Five SOFI Winners
Since 2007
2007 - SOFI GOLD WINNER:
Our Strawberry Jam was the first ever "gold " winner of the "Outstanding
USDA Certified Organic Product Award."
2008 - TWO SOFI SILVER WINNERS:
Our Apple Pie Jam was a finalist in the "Outstanding Dessert or Dessert
Topping," category, and our Spiced Plum Jam was a finalist for "Outstanding
USDA Certified Organic Product."
2009 - TWO SOFI SILVER WINNERS:
Our Rhubarb Jam was a finalist for "Outstanding USDA Certified Organic
Product," and our Syrah Wine Glaze was a finalist in the "Outstanding
Condiment Category
| NEW YORK FANCY FOOD SHOW 2009
Reflecting on the show, my wife and I were struck by how simple and plain our products are in contrast to many of the SOFI Gold and Silver winners. Attempting to capture the imagination and recognition of food lovers from around the world, a number of the products seem driven by innovation. This results in some creative and exotic combinations that are quite wonderful, but also in some that border on strange.
While respecting innovation, Colorado Mountain Jam is attempting to capture the imagination and recognition of food lovers by virtue of its "quality". And, happily, our approach has been finding favor. Over the past three years, five of our products have been selected SOFI Silver Finalists in three different categories, and in 2007, we won a Soft Gold for our Organic
Strawberry Jam.
Our second 2009 SOFI Silver Finalist-Organic Rhubarb Jam- is classic American and was the quintessential "organic jam" before the concept of "organic" appeared in the marketplace. Only backyard farmers or grandmothers make Rhubarb Jam! Yet its lovely rosy pink color and rich texture stimulate our taste buds and awaken memories- the very things that food is supposed to do. Our Rhubarb Jam could never be called innovative, but it does represent quality. While difficult to define, quality is known through experience-though one's senses. When you taste the simple products that we make, we hope that you experience quality in their intensely rich full fruit
flavors.
We began a dozen years ago as small farmers in Colorado who grew all of the fruit from which we made our entire jam line. We now source some of our fruit from other growers whom we know. Our relationships-with the land, with the fruit that it produces, and with other growers-form the chain of quality that you can trust .Please feel free to call-we'll be happy to answer any questions that you may have. And thanks very much again for taking time to consider Colorado Mountain Jam
Regards.
Brian & Judith Olesen
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