If you’re a fan of Cascadian Farm on Facebook, you’ll often see us post photos from our events team. We love the opportunity to hand out samples to those who have never tasted our granola bars or cereal. More importantly, we love getting the chance to meet new people and hear their stories.
One of those stories came from Sarah Groff, a pro triathlete from Hanover, New Hampshire. She became an instant fan after receiving a gift bag containing some “very delicious” Cascadian Farm granola bars while competing in the 2009 Hy-Vee Triathlon in Des Moines, Iowa. Well, we immediately became fans of Sarah, too. As a result, we decided to sponsor Sarah and her dream of competing in the 2012 London Summer Olympics.
We really love how Sarah views the world around her, and how she appreciates nature due to her training outdoors five to seven hours every day. “We all have a responsibility to leave this earth in better shape than we found it,” states Sarah. Sarah is also passionate about food and is a self-proclaimed "localvore." She sees the value of shopping and eating locally, and truly understands how farming practices impact the environment.
When she's not traveling around the world, Sarah enjoys a wide range of our products while at home. She told us that she's quite particular about what she puts in her body and makes the extra effort to buy food that is sustainably produced, thus minimizing the damage to surrounding ecosystems. As she travels so frequently, she keeps her freezer stocked with plenty of Cascadian Farm frozen fruits and vegetables. Needless to say, we were flattered and excited to hear this!
We were able to spend a few days with Sarah at her home in Hanover, seeing where she lives and does all of her incredibly demanding training, and got to hear even more about her passion for organic food.
After getting to know Sarah and being quite humbled by her fondness for our products, Cascadian Farm is proud to support Sarah Groff and we hope you’ll join us! We’ll be following Sarah throughout the year and will post updates, photos, and videos here and on our Facebook page. You can learn more about Sarah on her website: http://www.sarahgroff.com, and on the USA Triathlon website: http://www.usatriathlon.org/athletes/sarah-groff
Bottom photo by Adam Groff
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