Maisie Jane's sent us a variety of nut butters and nuts to review! Here's some info about them from their website:
Maisie Jane’s California Sunshine Products, Inc. was founded on strong
beliefs and passion for offering unique, flavorful, top quality, almond
products to people in all nations. We strive everyday on educating the
people about our healthy
gourmet almond snack food product line which is processed in a very
unique way; dry-roasting. We are proud and strongly believe in our
earth-friendly practices that start on our family owned and operated
orchards using Organic farming practices and are continued in the
processing by using all natural ingredients with no preservatives,
GMO’s, or/and any irradiated products. We honor and respect all
business means, which we encounter. We believe in honest, friendly and
helpful customer relations at all levels. Above all, we take pride in
our every tasks encountered with Maisie Jane’s California Sunshine
Products, Inc.
Maisie Jane’s…In a Nutshell
Growing up in
fourth generation almond farming family in Chico, Maisie Jane
Bertagna-Hurtado quickly caught on to what seemed a problem in the
almond industry. She listened in on conversations between her
Grandfather, father, and uncles discussing the fact that California
almonds were primarily exported and not being marketed and processed to
their full capability here in California and the rest of the country.
With
her family’s wise words in mind and Maisie’s love for agriculture, good
food, and having a passion for keeping farming alive, Maisie Jane’s
California Sunshine Products was born. Her business, in fact, started
in 1993 at age 17 and was a FFA project in High school.
Maisie
Jane’s processes a diverse line of over twenty different almond
products using her family’s and other local almond grower’s crops. All
products are oven roasted and all natural. In 2003 they introduced their
new product line of Certified Organic Sliced Almond Delights; which are
fabulous on salads or just snacking!
Maisie Jane’s
sells to grocery stores nation-wide… primarily to health food stores and
to the gift & gourmet markets. They also have an adorable gift shop
located in Chico at 1324 Dayton Road in Chico where you can pick up
beautiful gift baskets and find a large assortment of other locally
grown and made products.
When Maisie Jane’s asked what
she likes the most about being in business the reply is not short.
“Family’s first! I’ve been blessed with the opportunity of working with
my mother and aunt in the gift shop, my father and brother when
purchasing the almonds, and now my husband runs the production facility.
It’s a great environment. The Chico area has been a very supportive
community to start and run a business in. It’s just been so exciting to
watch the business grow and evolve, and rewarding to think that the
nation’s snacking on wholesome almonds that are grown and made right her
in Chico, my back-yard my whole life!”
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Our Review:
Woah! Talk about a DELICIOUS company to review! My favorite kind of nut butter is Cashew butter and Jared's is Chocolate Hazelnut. Lucky for us, they sent us BOTH of them to review and they DID NOT DISAPPOINT! They were so creamy and tasty! We definitely enjoyed the almond butter as well. We put it in our oatmeal, on toast, and on top of our baked oatmeal treats! SO GOOD. The nuts they gave us to try had spices and they rocked! It was nice to have some flavor on them for a snack or in addition to our lunches. They were so flavorful and yummy! Our favorite flavor out of the three was the Country Garlic and Herb.
Please visit their website and order something for yourself! They have TONS of delicious and nutritious options.
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MAISIE JANE’S CALIFORNIA SUNSHINE PRODUCTS TEAMS WITH WHOLE FOODS MARKETS, UC
DAVIS AND XERCES FOUNDATION TO “SAVE OUR BEES”
Portion of Maisie Jane’s™ Almond Butter Sales Being Donated to Native Bee Population Research and
Conservation
Chico
CA, October 18, 2013 Maisie Jane’s™ drives nationwide effort to fund
research and solutions regarding the decline of native bee populations.
Maisie Jane’s™ in Chico, CA is a 4th generation family owned and
operated grower, processor and packer of fresh, top tier almonds and
value added nut products. Very keen to the important role bees play in
the pollination of multiple U.S. food crops, Maisie Jane implements bee
friendly methods in her company’s own almond growing practices.
“We
have planted a special flower mixture in our orchards that offer
additional honey bee food in an effort to increase the native honey bee
population in our orchards”, explains Maisie…“The bee hives which we
bring in to assist with our almond pollination are local hives…not
freighted across the country to arrive at our farm. This means the
carbon footprint is lessened, but more importantly this is one factor
that contributes to the health and vitality of the hives. It is
believed that hives moved over long distances are more susceptible to
disease and are weakened as colonies because of the stress of travel and
the drastic change of their surroundings.”
Maisie Jane’s™ has
agreed to donate $25,000 to the Portland OR based Xerces Foundation
which protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and
their habitat. Additionally, Maisie Jane’s™ is working with the Harry H.
Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis - the largest and
most comprehensive state‐supported apiculture facility in North America…
and the only one of its kind in California. Their expertise includes
honey bee breeding and genetics and native bee biology. They are
uniquely qualified to investigate declining populations of honey bees,
native bees and other insect pollinators… and ultimately find solutions.
Beginning in August, 2013, Whole Foods Markets began selling
specially labeled Maisie Jane’s™ “Save Our Bees” Natural Almond Butter
in all retail locations nationwide. Until at least August 2014, 5 cents
for every jar sold will be donated to the UC Davis Honey Bee Research
Facility.
Maisie affirms, “Native bees have brought and continue
to bring so much to our lives and livelihood, in so many ways… It’s
definitely in everyone’s utmost interest that we invest in helping them
survive and flourish as best we can.”
Find out more about Maisie Jane’s California Sunshine Products and the “Save Our Bees” project online at www.MaisieJanes.com
