March 2012
5 posts
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Good Fats & Bad Fats: Know Your Food
Hannah Pullman - Community Manager
A few people have recently asked me about fats and what are the different types of fats. So, I am going to write this post about the different fats, which ones are good for you and which ones to avoid.
First, fatty acids are the main component of fat. There are three types of fatty acids: saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated. These fatty acids are...
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How Can I Eat More Sustainably?
Alex Lee - Community Manager
While working as an environmental consultant for Miya’s Sushi, a sustainable sushi restaurant in Connecticut, I was frequently asked, “How can I eat more sustainably?” I would answer by telling individuals to stop eating industrialized meat products, seek out sustainable fish and poultry when possible, and buy local. These solutions minimize resource consumption and...
What Is 'Sustainable'?
Melanie Franklin - Founder
Put 10 people in a room and ask them what sustainability is, and my bet is that you’ll get 10 different answers. The word ‘sustainable’ is definitely the ‘in’ word. We hear about sustainable furnishings, cities, cinema, apparel, behavior, agriculture and dozens of other references.
To gain a basic understanding of what sustainable means, or the difference between...
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Why I Buy Local
Hannah - Community Manager
A year ago I was given the opportunity to work with local farmers, farmers’ markets and create delicious foods. When I did this, I was instantly catapulted into the world of farmers markets! For the next six months, I ate only fresh and local food from farmers’ markets and it was amazing! Fresh green including spinach and the multiple varieties of kale...
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Why I Created Fresh Nation
Tony Lee - Fresh Nation Founder & CEO
I founded Fresh Nation in January 2011 (we were called Elite Farmers’ Markets then). My original idea was to create a new form of farmer’s market which made fresh, local food available to people who were visiting their local shopping mall. Pursuing this goal, we opened our market in the summer of 2011 on the grounds of the Danbury Fair Mall in Danbury,...
