Inspired from when the founder discovered sprouted buckwheat's popularity in Australia, Lil Bucks makes crunchy snacks and flavored super-seeds so you can add plant-based protein, fiber and crunch to all your meals.
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324 N Levitt Street
Chicago, IL 60612, US
We're so honored to be featured in the The New York Times. Change North America's soil health, improve your diet and add a delish crunch to your life with our superseed creations. We'd love your support during this crazy time. Thank you Florence Fabricant for the feature!!!
If the The New York Times says Lil Bucks are legit... it's LEGIT! Wow. We're making buckwheat cool - check out Lil Bucks Sprouted Buckwheat Seeds and order on lovelilbucks.com 🎉📰🙌 https://lnkd.in/g3dTtTZ
Founder Emily Griffith discussing the financing journey for our brand on Wednesday, March 6th at 3pm CST. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gX8qhGTY
To think that I didn't know what a P&L was five years ago... 🤪😇 Tune in Wednesday with Naturally Chicago & Naturally Boulder to hear this marketing/designer gal discuss financing for Lil Bucks to ~actually~ become "Quaker Oats of Buckwheat": https://lnkd.in/g73h8frT Took LOTS of learning, no's, staring at walls being like "how is this even possible??" 💀💀💀, to ultimately find a way through. Honestly, when I started looking at fundraising as a creative process, things transformed. 🎨 And of course I wouldn't have gotten anywhere without learning from others like TIG Brands and many I've met through the The Hatchery Chicago, Naturally Network and more. Will definitely be an interesting conversation and I will no doubt continue to learn from others on this panel: Jim Slama Elliot Begoun Kyle Koehler Wildway Kelly Perkins Tonya Donati
🚨🚨🚨 Buy One Get One Free - #Clusterbucks at Sprouts Farmers Market https://lnkd.in/gZD5JZ9X Thank you Brody Burk and the Sprouts Forager Team for the opportunity to go buck wild in the Innovation set!
Have you seeeeeeeen? Sprouts Farmers Market is giving #Clusterbucks by Lil Bucks a shot in their Innovation Program!! It's our first national launch, and cool to see fans from all over the country delighted to find their fave super-snack in their town. 🚨 CPG friends you know the drill.... This is a temporary placement for 2-3 months to test if Clusterbucks resonates with their customers and is ready for an official spot on the shelf. After month 1 #'s, we sure think so 😋 Let's sell out this month!! Help us show Brody Burk and the Sprouts team that America is BUCK WILD for Clusterbucks 🤙 We also have a Buy One Get One Free deal set up with Aisle: https://lnkd.in/gaYr7MYg Gabby Webber Megan Condon
Emily had to persevere in the early days because she knew #buckwheat deserved its time in the sun. And we won't stop until buckwheat is in every pantry in America! Thank you Whole Foods Market for believing in us and for the early opportunities. We're stoked to see buckwheat as one of the top 10 food trends going into 2024 🙏 And congrats to the other buck wild brands featured for the coolest trend: Lotus Foods🍜 Maine Crisp Co.🤌 Fancypants Baking Co.🍪 Bob's Red Mill🥞 Hakubaku USA, Inc.🍜 and BAM 🥛
Y'all. I've been hustling to make America fall in love with buckwheat for over half a decade. It took a while to take off in the way I envisioned... Lil Bucks even had a product line *gasp* FAIL in Whole Foods Market Midwest, maybe partially due to launching in March 2020 🤪, but also because we were super early and the market wasn't there yet. I kinda feel like I was put on earth to spread the love of sprouted buckwheat in America. While there were plenty of signs that I should stop... I thought, "I'll be damned if I miss out on my favorite ~fruit seed's~ time in the spotlight." In August I was on a backpacking trip with barely any service, and the one message that randomly came through was that #Clusterbucks would be featured in Whole Foods Top 10 Food Trends for 2024, for BUCKWHEAT. Gahhhhhhh. It's really happening, and I'm honored for the opportunity to keep spreading the buckwheat love into 2024 and beyond. 🥺🙏 A massive thank you to our original Midwest regional buyer, Gabriel Weldin, for the early consideration of Lil Bucks at Whole Foods, believing in my buck-wild vision, and bringing on Clusterbucks a year later. We got some exciting things to share in 2024... just started with one yes 😊🛒 #trending #wholefoods #perseverance #healthyfood
If you're at Naturally MN Food Ag Ideas Week today or tomorrow, tune in to hear our founder Emily chat with our #RegenerativeOrganic certified buckwheat farmer to discuss how we bring Regenerative Organic Alliance products to shelf 🤙
Reuniting in a few hours with our buck wild farmer Luke Peterson of A Frame Farm!! 🤩 Discussing "from soil to shelf" at Naturally MN Food Ag Ideas week, how we can accelerate bringing #regenerative CPG products to shelf, alongside Alex Heilman Mad Agriculture 🌱 and Berklee Welsh Simple Mills 🌻 Thank you Allison Hohn and Beth Robertson-Martin for making this happen 🤘 #regenerativeorganic #regenerativeagriculture #CPG #sustainableCPG #FAI2023 #FoodAgIdeasWeek #NaturallyMN
Fun time chatting innovation for Lil Bucks with other Naturally San Diego brands, from I Eat My Greens to Dr. Bronner's... some cool stuff coming out of SoCal, with innovation in sourcing + packaging, changing the face of CPG for the better 🌞🌞🌞 Matt Clifford crushed the panel moderating! 🤙
We have plenty to discuss when it comes to Innovation in CPG! Naturally San Diego was thrilled to participate in Connect San Diego's Innovation Week Programming. In this special session, we covered: ✔️ Evolution of CPG Innovation ✔️ Sustainability and reducing waste ✔️ Current Trends in Consumer Behavior ✔️ Competition and Market Disruption + more! Special thanks to our panelists and moderator: Laura Aung, R&D Manager at Dr. Bronner's Emily Griffith, Founder & CEO of Lil Bucks Manuel (Mac) Villarreal, Founder & CEO of I Eat My Greens Matt Clifford (Moderator), CEO of CanDo #Innovation #CPG #SanDiego #ConnectSanDiego #NaturallyNetwork #NaturallySanDiego Watch the full recording here: https://lnkd.in/euuA4Jhz
This was truly the greatest day. Thank you to Naturally MN and everyone involved for bringing to life a 100+ person field day at our favorite place! 🌱💚 #regenerativeagriculture #buckwheat #kernza #sunflower #roc
Incredible conversations happen when you bring everyone in the regenerative agriculture value chain together - I’m talking farmers, soil scientists, certifying agencies, millers, brands, brewers, and everyone in between! It was an illuminating day on A-Frame Farm with 100 of our friends yesterday learning about Kernza Perennial Wheat, Buckwheat, Sunflowers, and Rotational Cattle Grazing. So grateful for those who shared their space and their knowledge with all of us yesterday, and here’s to keeping the movement going! 😎🌱☀️💧 P.S. If you weren’t able to join us don’t fret, we’ll be recreating the panel at Food, Ag, Ideas Week in October - some discussions just demand bigger audiences! #regenerativeagriculture #kernzawheat #rotationalcattlegrazing #sunflowerfields #buckwheatfields #peoplegrowinginsunflowers #temporarilynotsoil #supportfarmers #soilandwaterhealth #climatesmartpractices Alex Heilman Mad Agriculture Emily Griffith Lil Bucks Luke Peterson A Frame Farms Paul Lightfoot Patagonia Provisions Berklee Welsh Simple Mills Jeni Ellick Artisan Row Food Design + Strategy John Strohfus Field Theory Naturally MN
We're ready to go buck-wild at our favorite place, where every lil buck begins, sprouting from a beautiful buckwheat flower at A Frame Farm 🌱 Thankful to Naturally MN, Artisan Row Food Design + Strategy for kick-starting this idea, that's now coming to life! Luke's and Emily's dream of a buckwheat festival is basically here...
Minnesotans!! I'm soooooo excited and honored that Lil Bucks is partnering with Naturally MN, Mad Agriculture and Artisan Row Food Design + Strategy for an epic field day in August at our partner buckwheat farm, A Frame in Minnesota. Seeing, connecting, and tasting is truly believing - no better way to inspire more #regenerativeagriculture advocates than invite more peeps along for the fun! Naturally MN organized a bus from Minneapolis to join Lil Bucks (buckwheat), Patagonia Provisions (kernza) and Simple Mills (sunflower) tour A Frame farm, enjoy lunch and a panel, and network with likeminded foodies + earth fans. 🤗 Link below with more info! (Yes we are looking at cow pies in this pic, never thought 💩 could be so fun 🌾) #regenerativeagriculture Naturally Network Alex Heilman Jeni Ellick Berklee Welsh Paul Lightfoot Allison Hohn https://lnkd.in/gkXn65te