Planet Access Company Customer Spotlight: the zen of slow cooking

The zen of slow cooking is a Chicago business founded by Meg Barnhart and Jane McKay. Through organic spice blends that are specially formulated for a slow cooker, Meg and Jane seek to spread zen to hectic kitchens everywhere. In addition to making delicious and stress free meals more accessible to all, Meg and Jane have another important mission - to enrich the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities.

Search and the zen of slow cooking have teamed up to make this vision a reality. Through a new partnership with the Planet Access Company, a social enterprise of Search, Meg and Jane's zen spice blends will be packaged by adults with developmental disabilities. The zen of slow cooking joins a group of dedicated Planet Access Company customers who collectively make it possible for the company to provide over 9,000 hours of paid work each year for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Welcome, zen of slow cooking! Thank you for your commitment to employing people with developmental disabilities.