Hive Five™ Certified
No need to guess what's in your food or how it was made. Our experts vet every product for ingredient integrity, responsible sourcing, and great taste using our own criteria called the Hive Five.
All of Once Upon a Farm's ingredients are USDA Certified Organic, meaning they're grown without toxic pesticides or GMOs and are traceable from farm to fridge. Their recipes incorporate over 115 clean ingredients to ensure nutritional support and diversity, and they're always free from preservatives, added colors or flavors, and refined sugars. Once Upon a Farm is also the first consumer goods brand to source and pay premiums on socially responsible ingredients from Equitable Food Initiative certified farms. Once Upon A Farm's products do not contain ingredients on Hive's No Good, Dirty Rotten list of banned and watch list ingredients.
First bites matter, which is why Once Upon a Farm's recipes are mindfully crafted to provide nutrition and taste while reducing potential exposure to harmful heavy metals. Through routine third-party testing and conscious partnership with the Clean Label Project, Once Upon a Farm's products meet rigorous standards for over 400 environmental and industrial toxins, including heavy metals, pesticides, and plasticizers. Their products are also made with renewable energy.
Once Upon a Farm supports high quality, delicious nutrition for all children, which is why they have committed to donating 1 million meals to children in rural America through their partnership with Save The Children. They also donate their products to regional food banks and hunger relief programs.
Our team personally tests every product to make sure it’s good enough to end up in your home, not a landfill.
Ingredient
Integrity
All of Once Upon a Farm's ingredients are USDA Certified Organic, meaning they're grown without toxic pesticides or GMOs and are traceable from farm to fridge. Their recipes incorporate over 115 clean ingredients to ensure nutritional support and diversity, and they're always free from preservatives, added colors or flavors, and refined sugars. Once Upon a Farm is also the first consumer goods brand to source and pay premiums on socially responsible ingredients from Equitable Food Initiative certified farms. Once Upon A Farm's products do not contain ingredients on Hive's No Good, Dirty Rotten list of banned and watch list ingredients.
Low Carbon
Footprint
First bites matter, which is why Once Upon a Farm's recipes are mindfully crafted to provide nutrition and taste while reducing potential exposure to harmful heavy metals. Through routine third-party testing and conscious partnership with the Clean Label Project, Once Upon a Farm's products meet rigorous standards for over 400 environmental and industrial toxins, including heavy metals, pesticides, and plasticizers. Their products are also made with renewable energy.
Recyclable
Packaging
Committed to Social Good
Once Upon a Farm supports high quality, delicious nutrition for all children, which is why they have committed to donating 1 million meals to children in rural America through their partnership with Save The Children. They also donate their products to regional food banks and hunger relief programs.
Rave Worthy
Our team personally tests every product to make sure it’s good enough to end up in your home, not a landfill.
How it does good
As part of their commitment to drive systemic changes in childhood nutrition, Once Upon a Farm takes strategic sourcing seriously. They work closely with trusted organic farms to source only the best for your little ones and rigorously screen all ingredients in their supply chain to ensure high quality standards. Through their partnership with Clean Label Project, they test for over 400 environmental and industrial toxins like heavy metals, and their recipes recipes are free from preservatives, added colors or flavors, and refined sugars. Their products are not only good for the little ones who eat them, but also good for the people who grow them, which is why they partner with the Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) for safe and responsible production practices.
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Recycling
These are general guidelines for broadly-recyclable materials. Check with your local recycler to confirm what they take.
Third Party Certifications
Once Upon A Farm
In 2015, Cassandra Curtis founded Once Upon a Farm along with co-founder Ari Raz to create more nutritious, convenient, and delicious baby food options for her daughter that weren’t available in her local supermarket. After creating her own recipes and selling the first cold-pressed baby food at retail – she joined forces with industry legend and former Annie’s CEO John Foraker and actress, philanthropist, and mom of 3, Jennifer Garner, to create the next generation childhood nutrition company.
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