Elderberries · ginger · raw apple cider vinegar · raw honey
Switchel, also known as haymaker's punch, is an old farm drink traditionally made with vinegar, ginger, water, and something sweet such as honey, maple syrup, or molasses.
Farm families mixed simple ingredients into a refreshing drink for long, hot days of work. The basic idea was simple: sweet, tart, ginger-forward flavor that could be mixed with water and adjusted to taste.
Made Whole's version keeps that idea and adds elderberries. It comes bottled as a concentrate, so the final glass is still yours to make.
The ingredient list is short enough to know what is in the bottle and specific enough to know where some of it began.
The raw honey and elderberries come from named family farms in Nebraska. The organic apple cider vinegar and ginger are sourced through Azure Standard.
The raw honey is sourced from Fat Head Honey Farms near Clarkson, Nebraska.
The elderberries come from Sunset Valley Harvest near Lincoln, Nebraska. They are raised with organic practices and no spray.
Certified organic apple cider vinegar and ginger are sourced through Azure Standard.
A short ingredient list becomes more meaningful when the ingredients have places behind them.
Mix 1 part concentrate with about 3 parts sparkling water, still water, or iced tea. From there, make the glass lighter or stronger depending on your taste.
Give the bottle a good shake before pouring so the ingredients are evenly mixed.
Start with 1 ounce of switchel concentrate and about 3 ounces of sparkling water, iced tea, or still water.
Add more concentrate for stronger sweet, tart, ginger-forward flavor, or add more water for a lighter sip.
Sparkling Water
Iced Tea
Still Water
Small Straight Shot
Non-Alcoholic Mixer
Simple starting point: 1 ounce switchel concentrate with 3 ounces of your favorite drink base.
Ellen was there buying vegetables. Ben was there growing them.
Ellen, a functional nutritionist, met Ben, a produce farmer, at a farmers market. Their first conversation was about the pros and cons of GMOs in the food supply.
Ellen was there buying vegetables. Ben was there growing them.
Ellen, a functional nutritionist, met Ben, a produce farmer, at a farmers market. Their first conversation was about the pros and cons of GMOs in the food supply.
They came to food from two different directions.
Ellen through functional nutrition. Ben through growing produce.
Their shared interest became something larger. They fell in love, got married, moved to the farm, and eventually grew Ben's produce business into Made Whole Farm and Food Co.
The bottle came later.
The relationship with food came first: Ellen through functional nutrition, Ben through growing produce, and both through the farm and food business they eventually built together.
Amy and Ellen share a similar passion for functional and naturopathic nutrition, traditional foods, and ingredient quality. That made this switchel more than another drink concentrate for ROCK. It came from people whose questions about food sound familiar to ours.
Raw honey · organic ginger root · organic raw apple cider vinegar · elderberries
