Being Bio Basics

Hi, we are Bio Basics. Committed to safe organic whole foods, decent livelihoods for farmers and preservation of our natural environment, including our heritage grains. We present 300+ organic food goodies (fresh produce – veggies, fruits and such, and groceries) and much more – everything that all our families really need. For our food, our bodies, and our homes. Sincerely sourced, directly procured from organic farmers and producers, and personally curated, these goodies are made easily accessible across India.

The Beginnings:

Ramesh and Devi launched Bio Basics in 2015. A year after they landed in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Ramesh, after 22 years of corporate world experience, and Devi, after 12 years of corporate experience and another 10 years as an activist with the organic food movement of India, working with NGOs, both in India and abroad. After growing moong, sesame and groundnuts for over 2 seasons in 2014, they realized that there was no need for more newbie farmers. Farmers needed a fair, large and sustainable market for the organic produce they were already growing. That gave birth to Bio Basics - to grow a market for organic farmers, while they grow organic food for all of us.

Our name and the motto:

Bio, the first name, was a carry forward from the founders’ stint in Europe, where organic food is known as “biologique” (Bio for short). Pronounced as bee-oh. The word “Bio” also means life, natural life and is pronounced here in India as bye-oh. Hence the first name “Bio”. “Basics”, because we like to stick to the basics, keep it simple and essential, accessible to all, as cost-effective as possible, as opposed to being a luxury for the few, complicated, showy with needless pretences. Basics, because all of us should have these products. Hence our aim to be true to all that. The upstanding carrot represents the natural root with its leaves, usually seen only after some effort of digging out this gem. Colorful, diverse, sweet, and hard to grow, but now known to all. Representing all that we are and we wish to be. And if you did not notice, the leaves of the carrot on our logo are not leaves, but stalks of grain, representing the beautiful combination of fresh produce and heritage grains that makes our food complete. After 9 years since inception, Bio Basics claims to be the largest and the most diverse granary of organic heritage grains (60+ rices, 10+ wheats, 10+ millets) in India.

We dream all day of food! Safe food. For all. So that, with every mouthful, we feel thankful to Mother Nature that sustains us. We put our heart and soul (and the video-making talent of the son of one of our good farmer-friends) into this video clip, so you know who we are, why we do what we do. So do us a favor, watch this short video.

Our Offerings

We bring to your table (no pun intended!) all that all your family needs. For your food, your bodies and your homes. All organic and chemical free. Because at Bio Basics, everything is organic and organic is everything. For us, organic is a way of life. Not just a product to sell. We eat what we sell, and we sell what we eat. So we offer vegetables, fruits, herbs, greens (for those in select cities) and all other grocery items (rice's, millets, flours, oils, spices, sweet nothings, salty somethings and then, a lot more) across India. We say a loud NO to refined food, animal products, processed junk, and imported exotics. If it is not offered by us, you probably don't need it! Like we told you, we don't eat those, so we don't sell those. Simple.

Our Team

Bio Basics is certified under third-party organic certification in line with the National Program of Organic Production (NPOP) standards prescribed by the Government of India. We are certified by ADITI Organic Certifications Pvt. Ltd, which is an authorized Certification Body under the NPOP protocol. We are also licensed by FSSAI (Food Safety Standards Authority of India) for all our products.