Beginning as a small family farm dating back over four generations they have continued to push boundaries for how chickpeas are taken to market. The green chickpeas are freshly picked and harvested young to attain full all-natural moisture before being individually frozen. The fast freezing process not only provides a year-round supply but also locks in the vibrant bright green colour and maximises nutritional value, making green chickpeas the newest superfood available to consumers around the globe.

The green chickpeas are a low carbon footprint crop making them great plant-based options with minimal environmental impact. While other crops deplete soil minerals, green chickpeas enhance crop rotation by replenishing nitrogen levels in the soil, reducing demand for commercial fertilisers in a healthy crop rotation. Merchant Gourmet Green Chickpeas, therefore, are carefully nurtured without the use of any insecticides or herbicides during the growing season.

Finally, the chickpeas have unusually deep growing roots which allow for improved moisture retention and therefore, decrease the water consumption to bring the crop to maturity. In fact, green chickpeas use one-tenth of the water quantity than other types of protein. It takes approximately 44 gallons of water to produce 1lb of green chickpeas compared to 800–1,800 gallons of water to produce the same amount of animal protein.