At Anthem, we farm like the soil remembers. Because it does.

Five generations in, we’re still working the same land our ancestors did, not because it’s tradition, but because we believe in reciprocity. 

Take care of the land, and it takes care of you. 

The way we grow, process, and package our oats is shaped by that conviction. Sustainability is not a separate initiative. It’s the throughline.

Soil is Our Starting Point

Before a single oat is planted, we ask a simple question: what does the soil need?

We treat soil as a living ecosystem, not a blank slate. That means rotating crops to prevent depletion. Planting cover crops to shield and feed the earth between harvests. Using reduced tillage to keep soil structure intact and carbon where it belongs. Below the surface.

This isn’t about doing less harm. It’s about actively building resilience. When the land is nourished, it gives back in healthier crops, more biodiversity, and greater climate stability. You can’t fake that kind of return.

Taste what healthy soil produces. Try our Old Fashioned Oats.

Grown Where You Live, Not Where It’s Cheapest

Most oats on grocery store shelves were grown in Canada or overseas. The distance alone makes it hard to trace farming practices. And by the time they land in your bowl, they’ve lost much of their freshness.

Every oat in an Anthem bag is grown in the United States. That’s not common, but it matters. 

Fewer miles from farm to mill means lower emissions and fresher food. But it also means deeper relationships and better accountability. We don’t just know where our oats come from. We know who grew them.

Our Steel Cut Oats are minimally processed and proudly grown on American soil

Freshness is a Sustainability Metric

Fresh oats retain their oils, their aroma, their texture. They cook more cleanly. They taste fuller. But freshness is about more than flavor, it’s about food waste.

Oats that travel shorter distances and sit for less time on warehouse shelves are less likely to go stale or spoil. That means less waste at every point in the chain, from mill to kitchen.

Our oats are milled close to where they’re grown, which preserves nutrients and keeps fuel use down. We also avoid unnecessary processing steps that many brands use to artificially extend shelf life. 

The result is an oat that’s more whole, more nutritious, and more aligned with how nature made it.

Explore our full collection of oats and see how less processing means more in every spoonful.

We Didn’t Build Anthem to Be the Biggest

We built it to be the most rooted.

Rooted in place. In relationships. In the belief that better food starts with better farming. That oats should taste like the land they come from, and that brands should be transparent about how they get to your shelf.

We’re not here to chase trends or cut corners. We’re here to restore the link between people and the ground that feeds them.

Dig into our growing practices and see why soil is more than just where it starts