Empowering the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
A Partnership Between: Big Sandy Organics & Box Elder Schools
Brain Grain™ is the perfect snack to power active, growing kids. It’s packed with nutrients to help students learn, play, and thrive.
Brain Grain is more than a snack—it’s a community project supporting Box Elder School on Montana’s Rocky Boy Reservation. Every purchase funds scholarships, youth business opportunities, and enrichment programs for local students. Enjoy a wholesome treat and help empower the next generation of Chippewa Cree leaders. Thank you for making a difference in our community!
How it all started
Thomas started coaching in Box Elder in 2023/2024. He was hired as an assistant football coach. After being there a little while he approached the school board about his ideas of him coming on the following year to teach
business development.
His thoughts and ideas around this were that he could teach the kids how to run a business. He thought he could bring them to our facility where the grain snacks are made and produced. Then teach them how much there is to owning and operating a small business.
So 2024/2025 he was hired as the business teacher for high school and was able to then get all the ideas we now have from the students. One student in particular Ki-iu Windyboy (pronounced kee-u) blurted out Brain Grain for a new name for this healthy ancient grain snack. Thomas and the others really like the ring to this. The title pretty much speaks for itself.
The kids were also able to come up with new packaging designs, some chose a feather, a piece pipe, a teepee, or a Buffalo for the front of the packaging.
They played around with some new flavor profiles also. Dill, Buffalo, salsa and ranch were some of the favorites.
The project itself is very young, but many are loving the ideas that the students helped create all this.
We hope to have it set up for the proceeds of this project to go to scholarships, fundraisers and other things that the school may be in need of.
We hope this project can be one of many, we hope with time other high schools will latch onto this project. We hope to have many other business classes in areas all of the U.S be apart of this program to also reap the same benefits as Box elder High.
Our vision around this project is we hope it can benefit many schools and communities and help our kids find a healthier way to snack. If we want to change the diets in America we have to start with our kids.
How The Partnership Works
• Student-Led Initiative with a student board.
• BSO provides funding, mentorship, and product.
• Box Elder Schools integrates it into the curriculum.
• Same award-winning recipe as Kracklin’ Kamut®.
A Business for a Brighter Future
• All proceeds fund student scholarships & activities.
• The brand is owned by a non-profit foundation.
• Creates a legacy of empowerment for years to come.
From the heart of Big Sandy, Montana (pop. 600), Big Sandy Organics is a family-owned company revitalizing our community by sharing our favorite healthy snack with the world: Kracklin’ Kamut®
Montana Grown, Globally Loved
Health Benefits
Fuel for a Great School Day!
Brain Food: Contains manganese and Vitamin B6, important for healthy brain development and cognitive function.
Lasting Energy: High in protein and complex carbs for sustained energy without the sugar crash, helping focus. Builds
Strong Bodies: A great source of protein, zinc, and magnesium for building strong bones and muscles.
Tummy Friendly: High in fiber to aid healthy digestion and keep kids feeling full and satisfied.
Kamut Wheat
KAMUT® khorasan wheat is an ancient wheat, guaranteed under the KAMUT® brand to always be grown on certified organic farms and never be hybridized or genetically modified. Grown primarily in North America, mainly in Montana, Alberta, and Saskatchewan, as these regions produce the best quality and consistently, Khorasan wheat is prized for its nutrition, ease of digestibility, sweet nutty-buttery taste and firm texture. Most likely originating in Mesopotamia, legends exist of this grain being found in Egyptian tombs. However, there is no archeological evidence to substantiate this. Farmers in Turkey call the grain “Camel’s Tooth” because of its shape or the “Prophet’s Wheat”, referring to another legend that Noah brought the grain with him on the ark.
