Portland Ketchup isn’t only special because it’s made in Portland.  It is made with organic ingredients:

As you can see, there is no high fructose corn syrup.

The sugar and salt content are much lower than most commercial ketchup brands.  There are only 85 mg of salt and 2 g of sugar per serving.

It’s tasty!  You can actually taste the tomato.

Most of Jasmine Pearl Teas are certified USDA Organic.

The tea is loose leaf and come in Eco-Canisters.  Each canister yields between 14 to 34 cups.

The  Eco-Canisters are:

• 100% Recycled-paper canister
• 100% Recycled-paper label
• Outer lids are Recyclable
• Inner bag Certified Compostable

Even better, the outer shell and compostable, inner bag are made in Portland, OR.

The USDA Logo indicates teas and herbs are organically grown. Certified Organic by Stellar Certification Services.

For you kombucha lovers, make your own kombucha with the Oregon Kombucha Starter Kit.

Portland’s own, Oregon Kombucha, makes a complete starter kit that yields one gallon of kombucha. All you add is boiling water!

Local Goods has the Pear Ginger Black Tea, Jasmine Green Tea and Black Tea complete kits.

Soy Curls by Butler Foods, are not chips. That’s what we first thought when we heard of Soy Curls…healthy snack food!

No, Soy Curls are freeze dried, textured non-GMO soybeans. The whole soybean is used.

Soy Curls are easy to use. Just soak in warm water for 10 minutes and cook ‘em.

The texture is soooo much better than we expected. They are firm, not mushy like tofu. Use in stir-fry, fajitas, soups and more.

Oh, and, they are hand made in Oregon.

For easy Soy Curl recipes:  http://www.butlerfoods.com/recipes/recipes.html

Harvest Roast Gourmet Pumpkin Seeds are yummy and healthy. Kids love them too! Their premium grade, jumbo seeds have an inner meat that is plumper and a hull that is more tender than others. Roasted in Quick Product small batches by hand in the Metropolitan area, these are not mass produced, but carefully sorted to ensure the best quality. Choose from a lip-smacking variety of seasonings including Sea Salt, Jalapeno, Honey Sesame, Chili Lime, and Garlic Herb.

Holy Kakow Chocolate Sauce and Cacao Powder (for baking). Holy Kakow uses organic, single-origin cacao from Ecuador, purchased at or above Fair-Trade prices. Holy Kakow Chocolate Sauce is vegan, gluten-free and soy-free. It is ideal for mochas and espresso, and is scrumptious with your bowl of ice cream. Holy Kakow Chocolate Sauce is prepared in Portland, Oregon by Wyatt Woods and Donald Tyler.

Thai and True sauces are handmade by Thai natives, Sue and Pon Kasem, just down the street from Local Goods! The strictly all natural ingredients contain no artificial preservatives or flavors and are vegan, gluten-free, and GMO-free. We carry Thai and True’s luscious Peanut Sauce, Red Curry Paste and Sarachee Hot Sauce. (Nhu and I are addicted to the Sarachee Hot Sauce.)

Missionary Chocolates creates vegan truffles that are truly addictive. The truffles arel dairy-free, gluten-free. All of the truffles are made by hand in Portland, and are created using the freshest local and organic products available. Missionary Chocolates uses only Oregon-grown berries, and take pride in using organic coffee, locally-grown peppermint oil and surperior quality Fair-Trade Guittard chocolate. Missionary Chocolates has some of the most unique and exciting flavors to be found in any chocolate confections.

Sarah-Beth of Nonna’s Noodles makes authentic, handmade pasta here in Portland from a recipe that her Nonna (Italian for Grandmother) has been teaching her for over 20 years. She uses only: unbleached wheat flour or King Arthur’s White Whole Wheat, local truly free pasture eggs and a bit of water in order to produce fresh, delicate pasta every week.

Arbequina olive oil made in Oregon with olives grown in Oregon! Located in the heart of the Oregon wine country, the Durant Family’s latest agricultural venture is growing – olives that is. Starting in 2005 the Durant Family planted a small olive orchard at Red Ridge Farms, and have been adding to it every year since.  With over 15 acres and 11,000 trees now, olives are here to stay.

Made right here in Portland by a Portland company using local ingredients. Use HOTLIPS Soda as a mixer for drinks or drink it straight. Yummy! HOTLIPS Soda is real fruit soda pop. Picked-ripe fruit is cooked in open kettles, bringing out the nuanced flavors. Seeds are filtered out, but not pulp, then water, pure cane sugar and organic lemon juice are added. Then it is carbonated, put into bottles and pasteurized.

It’s simple. High percentages of real fruit. No shortcuts, supplements, artificial flavors, concentrates or trickery. And no corn syrup. Even the bottles are local, manufactured from 80% recycled glass right here in Portland.

The Skout Trailbar is a vegan energy bar made in Portland using organic ingredients. Skout does not use sugars or sweeteners. Contains naturally occurring protein, fiber and vitamins. Local Goods carries four yummy flavors:

• Cherry &Vanilla
• Apple & Cinnamon
• Blueberry &Almond
• Chocolate & Coconut

Rose City Pepperheads is an award winning (the national Scovie Award) pepper jelly made in Portland. The intensity of the pepper ranges from mild to hot. These jellies are great on toast, crackers or use in one of the Rose City Pepperheads recipes.

Do you remember the popular family restaurant, La Casa De Rios, that was on SE Hawthorne? I sure do. It was a sad day when the restaurant closed. Well, one of the members of the Martinez family, David A. Martinez,  is making salsa using the same recipe that was used in the restaurant. D.A.M. Salsa (David A. Martinez) is on our shelves now. Locally made, all natural, no preservatives and gluten free!