- Mar. 9, 2010
- Field to Table
We’re hardly bashful here about digging into food. Anyone who’s been to Clif Bar knows that we love good food and a good time. But we’re also conscious about the bigger food picture and the importance of understanding where our food comes—including the social and environmental impacts of agriculture. For many farm workers, bringing food to our tables is no picnic. We’d like to see that change—and one way we’re doing that is by lending our support to grassroots organizations committed to creating a more healthy, just and sustainable food system through the Clif Bar Family Foundation.
Our staff ecologist, Elysa Hammond, recently shared a cool multimedia presentation with us about making our food system a better one for the workers behind it. We thought it was so good we wanted to share it with you. But before we do so, a little intro straight from Elysa.
Note: partial funding for Fair Food was provided by the Clif Bar Family Foundation.
Our staff ecologist, Elysa Hammond, recently shared a cool multimedia presentation with us about making our food system a better one for the workers behind it. We thought it was so good we wanted to share it with you. But before we do so, a little intro straight from Elysa.
Check out Fair Food: Field to Table, a multimedia presentation promoting a more socially just food system in the U.S. Through the voices of agricultural workers, growers, businesses, and fair food advocates, this short, beautiful documentary tells the story of the growing movement for fair food in the U.S. including promising efforts to provide of improved conditions for agricultural workers.
Watch it here...
Note: partial funding for Fair Food was provided by the Clif Bar Family Foundation.
- Posted by:
- Dean, the PR Dude
- Category:
- Food Matters, Sustainability
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By SHIRLEY WOOLSEY MORANT on 03/20/2010
I JUST BOUGHT 12 MORE CLIF BARS (AFTER EATING ONE) AT TRADER JOE’S IN CATHERDRAL CITY ,CALIFORNIA. I AM SO IMPRESSED! THEY ARE DELICIUOS BESIDESBEING SO NUTRITIONAL. I REALLY WANT TO UNDERSTAND ALL OF YOUR PRODUCTS SO I CAN MAXIMIZE PUTTING HEALTHY FOOD IN MY 75 YEAR OLD BODY. AS OFTEN AS POSSIBE. YOU SHOULD DEVELOP SOME KIND OF PROGRAM WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA IN ORDER TO SPREAD THE “GOOD NEWS” THAT ONE CAN ENJOY WHAT THEY EAT AT A REASONABLE PRICE AND BENEFIT THEIR BODY IN THE PROCESS....I WISH I WAS A MILLIONAIRE...I WOULD INVEST IN YOUR COMPANY TO BENEFIT MY POCKET BOOK AND THE WORLD AT THE SAME TIME. GO PUBLIC.
By Mark Hoag on 04/18/2010
Thank you for your amazing efforts in raising social awareness and your thoughtfulness used in conducting business. We have one daughter working for Whole Foods and another working for CAFF and one person at a time is how these proper practices gain momentum. We are also avid cyclists and in a sea of other nasty products it is so refreshing to know the wholesome ingredients that go into yours and the conscience behind their purchase. Thank you for offering the right alternatives!
By freedomtcs on 06/15/2010
I love Cliff Bars. Just bought a bunch more, but....also just read that the soy beans that Cliff bars use have been processed with Hexane. Is this true? If not, how do you make sure that the soy used has not been processed using Hexane? Please investigate and set my mind at ease!!
By Chris Morell on 06/15/2010
Hey freedomtcs - Thanks for asking. You’re right, hexane is not an ingredient but a processing aid used to separate the soybean from the pure protein oil. Our suppliers have confirmed that there is no detectable hexane in the soy protein isolate that we use in our recipes. Note that there are no viable alternatives to soy protein isolate processed with hexane that meet our quality and quantity requirements. It is one of our top ingredient priorities. We’ve spent more than three years testing and tasting alternatives.
It’s definitely worth noting that soy protein isolate processed with hexane is used in countless organic and natural foods, such as cereals, baked goods, vegetable oils and spices. Hexane is also sometimes used to extract oils in hops, grape seeds, rice, wheat, coconut oil, cotton seeds, corn, peanuts – it’s not just a soybean specific processing substance.
Hope this helps!
By Dine on 07/23/2010
Last time I had gone to Noblesville Dining for my regular meal. The food was so tasty and delicious but I had never think about the source of food and quality of food. I know in most of the local commercial restaurants there is not a guarantee of food. And the restaurant owner only consider the business profitability rather than costumers health. Nowadays farmers use maximum amount of chemical composter to render more vegetable. That can create health hazard. The stakeholders have to be conscious about the matter for saving the fertility of soil and prolong the people life by yielding healthy food.