They’re cultivating our food and the community that makes Boerne unique. Local farmers still bring us the highest quality products even in our worldwide, instantaneous era. These Hill Country entrepreneurs and artisans set about their work with a pledge to sustainable, ethical practices and a commitment to providing wholesome, innovative foods to each of us.
We caught up with three local producers to learn more about their work and the personal journeys that inspired them to bring good food to the Boerne masses.
Alyssa Rodriguez
Overjuiced | overjuiced.com
As the owner and founder of Overjuiced, Rodriguez began with a passion for bringing fresh, delicious, and nutritious juices to the heart of Texas. She and her team wanted to show that “healthy” doesn't have to be bland or boring, but it can actually be vibrant and full of flavor.
Nicole Malesky
Rooted Bliss | rooted-bliss.com
As a certified Ayurvedic and macrobiotic chef, Malesky aims to serve others by providing nourishing food that encourages superior health. As a child, she struggled with digestive and skin issues. As an adult, Malesky sees food as medicine to restore the body. She resolved to share her story of personal empowerment by creating foods to help heal the body and nourish the soul.
Sisi Price
Priceless Honey | pricelesshoney.com
This honey is an extension of Price’s holistic lifestyle. As a certified holistic nutritionist, she strives to support and optimize the body's innate healing abilities through natural foods, supplements, and habits. In keeping with this philosophy, Price produces a clean, honest product that is a natural immunity booster and downright delicious.
Before you began your current endeavor, tell us about the experiences that prepared you for making local, natural products.
Rodriguez: Overjuiced is a family-owned business with roots in nursing and software engineering. While our backgrounds are diverse, we've learned the importance of precision, care, and balance – values we've poured into every juice we create.
Malesky: I'm a writer, yoga practitioner, performer, speaker, and certified culinary professional. Having extensive training in Ayurveda, macrobiotics, and plant-based nutrition, I weave creativity, advocacy, and compassion into everything I do.
Price: I have long been passionate about holistic living, clean eating, and natural healing, both personally and professionally. Reading food labels and doing food research were just a part of that. Ultimately, it was my love for honey and honesty, knowing what you eat, and being able to help others make the right choices to improve their health that led me on a quest for an honest, raw, single-source product from American soil.
As you started your business, what need did you see in the market you believed you could fill?
Rodriguez: Growing up with the rich flavors of Tex-Mex cuisine, we realized that while delicious, it often lacked the nourishment our bodies crave. We saw an opportunity to introduce something different—a way to enjoy flavorful juices that also fuel and energize. That's why Overjuiced was born: to offer a refreshing and revitalizing alternative.
Malesky: More than 70% of food in the United States is ultra-processed. While unhealthy food choices appear appetizing, healthy food choices are only sometimes satisfying. Rooted Bliss strives to offer our customers the best of both worlds. Every Bliss Bite and Superfood Elixir is my opportunity to advocate for someone's health and quality of life.
Price: I wanted an honest, raw product for myself and my family. Priceless Honey organically grew as we offered our product to friends and loved ones. After that, it snowballed into a business as the need within our community became apparent.
There are lots of options at the local grocery store. Why should people choose products like yours that are locally sourced and made?
Rodriguez: Our commitment to freshness and quality. Our juices are handcrafted weekly. Every bottle has the best nutrients, and we focus on delivering a convenient and nourishing product.
Malesky: Bliss Bites are 100% organic, locally crafted with unique combinations of whole food ingredients, and made fresh daily. They are loaded with anti-inflammatory spices and superfoods that complement the high fiber and protein content. Everything we offer contains ingredients to promote energy, focus, balance, and renewal. What we put in our body matters, and that's the mission of Rooted Bliss.
Price: Honey is not well regulated. It's allowed to use words like “honey,” “raw,” and “local,” even if it's not. There is a need for a good, honest alternative. Our honey is always 100% raw, and we only strain it lightly in case of an accidental bee or hive segment being left behind. We never mix, dilute, pasteurize, or filter it; it's always single-sourced and simply as it exists in the beehive.
The Boerne community is better because of the work of these women and the many other producers of local artisanal foods. You can find them at area farmers markets, like the Boerne Farmers Market on Tuesdays and the Farmers Market at Herff Farm on Saturdays. And the next time you stop by, take a moment to thank them for the excellent work they do at making our community healthier and more connected to our food and one another.
“I weave creativity, advocacy, and compassion into everything I do.” —Nicole Malesky
“It was my love for honey and honesty, knowing what you eat, and being able to help others make the right choices to improve their health…” —Sisi Price
“Growing up with the rich flavors of Tex-Mex cuisine, we realized that while delicious, it often lacked the nourishment our bodies crave.” —Alyssa Rodriguez
Boerne Farmers Market
boernefm.com | Tuesdays, 4-7 p.m. | 402 E. Blanco Rd.
Farmers Market at Herff Farm
cibolo.org/locations/farmersmarket | Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. | 33 Herff Rd.