Fresh cold-pressed organic Manitoba Sunflower Oil

We’re very excited at Tall Grass Prairie Bread Company and Grass Roots Prairie Kitchen to have introduced our very own cold-pressed organic Manitoba sunflower oil into our cooking and baking.

Since we opened nearly 20 years ago, our vision has been to use fresh, organic ingredients. We started milling our own organic whole grain flours and are now pleased to offer our own fresh-pressed organic sunflower oil.

Our OPAM (CAN) certified, 100% organic sunflower oil is cold-pressed fresh on site at Grass Roots Prairie Kitchen in the Forks Market. Our oil press, pictured here, can be observed at The Forks Market. Recent changes include a fabulous new hopper system which eases delivery and removes the bagging and stacking of seeds. Also, a second 'head' on the press allows for increased oil pressing capacity.

The pressing process

We start with 100% organically grown Manitoba sunflower seeds. The seeds are a special oil-rich variety, grown for us by the DeRuyck family in Swan Lake, MB. We cold press them here at Grass Roots Prairie Kitchen in The Forks.

Cold pressing allows us to pass on to you pure oil in all its natural glory. The enzymes, flavours and benefits all remain intact. Fifty pounds of sunflower seeds in the shell produces 16 litres of sunflower oil over the course of approximately 5 hours of pressing.

After pressing, the oil rests for 4 to 5 days in the refrigerator before being bottled, ready for you to take home and enjoy. Our bottles contain 500 ml of glorious flavour. Keep it in the fridge for optimal freshness.

Watch our oil press in action at Grass Roots Prairie Kitchen in The Forks Market. It’s an amazing example of small scale technology working with local agriculture, positively impacting the quality of taste and health.c

The uses

Sunflower oil may be used for:
• dipping
• salad dressing
• for light sauteing
• drizzling over pasta, potatoes and popcorn (instead of butter or margarine)

The nutrients

• Rich in Vitamins E, B1 (thiamin) manganese, magnesium, copper, tryptophan, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B5 (pantothenic) and folate

• Certified Organic by OPAM (CAN).

Did you know?

• Sunflower oil stays fresh in your fridge for 5 to 7 months.
• The by-product ‘seed cake’ is returned to the farm, and greatly enjoyed by Manitoba's first organic dairy herd. The chickens like it too! The dairy herd at Black Family Farm was certified organic in 2007.
• Sunflower oil is readily absorbed through the skin, softening and conditioning it.

Available at our Forks Market and Wolseley locations as well as a few other convenient locaitons in the city where you buy orgnic foods. Watch this spot for a list of locations. Coming soon.