“Gluten intolerance/sensitivity—or true Celiac disease—is becoming more common. Yet finding gluten-free food that is not only nutritious, but also tastes good, can be a difficult task.” — Carver’s Bakeshop, About Us.

Just ask Emily Carver, a Corvallis elementary school teacher, who has been gluten intolerant for many years. Upon her diagnosis, she was disappointed to find out that not many companies provide gluten-free food products or recipes that taste good.

Her husband Travis, in love with the idea of entrepreneurship, has come up with several business ideas over the years. He finally decided it was high time his wife “enjoyed dessert again.”

This was the inspiration for Carver’s Bakeshop. Travis studied Robert Kiyosaki and Dave Ramsey. Kiyosaki and Ramsey are two investors and authors who encourage anyone to save money and become wealthy. Their life stories aided Travis in accumulating the funds to start his business.

This business is not yet open for customers, but both Travis and Emily are underway in tying up the remaining details. They will open online this summer.

Carver’s Bakeshop started in Travis and Emily’s kitchen, where they are testing original gluten-free recipes until mastering the craft of all natural and delicious mixes.These mixes include an assortment of cookie mixes, brownie, muffin, bread, pancake and pound cake mixes. All mixes will be produced in a commercial kitchen in Corvallis, Oregon.

Jennifer M. Hartsock works as the opinion editor for the LBCC newspaper, The Commuter, and writes the weekly opinion column Straight from the Hartsock and the advice column Dear Conscience. Her extra time goes to working as a tutor and freelance editor on campus and in the community. She maintains a writer’s blog.