Blue Zones Project Monterey County Honors Taylor Farms’ Gonzales, CA Facility for Becoming a Blue Zones Project Approved Worksite

 

Salinas, CA — November 29, 2022 – Blue Zones Project® Monterey County today announced that Taylor Farms in Gonzales, CA has achieved designation as a Blue Zones Project Approved™ worksite. Taylor Farms now has completed the approval process at four of their facilities in Monterey County by implementing best practices to improve employee well-being. The Blue Zones Project celebrates this achievement and acknowledges the commitment Taylor Farms has towards improving well-being for both their employees and our community at large.  

 

 “Taylor Farms has been committed to the Blue Zones Project from the start,” said Amy Taylor, wellness consultant for Taylor Farms. “Supporting the community in developing healthy habits was something we wanted to implement at our facilities to ensure that our employees are working in an environment that empowers and improves their lifestyles. We are excited to have our employees engaged in this initiative and hope they will encourage others to be part of it.” 

 

Throughout the various locations, each Taylor Farms has implemented one of the following unique Blue Zones Project implementations: employee gardens, designated “quiet rooms” as downshift spaces, a library, outdoor patio, and two foyers are also available for employees to relax. Bicycle storage and Blue Zones Parking areas were also established, encouraging natural movement to work.  

 

“At Taylor Farms Gonzales we want to encourage our employees to live happy, healthy and longer life,” said Ofelia Arias, operations and production analyst, Taylor Farms, Gonzales. 

“That is why it is important for us to become a Blue Zones Project approved worksite and implement best practices that support our employee’s well-being. We have added an employee garden to encourage fresh air breaks and created a BZP walking path to encourage employees to take walks during their breaks and lunch to feel better throughout the day. We also distribute salads and/or veggie trays for employees to enjoy a healthy snack every Friday!”  

 

 

“The leadership shown by Taylor Farms to engage all of the Monterey County facilities is impressive, and impactful. Large employers have the capacity to create true impact in creating a sustainable environment of well-being simply by starting with their employees.” Tiffany DiTullio, Blue Zones Project Monterey County Executive Director shared. 

 

 

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About Blue Zones Project Monterey County  

Brought to Monterey County through an innovative sponsorship by Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System, Taylor Farms, and Montage Health in collaboration with Sharecare, Inc. and Blue Zones, LLC, Blue Zones Project® is a community-by-community well-being improvement initiative designed to enable community members to live longer, happier lives with lower rates of chronic diseases and a higher quality of life. Based on principles developed by Dan Buettner, National Geographic Fellow and New York Times best-selling author of “The Blue Zones” and “The Blue Zones Solution,” Blue Zones Project is designed to designed to make healthy choices easier through permanent changes to the built environment, policy and social networks. 

 

To learn more about Blue Zones Project, contact the Blue Zones Project team in Monterey County or visit https://montereycounty.bluezonesproject.com/ 

 

 

About Blue Zones Project® by Sharecare 

Blue Zones Project® by Sharecare is a community-led well-being improvement initiative designed to make healthy choices easier through permanent changes to a city's environment, policy, and social networks. Blue Zones Project is based on research by Dan Buettner, a National Geographic Fellow and New York Times best-selling author who identified five cultures of the world—or blue zones —with the highest concentration of people living to 100 years or older. The Project incorporates Buettner’s findings and works with cities to implement policies and programs that will move a community toward optimal health and well-being. Blue Zones launched the first pilot community in 2009 in Albert Lea, MN with groundbreaking results. In partnership with Sharecare, the model has since been applied to more than 70 communities across North America, impacting more than 4.35 million citizens. For more information, visit www.bluezonesproject.com. The population health solution includes two Health Districts in California; 15 cities in Iowa; the city of Fort Worth, Texas; Corry, Pennsylvania; Brevard, North Carolina; Walla Walla Valley, Washington; and communities in Southwest Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Wisconsin. 

 

 

About Taylor Farms 

Taylor Farms is a leading North American producer of salads and healthy fresh foods with production facilities across the US, Canada, and Mexico. Taylor Farms is grounded in a commitment to quality, assured supply, innovation, sustainability, and food safety. Taylor Farms is family owned and based in “The Salad Bowl of the World” Salinas, California. For more information, delicious recipes, and more visit www.taylorfarms.com and follow Taylor Farms on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.