The WORD on the STREET -- Customer Testimonials.

We consider it an honor that people would use their valuable time to share their experiences with us regarding our products.   Over the years we have received so many testimonials that it made it very difficult to choose which ones to share.   The testimonials listed below were specifically chosen because they address different issues.   They also allowed us the opportunity to respond and hopefully help answer some of the most frequently asked questions in the process. 

COMMENT:   Your spelt is the yummiest bread I have ever tasted.   I am a ballet dancer who has stopped eating wheat and spelt has opened a new door for me.   It does not affect my weight the same as wheat at all so now, I can be comforted by hot buttered spelt toast and tea!                                                  
B.B.

RESPONSE:   Amazingly enough, I also have found the same to be true for myself especially regarding our sprouted spelt products.   I have always been very carbohydrate sensitive and at one point I had avoided breads altogether for several years.   I'm not making a claim that you can eat our breads and not gain weight...but I have heard this same type of testimonial many times.

COMMENT:   My youngest had sensitivities to wheat when she was younger, and we have continued to buy your bread ever since (she's now almost 8 years old).   I haven't found any other spelt bread that I like (others are usually dry!)-yours is always so wonderful, we're hooked!                                     P.M.-Victoria, Mn.

RESPONSE:   Thanks to Howard & Irene Graves the founders of Berlin Natural Bakery our products are indeed moist.   Howard an engineer and Irene a great baker together achieved their goal to create an exceptional, moist and great tasting spelt breads.   We continue to use all of the technology they put into place.   So "thank you" Howard and Irene.

COMMENT:   After years of painful fibromyalgia, I have discovered the wonder of SPELT!   Yes, wheat taste without the gluten issues, etc.    You are correct, the adults are eating LOTS of white spelt burger buns!   Keep up the amazing work...
S.W.-Sterling, Va.

RESPONSE:   Spelt does have gluten, however the gluten found in spelt differ from the glutens found in wheat.

COMMENT:   My mother ordered me some food for a present and I could not believe my eyes.   I just wanted to tell you how much I loved your white spelt bread, crackers and white spelt hamburger buns.   It has been almost 10 years since I had a hamburger bun.   The crackers were so delicious, I believe they were herb and onion.   Everything was so fresh!!!!   I hope you continue to add items to your list.   I would like to see white spelt crackers and white spelt hot dog buns.   The order was the freshest I have ever had.   You just don't know how grateful I am that I can order direct.   No more freezer burnt breads.   Once again thank you for helping so many with food allergies and wanting to eat healthy.
A.F.

RESPONSE:   We are continually working on the R&D of additional products and greatly appreciate any and all of your suggestions/comments regarding new products needs.   We also realize that there are not natural health food stores around the corner for many people.   We always encourage our customers to purchase our items from their local health food stores...they truly have been the ones that helped educate all of you regarding our products.   They play a huge role in our success.   Our on line store was developed for those that do not have a health food store nearby and for those that may have health issues that may make it impossible for them to leave their homes.  

COMMENT:   I have Celiac Sprue and on the list of no-nos it says I can not eat spelt.   BUT I can eat your BREAD...yahoo!   Thanks it is GREAT but sometimes hard to find in this area.   I love it.                                                                        
R.M.-Gorham, Maine

RESPONSE:   I'm sure you are aware that we do not make any claims regarding who can and who can't eat our products.   But we are thrilled that you are having great results.

COMMENT:   I have just "discovered" your wonderful product.   I am a cancer survivor and I have become much more aware of what my family and I eat.
R.P.-Fountain Inn, S.C.

RESPONSE:   Foods, or should I say the right foods are so much more important to our health then what most people realize.   I'm sure you heard the term garbage in/garbage out relating to computers.   The same is true regarding our health.   Best wishes for the future.

COMMENT:   Just wanted to tell you how wonderful the raisin bread tastes!   I can't get enough of it.   Thank you for making wonderful spelt bread.   
S.A.-Plantation, Fla.

RESPONE:   I agree, the raisin spelt bread is also my favorite...and one of our top selling items.   Enjoy!

COMMENT:   I tasted your products at a health convention in Ohio this spring.   Everything was great.   I do most of my baking myself and would like to purchase your spelt flour.   Please e-mail me your prices and shipping.   I could combine the flour order with some of your baked goods.                        
S.S.

RESPONSE: Our Old World Flour!...the #1 request!   Whole Spelt flour and White Spelt flour is now available in 5 lb. bags.   We believe you will find the baking quality to be exceptional.   Currently you can order it by calling our office 800-686-5334.   The pricing varies according to zones for shipping.   Olde World flour is also now available from online store!

COMMENT:   I recently bought a loaf of your spelt bread and loved it.   I have wheat intolerance and am very happy I found a bread that tastes good!   When I purchased the bread it was frozen.   Does it need to stay frozen or can it be refrigerated?
T.C.-Bridgewater, Ma.

RESPONSE:   We have found that when refrigerating breads, they tend to dry out.   Frozen or fresh is by far the best way to store our breads.  

COMMENT:   I love your fresh bread.   I ordered it from the Supplement Station in Salem, Ohio.   I was wondering if you could answer a question.   Is it whole grain bread, maybe that's a silly question, but I wasn't sure.   I don't know if sprouts are whole grains.   I have been trying to modify my diet to include more whole grains.   To be honest, your bread tastes too delicious to be good for you.   When I purchased your bread I also bought one for my mom, she too was very impressed with how it tastes.   I look forward to being on your e-mail last and visiting your bakery in the near future.   Thank you in advance for your response.                                                                                    
A.B.-Salem, Ohio

RESPONSE:   All of our products, excluding the white spelt products are whole grain.   Whole grain means that the entire grain is used for flour.   We stone grind all of our whole spelt grain into flour daily at our bakery.   We lose less then 2% of the grain.   So eat up, you are most certainly enjoying whole grain spelt products...that do indeed taste great.   Also check out our web page...The "Whole" truth...About "Whole" grains.

COMMENT:   While we were in N. Carolina visiting family, we picked up a loaf of your sprouted Biblical Bread.   We are from Montana and a search of local stores carrying your products showed none did.   We have a Real Food store near us, and I was so impressed with the quality of your bread I will contact them and tell them I would like to have them carry your products.   Do you have a catalog with your products listed?   I have just ordered a case of bread, so maybe there will be something in the box, but I thought I would ask anyways.   Thank you for your products.   I have had breast cancer and for the last 10 years, and have treated it by only natural means for the first 7.   Nutrition has been the biggest part of the treatment.   I know good quality and taste when I see it and I was greatly impressed with your products.   I have been eating sprouted wheat bread for the last 4 years, but your Biblical Bread tastes much better than what I have been eating.   I am interested in other products and if they taste as good as this does, I will be a very happy customer.   Thank you again.                                                
C.B.-Townsend, Mt.

RESPONSE:   We do not currently have a catalog other then our online store.   However, I agree, it is a great idea...and worthy to consider.   We can not thank you enough for requesting our products at your local store.   Our company has grown nationwide due to our customer's requests and word of mouth advertising.   We are thankful that our products make a difference in your lives...and appreciate you making a difference in ours.  

COMMENT:   I just want to say a very large THANK YOU!!   Your products are the "absolute best" alternative-I have stopped "looking"!!   Two years ago, I too was very ill.    I spent 8 months on the couch with fever almost every day, much to my Dr's dismay.   Eventually I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease.   I am now symptom free and feeling great.   I have given up wheat and corn grains along with other foods.   I so appreciate being able to "ENJOY" your spelt grain products, not just eat some wheat/corn free something to get me through!!   My husband and 3 daughters have discovered your spelt, too, by choice.   Now, I have to "hide" some for myself!!   I have recommended your products to others, they have responded with thanks and praise.   It is now my goal to pass on what I have learned to help others deal with allergic reactions, or even sensitivities.   If I ever move to your area, I will be applying for an opening!!!   PLEASE continue your great work and fab products-there are a lot of us who appreciate it more than words can say!!
D.C.-Brighton, MI

RESPONSE:   We are kindred spirits.   There is no greater teacher then our own life experiences.   After my own health issues, I became even more committed to helping to educate others.   We really can make a difference...one person at a time.

COMMENT:   Your spelt bread & rolls were a blessing to us.   My son has wheat allergies and is able to have spelt.   I tried so many breads, that he did not like until I found your brand.   Now he can have sandwiches and burgers just like everyone else.   I can't wait to try some of your other products.                   M.A.-North Haven, Ct.

RESPONSE:   If your son is like my children, then chances are he'll love the cookies...and I must confess that I love them as well.   Especially the chocolate chip...the chocolate chips just melt in your mouth.   Yummy!

COMMENT:   I have celiac disease and have not had a piece of bread for one year.   I cannot eat anything made with wheat or gluten.   It was a surprise that my husband came home with bread for me.   It is very delicious!!!   It is so nice to be able to have a burger sandwich again.   Thanks again.   We will become regular customers of your business.   I have been spreading the word about your business to other people I know who have the same illness.                         R.M.-Beach City, Ohio

RESPONSE:   Remember that spelt DOES have gluten. Our products are NOT gluten free. We strongly recommend anyone that has Celiac Disease follows the recommendations of their physicians.

COMMENT:   I just want to thank you for making such incredible products.   My son who is 9 is allergic to wheat, egg, dairy and soy.   Needless to say there have been a lot of things he has had to go without since being diagnosed three years ago.   There have been a couple other breads we have tried over the years and they were horrible!!!   So thank you again.                                                                                                
M.K.-Sandwich, IL.

RESPONSE:   I'd say our #1 testimonial over the years is that people can not believe how good our products taste.   There are many factors involved.   However the single most important factor is we use only the highest quality ingredients.   Everything else is secondary.   Our standards really are extraordinary.   Check out the "Production Standards" page on our web site.   I remember when I was writing it that even I was amazed at the great lengths we go to, to ensure that we are giving you our best.   You will find less expensive spelt products on the market, but none that can match our high quality standards or exceptional taste.

COMMENT:   I just recently tried your bread sticks and they are out of this world.   Looking forward to trying more.                                                
N.B.-Dalton, Ga.

RESPONSE:   You need to try our Amish Country Noodles to go with your bread sticks.   They are amazing and hold up incredibly well and take less time to cook then regular noodles.   We've even had requests to sell them in Germany...and we all know they know their noodles.

COMMENT:   We have been buying spelt bread for years due to our son's wheat allergy.   He has tolerated it very well and especially has enjoyed the white spelt which we tried this past year.   Thank you for making these products available and for making a difference in the health of our son.   He is 16 now and a wonderful athlete and a well nourished and healthy young man.                                                
L.C.-Brownsboro, Al.

RESPONSE:   Many endurance athletes purchase our products and use them during the conditioning stage prior to competing.   I am currently in the research stages regarding this issue.   Watch for a new web page coming soon.

COMMENT:   Our family loves your products.   We also enjoy the white spelt noodles.   Do you plan to offer this through your internet site?   Also, we love the white spelt hotdog buns.                                                                                                
K.S.

RESPONSE:   Our Amish Country White Spelt & Whole Spelt Noodles are now available online...see our online store for details.  

COMMENT:   Great article in the shopper!   Thanks for acknowledging my contribution with Howard Graves.   I still vividly recall testing literally hundreds of samples of breads when he was first starting out.   I remember coming back from a trade show on the West Coast and there were three spelt breads, people wanted the product but it was heavy, dense, five pieces per "loaf", imported and not very good.   When I heard what the spelt market was doing in Europe, I told Howard if he REALLY wants to create a hot product that would have national demand, he should create the first spelt bread in the states that looks and tastes like real bread.   He created it and the rest is history, as they say.   You have have done an AWESOME job with it.   Thanks for creating a GREAT bread!!   All the best.                                                                                     D.S.-Berlin, Ohio

RESPONSE:   We are the ones that need to THANK YOU!   I purposely placed your comments on this page, because I wanted you to see how much of a difference that you helped to make in these peoples lives.   These are just a few comments, we have thousands of testimonials.  

COMMENT:   Hi Folks, I have been buying your sprouted spelt bread in health food stores for a number of years and love it.   It is one of the best products I can buy.   I see now that I can order on line, too.   But I need to know ingredients of each product as I have many food allergies and intolerances with which to deal.   Would you please send me the ingredients for each of your products: then I'll be able to put together my order.
G.T.-Estes Park, Co.

RESPONSE:   The ingredients for all of our products are listed on the web site.   If you go to the online store, then click on the product, under the brief description of the product, you will see...ingredients.   Click on the word "ingredients" and it will give you a complete listing.  

COMMENT:   I discovered your spelt breads last month, when everyone in my family was starting elimination diets for food allergies, and we couldn't be more delighted!!   Our young daughters just LOVE the sprouted spelt bread!   Imagine my thrill when I opened a loaf and discovered a note about your online store!   I will definitely be placing an order soon (hooray for spelt buns without cane sugar!!)   But wanted to ask if it's possible to either make substitutions in the variety packs or to order less than a case if there is a new item we would like to try for the first time?   Thank you so much for such delicious, nourishing products!                                                
S.R.

RESPONSE:   Yes, you can customize your order as long as there are a minimum of 6 products, you can mix and match as much as you like.   However, in order to customize your order, you need to place it directly through our office.   800-686-5334.   Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8am-5pm EST.

COMMENT:   Thanks for your wonderful white spelt bread!   My teenage daughter (very picky) is on wheat free-and she said that your bread tastes like bread at summer camp-which she loves!                                                                        
N.S.-Greenwood, Ms.

RESPONSE:   As doctors become more educated regarding food allergies, gluten intolerances and wheat sensitivities, more and more children and teenagers are being diagnosed early on. Our white spelt products are indeed favorites among children and teenagers. I must say that our white spelt bread makes an incredible grilled cheese sandwich.