Nell Newman
Nell Newman
Elinor Teresa Newmanis a former child actress who performed under the name of Nell Potts. She is an environmentalist, biologist, and a prominent supporter of sustainable agriculture, who became an entrepreneur when she founded an organic food and pet food production company, Newman's Own Organics...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth8 April 1959
CountryUnited States of America
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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.
believe environment
I believe in the protection of the environment that supports us all.
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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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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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To grow a tomato or a pepper and prepare a meal from your labor and care is primordially satisfying.
environment organic
My niche will be to support the environment through the growth of organic agriculture.
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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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The biggest problem was convincing my father that organic food was worth eating. All he could think of was the nut loaf with yeast gravy that my mother made in the Seventies.
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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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Extinction was a difficult concept for a 10-year-old.
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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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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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I have great expectations for our company; pretzels were just the beginning.
supporting
I know I could make a difference by supporting the right causes.