It started as a vacation in a tropical hot spot. It ended with an idea that has taken two girls on an entrepreneurial adventure. Cologne Schmidt and Cammy Hebert were New Yorkers with a weekend off when they planned a trip to humid Miami, FL in the summer of 2009. As fashionable girls, they had suitcases full of options for nights out. However, they found they didn’t want to wear anything they brought along. Read More
There is no doubt that as Americans in an uncertain economic climate, we love a bargain. And, in any economic climate, we love food. The intersection of these preferences has led food suppliers to find new and innovative ways to bring savings to consumers seeking cheap fruits, vegetables, meat and dairy alike. Indeed, the percentage of income we spend on food today is infinitesimal compared to the golden age of home-cooked meals, the ‘50s. What results when corners are cut, however, is not only the overuse of pesticides, artificial fertilizers and growth hormones, but the bankruptcy of family-owned farms that can simply no longer compete. Additionally, the mass doses of antibiotics given indiscriminately to factory-farmed animals are largely responsible for strains of resistant bacteria that we end up consuming when we buy such laxly regulated meat. Therefore, the more mass-produced our food gets, the more harmful it gets, and the less nutritious. A study found that today’s conventionally farmed produce lacks up to 75% of certain vitamins and minerals compared to its ‘60s counterparts.