Summer is Served with June New Products

June reminds us of sweet affection and stillness along with sunny weather that encourages outdoor recreation. Enjoy some of our latest product arrivals, line extensions and more this month!

Disclaimer: actual individual products may differ by store, call or visit your regular Amaranth store to check on specific availability.


 

- Grocery -

Sourdough Starter Culture

At Homestead Bread, baking is more than a craft—it’s an art rooted in tradition, quality, and passion. Founded by Kristen Gillis, Homestead Bread creates each loaf using time-honored methods, carefully fermenting and crafting their sourdough to achieve a perfect balance of texture, flavor, and nutritional goodness.

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  • Dehydrated Sourdough Culture – this little packet of starter comes from my mother culture "Alvin". Inside this little pack are instructions to re-activate, maintain and use the sourdough culture to make your own amazing baked goods!

Available at our Arbour Lake, Enjoy Centre & Southland locations.

 

Gourmet Pies + GF Alternatives

Ubuntu Eats was co-founded by Xolani Ncube and Abhinav Bajpai serving the Greater Calgary Area and Surrounding Communities of Southern Alberta. Ubuntu Eats believes that in every bite, there’s a story. Nourishing the community, one hand pie at a a time. Enjoy their handcrafted savoury pies along with gluten-free & dairy free pies now available at Amaranth!

New Products

  • Savoury Pies (Creamy Chicken Pot and Hearty Steak & Mushroom) – whether you’re looking for a quick meal on-the-go or a hearty treat, enjoy!

  • Gluten-free & Dairy Free Pies (Creamy Chicken Pot and Creamy Cauli Chickpea) – a savoury delight for those seeking a gluten free friendly & dairy free indulgence.

Available at our Arbour Lake, Enjoy Centre & Southland locations.

 

Plant-based Butter

It all started in 1991 when owner, Vivian Villa saw that the products imported from her native northern Italy were over-processed and lacked flavour. Inspired by the fresh, vibrant ingredients of her childhood in Genoa, she’s raised the bar once again with a revolutionary line of Villa’s Kitchen plant-based butters—so rich and creamy, you won’t believe they’re dairy-free.

New Products

  • UnButter (Lightly Salted & Unsalted) – made with Shea Butter, Sunflower Oil, Filtered Water, Himalayan Pink Salt, Nutritional Yeast, Natural Flavour, and Turmeric!

Available at our Arbour Lake, Enjoy Centre & Southland locations.

 

- Wellness -

Tallow Skin Care

Made by Mckenzie Kim, former wellness advisor at the Enjoy Centre. Mckenzie is a Certified Holistic Nutrition Consultant who first discovered tallow while searching for a natural moisturizer that supported her family’s skin in the dry Alberta climate. Wild Wellness is 100% Canadian Owned and Operated, hand crafting skin care with Canadian Grass-fed and Finished Beef Tallow.  

New Products

  • Whipped Tallow Balm (Vanilla Dream, Lemon Cake & Rose and Chamomile; 4oz) – these tallow whips are made with Alberta grass-fed and finished beef tallow rendered 3 times for purity, organic cold-pressed castor oil for additional hydration, and all scents are infused with whole plant/food ingredients creating a gentle aroma.

Available at all our locations.

 

Marine Phytoplankton

Marphyl was co-founded by Arantza Amuchastegui and Benjamin Achache after experiencing the benefits of phytoplankton themselves. Phytoplankton are microscopic marine algae that are responsible for up to 90% of the oxygen in our atmosphere and are a source of life in the ocean. Marphyl marine phytoplankton is a 100% all-natural, wild, multi-species marine phytoplankton, sourced from the Strait of Georgia. Marphyl’s product consists of up to 80 different species of Marine Phytoplankton harvested in Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.

New Product

  • Marphyl Marine Phytoplankton Natural Supplement (30 caps) – contains an array of vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids, DHA, EPA, amino acids, chlorophyll, and a vast spectrum of phytochemicals, and it has been recognized as one of the most nutritionally dense foods on the planet.

Available at all our locations.

 

Beard Care Products

Educated Beards was founded in 2017 by Kevin Leboeuf and Alicia Philips from Fredericton, New Brunswick. Educated Beards use only 100% natural & organic ingredients for luxury, holistic beard care and grooming essentials. Their products promote healthy hair, eliminates itching, irritation, beardruff and gives control over your beard.

New Products

  • Beard Wash (Peppermint & Cedarwood; 250ml) – a dual purpose beard and body wash is a targeted solution for dirt removal and sebum build-up, reactive skin, acneic skin, ingrown hairs and all beard lengths and densities.

  • Beard Butter (Unscented; 118ml) – soften your beard making it more tame. Eliminates flakes, dryness and itching.

  • Beard Oil (Unscented; 30ml) – locks in moisture. Eliminates flakes, dryness and itching.

  • Shave Soaps (Peppermint Cedarwood & Unscented; 114g) – a luxurious lather, crafted with the finest ingredients, for a shaving experience that leaves you feeling spoiled, invigorated, and irresistibly suave.

Available at all our locations.

 
 

Peaks & Pastures Buffalo Butter

Established in 2024, Peaks & Pastures is a Water Buffalo ranch located near Fort Macleod, Alberta owned by Theo and Amanda Beijer. Peaks & Pastures produces water buffalo dairy products including milk, cheese and now butter! Water buffalo milk is a richer source of protein, calcium and other nutrients while also containing the A2 beta casein making it more digestible than traditional cows milk.

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  • Water Buffalo Butter – cook, bake and spread on all your favourite foods!

Available at our Arbour Lake, Enjoy Centre & Southland locations.

 

Kultured Ketchup & Hot Sauces

Humble ingredients, carefully prepared with bold results! Culture Shocked is the brain child of Kyle Hanna, a graduate from Le Cordon Bleu in Sydney, Australia with a knack for intercultural culinary adventure! Having returned to his hometown of Calgary, Kyle takes classic dishes and ancient methods, fusing them with worldly ingredients and an international twist with Culture Shocked products. Enjoy this new line-up of products alongside the existing fermented foods we carry!

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  • Kultured Ketchup – made with super ripe, naturally fermented tomatoes, sugar, apple cider vinegar, and over 20 herbs and spices!

  • Hot Sauces (Jalapeno Dill Pickle, Nacho Cheese, Red Miso Honey Mustard) – these vinegar free hot sauces use natural fermentation and unique flavor combinations to create a distinct, spicy experience free of the acetic acid harshness!

Available at our Arbour Lake, Enjoy Centre & Southland locations.

 

Meat-based Protein Bars

Frustrated by the artificial, over-processed options on the market, founder, Chelsey set out to create something better. Using nutrient-rich bison and beef, organ seasonings, collagen, and functional adaptogenic mushrooms, The Meat Bar is dedicated to fuelling the body with clean, wholesome ingredients.

New Product

  • Beauty Booster Bar – made with clean bison, beef, and grass-fed type I & III bovine collagen, this bar is boosted with vitamin C using blueberries and a touch of honey to nourish your hair, nails, and skin.

  • Superfood Steak Bar – made with bison and beef, this bar is packed with enhanced superfoods like functional shittake and lion's mane mushrooms and bovine organ seasoning.

Available at our Arbour Lake, Enjoy Centre & Southland locations.

 

Organ Supplements

Tribe Vitamins founded by Daniel Eisenman, is based out of Golden Colorado, USA.  They procure organ supplements sourced from free roaming grass-fed and finished American Bison along with Wild Elk on their indigenous lands in the USA. Their supplements are freeze-dried to maximize bioavailable nutrients in a convenient daily micro dose form!

New Products

  • Wild Bison Liver + Heart (180 caps) – sourced using Freeze-Dried/Desiccated Bison Liver (with Heart Added). Bison Liver & Heart are a good source of protein, vitamins A & B12, iron, zinc, CoQ10 and niacin!

  • Wild Elk Liver (180 caps) – sourced using Freeze-Dried/Desiccated Elk Liver. Elk Liver is high in vitamins A & B, is a good source of iron and zinc and is high in copper.

Available at all our locations.

 

Fermented Supplements & Magnesium

New Chapter is a Vermont-based vitamin and supplement company with a deeply held mission to revolutionize natural wellness. Since 1982, they’ve been raising the bar to make supplements that your body can really, truly absorb. Innovating. Testing. Fermenting. Testing again. And they do it all with non-GMO ingredients and no synthetic fillers.

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  • Fermented Coenzyme B Complex (30 tabs) – provides support to your nervous system and promotes energy metabolism with whole-food fermented B Vitamins.

  • Hair, Skin & Nails (30 vcaps) – builds healthy hair and strong nails with fermented Biotin and delivers Astaxanthin, clinically proven to maintain your youthful appearance.

  • Magnesium Complex (60 tabs) – restore & reinforce with magnesium, an essential mineral your body needs for so many functions. Masterfully crafted with 3 premium types of magnesium: high-absorption bisglycinate, sea-sourced, and whole-food fermented.

Available at all our locations.

 

Goop Skin Recovery Balm

All Good's journey began in the '90s when founder Caroline crafted her first batch of plant-based hand salve, All Good Goop, from simple, organic ingredients for her community of adventurers. All Good is a Certified B Corporation, Climate Neutral Certified, and recognized as a Women Owned Business. Their triple bottom line philosophy focuses on environmental, social, and economic vitality. Based in Morro Bay, California, near our organic herb farm, they support environmental education and restoration projects through their partnership with 1% For the Planet.

New Product

  • Goop on the Go - Skin Recovery Balm (25g) – from the original, handcrafted balm that we whipped up in our kitchen a million years ago – comes this equal parts all-purpose ointment and moisturizing miracle salve.

Available at all our locations.