas from beetroot to activated charcoal and pumpkin, options are plenty. The pastas not only taste great (we tried!) but also look perfect on your Instagram for date-night. Find plenty of recipe options on their website and order directly from them.
Find them here: www.donnapastaia.com
Darima Farms
Let your cheese come straight from the hills of Kumaon Himalayas, from the village of Darima at an altitude of 7,000 ft. Run by Saurabh Vinayak and Arvind Chawla, it was their conviction to make artisanal cheese using only culture and microbial rennet that led to this brand. Find Farmhouse Cheddar, Himalayan Gouda, Montasio and Zarai to add a cheesy Indian punch to your food.
Find them here: www.darimafarms.com/ @darimafarms on Instagram.
Yummsy
Yummsy is all things nutritious and wholesome, sorting out your breakfast needs, one bottle of nut butter at a time. Find muesli in variants like granola, sweetness, choco trail and more. Also find organic oats, nut butters, laddus in variants like cashew and pumpkin, coconut and dates, and protein bars. We can only think of all those times when we wake up late and have no heart or time to rustle up breakfast. Yummsy’s options are the best way forward.
Find them here: www.yummsy.in/ @yummsyworld on Instagram
Bugyaal
Bringing you the goodness of Uttarakhand while working towards empowerment of villagers to prevent migration, Bugyaal is a limited product brand selling Himalayan Gooseberry Seasoning, Artisanal Turmeric Latte Blend and The inner Cleanse Tea. Bugyaal means meadows in their dialect and the brand aims to “make the goodness of the Himalayas accessible to the urban dweller”.
Find their beautiful storytelling unfold against the backdrop of the Himalayas on their Instagram @bugyaal.