Direct Sourcing
We gather authentic and trustworthy ingredients from hand-selected family farms and community sourcing partners. No one in the middle, just farmers to families.
We have been importing organic and fairly traded True Cinnamon from the South of India to Canada for the last 15 years.
The farmers in our Indian Cooperative intercrop cinnamon in biodiverse, multi-tiered food forests, resulting in the highest quality. The cinnamon trees are hand harvested after three+ years, when the bark is mature and thick, resulting in a dark, richly flavoured, dense powder.
Sweet and rich, this True Cinnamon is not what you find on most store shelves. That is Cassia and contains coumarin, a carcinogen that can cause liver inflammation and damage.
Unlike the sharp spiciness of Cassia, Gathering Place True Cinnamon is naturally sweet and delicious and can be used without worry of coumarin toxicity. Add our cut and sifted True Cinnamon to Chai or Mulled Cider or other warming beverages!
Welcome to Gathering Place Trading,
Planet Over Profit
Why Buy From Gathering Place Trading?
We gather authentic and trustworthy ingredients from hand-selected family farms and community sourcing partners. No one in the middle, just farmers to families.
We are proudly Green Business Certified, always purchase Canadian-grown products when available, offer our employees CO2 credits for car pooling or biking, and use 100% recyclable packaging.
We only partner with certified organic and non-GMO farms and suppliers who meet global food safety standards.
We love leading with our heart and hope to inspire change by humanizing the global food industry.
We take great joy in re-investing 1% of our total sales back into grassroots projects in the communities where our products are grown.
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