About Naturally Straws

The Original Drinking Straw

Before plastic. Before paper. Before bamboo. There was grass.

The original drinking straw was a hollow grass stem — cut from the field, dried in the sun, and handed to a customer. It worked perfectly. Then the plastics industry arrived, and a century of agricultural tradition was replaced overnight by a factory product.

Naturally Straws is returning to the original.

Shaffer Farms — British Columbia

We grow our straws on Shaffer Farms in British Columbia, Canada. Our wheat stalks are harvested at peak strength, sun-dried, and cut to length. No chemicals. No processing. No additives. Just the straw, as nature made it.

Every box of Naturally Straws represents more value staying in rural communities, new markets for agricultural products, and a practical replacement for plastic and paper straws that actually works.

Why Bars Choose Naturally Straws

• Holds up for the full drink — no soggy collapse, no chemical taste
• Natural mouthfeel — the way a straw should feel
• Home compostable — zero landfill waste
• EcoScore 92 — the highest-rated straw in its category
• Farm-grown, not factory-made — a story your customers will remember

The Bigger Vision

The long-term goal is not simply to sell straws. The goal is to help farmers capture more value from their land — a future where a field produces grain for food, straw for consumer products, and revenue from both.

We’re building a co-operative network of farms across British Columbia and beyond. If you’re a grain farmer interested in participating, get in touch.

Contact

Gerald Shaffer
Shaffer Farms — Naturally Straws
gerald@shafferfoods.com
British Columbia, Canada