Rumi Spice

Rumi Spice was founded by Army veterans who served in Afghanistan to help support sustainable economic development by creating jobs for Afghan farmers and women. They started up at The Plant in 2015, handling processing and packing of their delicate saffron. This women- and veteran-owned Certified B Corp appeared on Shark Tank in 2017 (and, ultimately, did not accept the deals they were offered). Distribution of their saffron and wild-foraged spices expanded through Whole Foods nationwide in 2018. Rumi Spice’s processing shifted abroad in 2019, and they moved on from The Plant when they no longer required a production space state-side.