If you were to call Badger HQ and ask any Badger what their favorite employee benefit is, you’d likely hear “lunch!” at least a few times. However, just don’t try to call and ask us in the middle of the day. That’s when we turn off the phones to eat Badger lunch together.
The origins of Badger lunch started long before my time here. Iris, our director of sales who’s been with Badger for more than fifteen years, tells me that way back when Badger Bill started making soup for everybody on Fridays, he would give it fanciful names like “King Mustapha’s Spicy Lentil Surprise.” But from what I understand, it was mostly just different variations of lentil soup, week after week.
Seems like a pretty simple way to make people happy. Clear eyes, full bellies, can’t lose! However, as simplistic as this concept seems, like most of Badger’s policies, it speaks to the kind of company that Badger is.
Badger is not just a company. We’re a community.
As you enter our main entrance, the first thing you’ll see is our kitchen. We also call it “the great room” because it’s the only room in the building that will hold the entire staff. And it’s where we hold meetings, celebrations, and industry events.
Like the kitchen in your home, it’s a place for chatting, laughter, and of course breaking bread together. Delicious, organic, local bread.
Turning off the phones midday and giving everyone the opportunity to sit and eat Badger lunch together is a special benefit. It strengthens our community, and the bonds we have with each other.
And I haven’t even told you about the food yet!
We have a full-time chef, Pam, and a kitchen assistant, Tal, who prepare fresh, home-cooked organic meals every day. During the summer, they utilize lots of fresh ingredients from the Badger garden, as well as from our local farmers market. We have fresh bread delivered every week from Orchard Hill Breadworks, located just up the road. Even the salad dressings are made from scratch.
No wonder we’re such cheerful Badgers!
The lunch program is not about making money for the company. The rewards are much greater for both Badger and its employees. So help us thank Pam and Tal in the kitchen, as well as Badger, for this amazing benefit!
Enter below for your chance to win “A Taste of Badger!” One each Soler Romero Extra Virgin Olive Oil (the very same stuff we use in our products and kitchen!) and Balsamic Vinegar, Mind Balm Variety Pack, Unscented Beauty Balm, and Classic Lip Balm Holiday 3-Pack! Retail value $66! Open to residents of the US (sorry!) 18+.
Jentri Jollimore has been with Badger's marketing department since 2008, and active in the natural products industry for more than 10 years. When she's not handling PR and Social Media for Badger, she enjoys playing guitar, composing songs, and writing scores for short films. Jentri's Favorite Badger products: Damascus Rose Face Oil, Beard Oil, Seabuckthorn Beauty Balm, and Badger Balm.
70 comments on “Organic & Free: Badger Lunch”
You guys ROCK! I’m from Ohio and I love a good eggplant parmesan!
Hello Pam and Tal, I was born in Delaware and have resided in Florida for approximately 34 years. My favorite food is nachos!
Happy Birthday!!!
We eat fresh local food whenever possible which is quite often down here in Florida. My favorite is to eat with ingredients from the garden especially since we have 4 growing seasons each year.
Hi, Pam and Tal! I’m from South Florida. My favorite foods are pasta dishes, Italian preferably.
I’m in Virginia. I love food too much to pick a favorite… I greatly enjoy sushi and many desserts though.
My favorite food is Beef Fajitas! I’m from Texas!
I was born and raised in Milwaukee, but I live in NYC. I love cheesy dishes like Au Gratin Potatoes!
Betsy from Alaska and I love cranberries from Alaska.
I love the badger balms! Use the chest rub and sleepy time one for myself and my toddler! The zinc bum cream works wonders too! I love to eat local organic strawberries, so delicious! I am from Parksville, British Columbia.
From Virginia! My favorite food is … chocolate! lol
I love your products! I’m from Vermont, and I’m a huge fan of kombucha!
My favorite food is cheese & I am originally from FL!
i love zucchini omelets with feta cheese. yum. I live in Southern California.
Right now it’s apples from my home state of Michigan! Your program is fantastic.
Hey y’all! I’m from NC and I just love biscuits and country ham!
Thanks for all that you do! My favorite food is anything really tasty, preferably organic and fresh with light seasoning. I love smoked salt on many dishes, as well as good cheese. I’m from the Pacific Northwest. Happy birthday Badger Balm!
you all are absolutely wonderful!! we love local squash and mutton!
I love your products and what your company stand for. Looks like a dream workplace! I would also love to win some awesome badger products!
Soup it’s the comfort food….vermont
I LOVE tamales and I’m in Northern Cali 🙂
Thank you Pam and Tal! I’m from the San Francisco Bay Area and I enjoy Thai food.
My new favorite fall dish is local organic Brussels sprouts roasted in fresh local apple cider!
I love homemade mashed potatoes! I live in Phoenix, AZ.
You always have something fun going on! Thank you for your wonderful products and company ethics:-)
Black bean soup
I love sockeye salmon.
Love the Badger lunch concept! Cabbage in some form or another as well as avocados always make an appearance in mine!
A good old hamburger! I’m from Cali.
It’s supposed to say Darren
Okra stew is my favorite. Hailing from Florida. Thanks for all you do.
I love anything tex-mexy. I live in Southern California.
I love reading about the community the Badger team shares! I’ve been experimenting with a lot of new recipes lately, and I always find it difficult to nail down a favorite food! If I had to choose, I would say kale is a favorite. You can dress it up, dress it down, put it in a smoothie, there’s so many possibilities!
I’m from Massachusetts. Happy Autumn, Badger Balm! 🙂
My favorite food would have to be anything curry. I live in Philadelphia, PA.
You are such a great company! Wish I could join you for lunch!!
You can, Cate! Just give us a call, come for a visit, and we’ll give you a tour and lunch! 🙂 -Jentri
Hello! My favorite food is homecooked, multi beaned, spicy, and robust vegetarian chili!!! Mmmmm! I’m born and bred out of Kansas, so the weather usually is a great compliment this time a year! But, I currently live in Florida! So a bowl of chili can bring me back to the fall season nostalgia.
I love everything you make and your business ethics. What a wonderful company!
Wow I need a Pam & Tal love from Queens, NY. Stir Fry Veggies is my dish! Thanks Badger Balm❤
I just wanted to say that the atmosphere of this company is awesome. Wish all companies were like this. Also my favorite food is mangoes. Hmm thinking about it makes me want it now. Anyways, I’m from New York.
Originally from Connecticut, I was lucky enough to live in Maine for 5 years, and am currently in Pennsylvania. I love organic gardening and my favorite seasonal treat this time of year is brussel sprout leaves, not the sprouts, the actual leaves. They are delicious chopped and sautéed in extra virgin olive oil with a little sea salt and garlic! Great way to use more of the plant after harvesting the sprouts!
That’s a great tip, Robyn! Yum!!! 🙂 -Jentri
My favorite food is black raspberries. Reminds me of my childhood visits to my grandmas.
Here in NJ, they are hard to find. Wish I had enough room to grow my own
Black raspberries are so good! 🙂 I grew up in a city, and we had a small bush between my parent’s and their neighbor’s driveways… it was probably only 3′ wide – I don’t think they take up too much room. You should try! -Jentri
Love parsnips — live in Keene, NH
Love fresh strawberries! (Grown locally here in California)
Thank you Pam & Tal! My favorite food is Chicken Fettuccine and i’m from Springfield, Missouri!
The products are wonderful and I love the packaging / containers ! Artsy !
I’m from Hollywood, FL and my fave food is bell pepper.
Love pasta and in Oregon!
Raspberries are my favorite food and bread is a close runner up 🙂 Posting from McAlpin, FL. Love you guys!
Hi Badger,
Your products have been a part of my life for over 2 years now & I can’t thank you enough for creating such awesome items. The lunch program is truly unique and I wish my job would do something like it
My favorite food recently has been black beans. I’ve been enjoying them in just about everything. Thank you for treating your employees so well and for the great products. I love supporting your company!
Hi I’m from NY and I just wanted to say I wish all companies were like this. My favorite food is burritos, because it’s an all in one type of food!
Hi Pam & Tal –
Of course, I’m loving pumpkin everything right now! I’m drinking Octoberfest & eating pumpkin / cranberry scones!
I’m from Asheville, NC <3
Great cooks make people happy. There is something about a good grilled cheese and its many alterations.
Would love to work for Badger!
I love your products! They are wonderful!
Hi Pam and Tal, I love to cook and bake for my family too! I’m from Michigan and am now living in Florida. I really miss all the produce stands we could visit as well as the apple/blueberry/raspberry and Strawberry picking we could do! I think my favorite food is potatoes. I enjoy them so many ways, baked/mashed/roasted/scalloped/fried!
The lunch program sounds like such a great idea!
What a neat place to work! I love that everyone turns off their phones to enjoy the meal and community spirit!
The instructions said to post about our favorite foods and where we’re from, so… I’m originally from the Texas Hill Country, though I’m currently in Oklahoma, by way of Dallas and Houston. I love Italian food, but right now I’m really missing good ol’ Mexican foods.
Hi, Pam and Tal! My favorite food is seafood, followed closely by mango. I’m from Missouri but would love to visit Badger HQ!
My favorite food is Italian salad with red pepper hummus. I especially love with kale chips sprinkled into it as well. Could eat it for days!!! Entering from TX
I love Badger products & everything you stand for!
i love all your products! thank you for what you do! what a great company to work for. 🙂
NC here. 🙂 My favorite food lately has been roasted winter squash. It definitely gives me that fall feeling and is a healthy comfort food.
Roasted vegetables with garlic olive oil and balsamic vinegar! On a bed of rice. Yum! I’m from california
Thank for all you do! I’m from Ohio. I love pumpkin pie.