A pioneer of the elderberry supplement business in California, Katie Reneker started her Monterey County–based company Carmel Berry back in 2015, initially as a means of warding off the schoolhouse illnesses her young kids were bringing home. You may remember her from my December 2023 article about the nascent effort to develop elderberry farms in Santa Barbara and elsewhere, in which she described how her home remedy from native plants grew into a substantial concern producing various wellness and culinary products.
Eldie Gummies are her latest creation, a concentrated, chewy supplement whose direct-from-farm potency is palpable but balanced by fruit and honey. And it was all inspired by the desire to have real elderberry immune-boosting power while on the road.
“The gummies came out of a travel necessity!” she said. “Traveling with liquid elderberry syrup is a logistical challenge, and gummies are durable and portable.”