Ambrosia began in 2016 when my mom, Jan Rem, was 62. One summer evening she came in from the garden with a monumentous harvest of basil and no way to keep it fresh. The moment stirred childhood memories of her grandmother’s icebox, where greens were always wrapped in linen.

A lifelong seamstress who often made our clothes as children, she sat down in her sewing room in our modest Ojai home and stitched the very first Ambrosia Bag. Soon after, a visit to historic linen mills in Europe deepened her respect for the textile that became the heart of our work.

Jan and her husband, Norm, then began sharing the bags under the live oaks at the Ojai Farmers Market, where families discovered a fresher, more natural way to care for food. They built a following one conversation at a time, offering something simple yet powerful: a better way to care for what feeds us.

In 2021 I joined the family business, bringing my background in sales and my passion for sustainability and urban farming to help carry Ambrosia forward. Today, they still pack each order with care from our workshop in Ojai, while I focus on bringing Ambrosia Bags into kitchens across America and beyond.

What started with my mom’s idea has become something much bigger than a produce bag. It is about making small, thoughtful choices that feel good in your hands and do good in the world.

Thanks for being an integral part of the story.

Jordan Grieg