Nell Newman Quotes
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When coffee prices fall below production costs, farmers are often forced off their land, and they lose their homes, everything. With fair trade, farmers get a fair price for their harvest with a guaranteed minimum, so they can invest in their crops.
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By the time I grew up, acting just seemed like something I'd already done. I had absolutely no interest in it, even though some people thought it would be my calling.
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I spent my whole life avoiding the public eye. At these food shows, I'm open quarry again.
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What I discovered was that just by eating normally, we all have background levels of contaminants.
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I grew up shopping from farm stands. Dad taught me how to smell a good cantaloupe and thump a watermelon for ripeness.
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It's so gratifying to see people face to face who get to meet the people who are giving them a fair price for their work. They can now provide medical support for their kids, give them better education and in general have a better standard of living. God knows they deserve it.
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To grow a tomato or a pepper and prepare a meal from your labor and care is primordially satisfying.
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I have great expectations for our company; pretzels were just the beginning.
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I always sought out organic produce because to me it always tasted better; the quality was better - if you got it fresh.
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I did a couple of movies when I was little. You have to be possessed to be an actress, and I was not possessed... It was not my life's passion.
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Basically, what we've done is, every year we take half the money and allow people who've helped us in the industry to give it away. One year, the ladies who put the pretzel bags in the boxes got to give it away.
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Barley malt has a really deep, rich taste. A lot of manufacturers have switched over to corn syrup over the years because it's a cheaper sweetener, but it doesn't have the flavor.
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Have you ever read the back of the Newman's Diavolo pasta sauce? Dad on the front is dressed like the devil with a little beard and horns. He says that he sells his soul to the devil for the recipe. It was banned in the South. They thought it was an abomination.
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Daddy was like a lot of people who kind of turn their noses up when you say the word 'organic.'
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When I come in from the beach at night, I'm too hungry to wait for anything that takes very long.
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Education is very important, and the botanical garden is the place to do that. I grew up in a semi-rural area and learned from that being my playground.
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I live in a cabin in Santa Cruz.
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Extinction was a difficult concept for a 10-year-old.
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I used to tell people my father was a plumber, because that would mean we had a normal life.
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When I was at home, I always cooked, and I usually cook over all the holidays. I always used organic.
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After getting recognized in public from my picture on our pretzel bag, I can understand not wanting to be in the public eye. It has given me a public persona I had always avoided as a child. I do it because it's for a good cause.
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Adopting big-business practices is one thing, and adopting agribusiness practices that would dilute the meaning of 'organic' is another. On the whole, I think we're doing a pretty good job of preserving the integrity of organic foods.
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My niche will be to support the environment through the growth of organic agriculture.
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It's become more readily apparent that we need to be growing our own food and growing more things organically.