Snacks · Kerhonkson, New York
BjornQorn
Popcorn popped by the sun in New York's Hudson Valley.
- Founded by
- Bjorn Quenemoen, Jamie O'Shea
- Based in
- Kerhonkson, New York
Their story
BjornQorn began with two college roommates at Bard College. Bjorn Quenemoen had the idea for a popcorn business before graduating, and Jamie O'Shea designed the solar kettles to pop it.
The pair set up on Kelder's Farm in Kerhonkson, New York, where a farmer agreed to host their unusual equipment. The recipe, heavy on nutritional yeast, comes from Quenemoen's family, and much of the corn still comes from his family's farm in Minnesota.
How it's made
About 80 percent of the corn comes from the Quenemoen family farm in Minnesota and the rest is grown at Kelder's Farm, with organic kernels bought when demand runs high. Bjorn hand-sorts the Minnesota corn, and all of it is popped in the Hudson Valley in solar-powered kettles, later joined by a solar-electric setup.
Our featured pick
Classic Popcorn (3OZ)
$6.00
BjornQorn Classic is popped in safflower oil and seasoned with nutritional yeast and salt. It is the producer best seller and customers regularly tell us they are addicted to it.
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We looked for a place where a farmer would let us build a crazy contraption.
Why we carry them
We can't stop snacking on this one. The savory nutritional yeast seasoning makes it taste almost buttery without any butter.
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