Lil Bucks’ Post

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

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

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

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

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

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

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