Frequently Asked Questions

Beyond Organic, Simplified. Dr. Cowan’s Garden offers beyond organic products that make healthy eating simple and delicious. Seeking to increase vegetable diversity in his own diet, Dr. Cowan launched Dr. Cowan’s Garden in 2016, with his wife and two sons, beginning with a line of beyond organic vegetable powders that make it easy and convenient to eat a wider variety of vegetables every day for increased health and vitality. Since then, our family has grown, and so have our product offerings. We continue to develop exciting new products, which include an ever-expanding line of vegetable powders, pantry items and new product lines to be announced!

Powders. Nutritionally powerful, beyond organic vegetable powders, including signature superfood products like our Ashitaba Powder (the only domestically-grown organic Ashitaba Powder that we know of), Burdock Root Powder (grown on one of the only remaining organic burdock farms in the U.S.) and Turmeric Powder (grown in the unique, nutrient rich soil of Hawaii); as well as our unique powerhouse vegetable blends such as Low-Oxalate Greens Powder (selected for nutrient density and low oxalate properties), Three-Beet Powder (a powerful blend of three types of beets) and our Threefold Blends (Slightly Sweet, Savory and Spicy), featuring the highest quality roots, leaves/stems and flowers/fruit for diverse health benefits. We offer a variety of vegetable powders, featuring flavor profiles and health benefits that fit into a wide range of dietary needs and cuisine styles.

Pantry. A line of kitchen staple products that include rare varieties of ancient grains and legumes offering superior nutrition benefits and taste, all grown organically on small family farms in the U.S. Our best-in-class pantry staples include favorites such as our Carolina Gold Rice (so versatile it can be prepared as a traditional fluffy rice, a risotto or even a sticky Asian-style), our superior-tasting Appalachian Heirloom Sweet Flint Popping Corn and our 18th Century Toasted Stone-Cut Oats (hint: they’re not just for oatmeal), amongst others that will serve you well in many different dishes.

If the label says "kale powder," only dehydrated (air dried at low heat) kale is inside. There is NOTHING else in the jar but vegetables. The only exception is our Pepper Salt, for which we grind the vegetable powders with fine Celtic sea salt. Nothing else!!! The same is true of our pantry products, which are so fresh, we recommend storing them under refrigeration to maintain peak quality.

Yes. In fact, they are “Beyond Organic”, Grown Domestically By Small Family Farms or Sustainably Foraged. Our vegetables, grains and legumes are domestically grown in the U.S. by small family farmers who are, at a minimum, growing organically. Most are either Demeter-certified, working toward certification, or utilize most of the biodynamic farming principles (sometimes referred to as “regenerative farming”) that nurture the health of the soil to produce superior, nutrient-dense vegetables. Some products, such as Chaga Nuggets and Wild Ramps, are wild foraged using sustainable harvesting practices. Our vegetables are picked and processed at the peak of freshness throughout the growing season, when their Brix levels are the highest. Through our low-temperature dehydration process, we are able to preserve about 90% or more of the plant’s nutrients, with the exception of vitamin C, which is readily available in various fresh citrus fruits/juices, peppers, berries, broccoli and other sources.

Our grains and legumes are ancient heirloom varieties that offer vastly superior taste and texture to “modern” varieties. They are carefully grown using organic and biodynamic practices to enhance the nutrient-density and provide an unparalleled level of quality to your family’s dining experience.

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Think of the powders like you would a spice or a seasoning. You can add them to soups and stews; sprinkle on eggs, roasted vegetables, salads, baked potatoes, popcorn; blend in smoothies; fold into rice, pasta, baked goods or casseroles, or add to anything you like to eat. You may add them during the cooking process, or sprinkled on at the end; whatever works best for your recipe.

They're great for parents of picky vegetable eaters, people who travel or don't have much time to cook, and creative cooks who want to experiment with different flavor profiles. Use them to make your dishes more flavorful, or to “sneak” more vegetables into your family’s favorite meals. 

The idea is to eat the foods you and your family enjoy, and to use Dr. Cowan’s Garden vegetable powders to increase your vegetable diversity for optimal health. If you have access to and enjoy fresh organic or biodynamic vegetables, please continue to eat them, while incorporating the powders to achieve the goal of eating smaller amounts of 10-15 vegetable varieties per day. This is the way our healthiest ancestors ate for many generations before commercialized products infiltrated our “modern” diets.

From Dr. Cowan: “As an example of how we use the powders, just this morning to make my morning soup with broth, I had only a small bunch of greens and a pepper from the garden. I also didn't feel like cutting up and sautéing a carrot and zucchini, so, instead, I added a teaspoon of Dr. Cowan's Garden Threefold Blend Slightly Sweet (carrots, beets, kale, Swiss chard and butternut squash). Voila! A soup with now five vegetables instead of two. Similarly, when I make pancakes, instead of using all flour (spelt or emmer wheat), I replace a quarter of the flour with our Winter Squash Powder. The taste is delicious, and I am diversifying my diet and adding more nutrients and healing phytochemicals to each bite.” Check out some recipes and tips in the links below:


• Dr. Cowan Shares His Health-Giving Morning Soup Tips
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Dr. Cowan's Bone Broth Recipe
• A Better Bone Broth - by guest blogger Esther Boateng

One teaspoon of vegetable powder is equivalent to an average serving (1/2 cup freshly cooked vegetables or 1 cup raw leafy greens). Depending on your dietary needs, the “average” person should consume 4-5 vegetable servings per day, spread over two to three meals per day, with 4-5 different vegetables per meal.

Since the goal for optimum health is to diversify your vegetable intake (striving for smaller quantities of 12-15 different vegetables daily), you may choose to consume smaller amounts (1/4 to 1/2 tsp each) of multiple vegetable powders, combined with seasonally available fresh vegetables grown in your garden or sourced from your local farmers market or grocer.

Our larger jars (250ml) contain 50 average servings per container! (or more, if you use smaller amounts of multiple powders) Smaller jars (100ml) contain 20 tsp.