27/05/2026
The Ellegala family has tended the same forest in the highlands of central Sri Lanka since 1896. What they’ve built around it is something rarer than most certifications can capture.
works with a network of smallholder farmers, all within a few kilometres of their processing centre. Neighbours, essentially, who grow and harvest together. The founder Nihal also leads The Forest Healing Foundation, replanting trees and restoring degraded land rather than expanding production .
That’s regenerative farming in practice: giving back more than you take. Rebuilding soil, protecting biodiversity, keeping the ecosystem intact for the next harvest and the one after that.
The result are spices that taste uniquely like where they come from. Earthy, tropical, vibrant, seasonal. Their new harvest just arrived.
Ceylon cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, turmeric, black pepper, cloves and Polwaththa Curry Powder and more.
Single origin. Grown with intention. Knowledge and money reintegrated into the community they support.
So happy to have gotten to know this beautiful community and the Ellegala Family and share their amazing flavors with you all.
