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  • Organics Live: Organic Delivery Service + Franchise Opportunity in PA, DE, NJ

    Organics Live: Organic Delivery Service + Franchise Opportunity in PA, DE, NJ

    Post written in partnership with Philly Social Media Moms for Organics Live.
    Enter below to win a Vitamix S30 Blender!

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    Imagine what it would be if, as a national policy,
    we said we would only be successful
    if we had fewer people going to the hospital

    next year than last year.

    How about that for success?

    The idea then would be to have such nutritionally dense,
    unadulterated food that people who ate it
    actually felt better, had more energy, and weren’t sick as much.

    Now see, that’s a noble goal.

    ~Joel Salatin

    Trying to eat in a way that’s healthy and sustainable for your body, your lifestyle and the earth? Invested in preserving and improving the world we share?

    A logical first step is to incorporate more organic fruits and vegetables into your diet.

    Local peeps, huddle up. Today we’ve featuring a company that delivers locally sourced, organic food right to your door— for less than retail.

    And they’re offering opportunities to become a partner, so you can grow your own business while supporting organic.

    And there’s a chance to win a Vitamix blender at the end of this post.

    Read on, friend.

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    So, raise your hand if you or someone you know is making more of an effort to eat organic fruits and vegetables.

    We hear all the time about the benefits of eating organic and supporting organic farmers. But for many of us, shopping for organic food can be a timesuck and a chore, requiring a stop at the farmer’s market or CSA plus a grocery store or two just to get the foods we feel good about feeding our families. In addition to these reasons, many people feel eating organic is too expensive for their family budget.

    What if I told you there was an easier way?

    What if there is an easier way to get affordable, fresh, certified organic fruits and vegetables: delivered right to your door every week?

    Organics Live, a company founded in Canada, is coming to our area and will be offering their popular weekly delivery service to homes and businesses. Organics Live delivers certified organic, sustainably produced, and locally focused food and groceries for less than the cost of shopping retail! That and their 100% Satisfaction Guarantee is part of their very successful formula.

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    Right now, Organics Live is looking for the right partners in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware Areas as they expand to the U.S.

    • Have you always dreamed about being in business for yourself?
    • Did you leave the workforce to raise your kids and are now looking for something to generate income and a different type of satisfaction?
    • Are you already passionate about health and wellness and interested in partnering with a company that has the same values?
    • Are you a go-getter who works hard and feels it’s time to personally reap the rewards of the success you generate?
    • Are you looking for a way to achieve work/life balance?

    If you said yes to any of the above, you may be the one of the partners Organics Live is looking for.

    Why Organics Live as a possible business venture?

    Organics is growing!

    Sales of organic products in the United States jumped to 35.1 billion in 2013, up 11.5% from the previous year’s 31.5 billion. 81% of U.S. families now choose organic food at least part of the time.

    You can join a rapidly growing company founded by concerned dads with a shared belief that strong, prosperous communities can be fueled by good clean food!

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    “At Organics Live, everything we deliver is sustainably produced with a heavy focus on supporting local growers and producers. We run a carbon neutral operation, offsetting all parts of the businesses, from field to plate. Our boxes are “best-of-season”, meaning that we source the freshest, highest quality fruits and vegetables available at any given time and deliver to homes and business weekly. Our mission is to build sustainable local food systems by providing our franchisees the support they need to move sustainably produced goods and services from makers to consumers with as little waste as possible.”

    Corporate makes it easy

    No inventory, warehouse space, or product management. No receivables, billing, or collection. No sourcing, buying, receiving, packing, or deliveries. Corporate even provides your website, IT, sales hotline, and marketing materials!

    Not the usual franchise start-up costs

    Territory ownership of households and businesses, full franchise status with resale rights, no royalties, and no brick and mortar required means your investment is 1/10 of a typical franchise operation start-up cost.

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    If any of this appeals to you and you want to learn more or claim your desired territory before it’s taken, please visit Organics Live to learn more at www.franchising.organicslive.com.

    As for the rest of you, Organics Live looks forward to making it easier and more affordable for you to eat the way you want to! We can’t wait to show you the Organics Live difference! Stay tuned!

    Follow Organics Live on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to keep up with happenings, expansion and seasonal recipes.

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    To celebrate the U.S. expansion, one of you lucky readers will win this beautiful Vitamix S30 Blender! It is a powerhouse! Good luck!

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  • New Local Green Biz to Love: MOM’s Organic Market in Bryn Mawr

    New Local Green Biz to Love: MOM’s Organic Market in Bryn Mawr

    MOM's Organic Market Bryn Mawr PA

     

    This post is for my Mid-Atlantic readers! Do you know about MOM’s Organic Market? This regional chain of organic grocery stores is primarily in the DC/Baltimore area, but they’ve opened their first PA location this weekend in Bryn Mawr. MOM’s specializes in 100% organic produce, sustainable seafood, bulk groceries, and much more. They also offer Naked Lunch, a 100% organic and vegetarian/vegan lunch counter.

    (Lucky enough to be nearby? There’s a Groupon going right now- $15 for $30 of organic goodies.)

    Founder Scott Nash started MOM’s in 1987 out of his mother’s garage, and they are still 100% family owned and operated. Local, family owned, small biz, working to protect and restore the environment: check, check, check and double check!

    Things to love about MOM’s Organic Market:

    • the only grocery chain in the country to stop selling bottled water (seriously, wow!) and the first in the country to eliminate plastic grocery bags
    • all produce is 100% certified organic and they only carry sustainable seafood (including canned tuna)
    • they buy local whenever possible
    • they offset customers’ carbon emissions from shopping trips to and from MOM’s through TerraPass
    • all bulk/produce bags, coffee/sample cups, Naked Lunch to-go-ware, and re-usable MOM’s grocery bags are 100% compostable, and 100% of their electricity use is offset through wind power and renewable energy credits
    • employees receive $5,000 when they buy an electric vehicle, $3,000 when they buy a hybrid
    • they offer free electric car-charging
    • recycling drop-off for wine corks, cellphones and ink cartridges, CFL bulbs, eye glasses, plastic bags, household batteries, and shoes (that’s in addition to paper and compost)
    • host periodic free recycling drives for electronic waste, jeans, holiday & Christmas tree lights and more
    • at the beginning of the winter, they check customers’ tire pressure and inflate their tires for optimal efficiency
    • they do not sell products that use licensed cartoon characters to market to children
    • partner with the Parent Encouragement Program and Childhood Alliance.

     

    Holy cow, right?

    My car is in need of a new timing belt so I’m temporarily grounded from long trips and not able to drop in for the Grand Opening. But I’m seriously looking forward to checking it out and love hearing about eco-conscious companies succeeding and expanding. It means we’re all doing something right!

     

    Found a new green biz to love lately? Let me know!

     

  • Why the Nutritional Content of Organic vs Non Doesn’t Matter

    Why the Nutritional Content of Organic vs Non Doesn’t Matter

     

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    Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.
    -Brillat-Savarin

     

    Today all over my internets there were headlines about the “breaking news” of a newly released study indicating the nutritional content of organic food is not much different than conventionally grown; that researchers found only “a few differences involving pesticides and antibiotics.”

    No kidding.

    How is this even news? An apple is an apple, friends; an orange is an orange. Which apple or orange you consume makes little difference in the nutrition your body will gain from it, and that’s why I advise to not let the perfect be the enemy of the good. If all you can afford is conventionally grown, then by all means choose that over processed and packaged.

    But those “few differences” involving pesticides and antibiotics are kind of a big deal.

    Personal nutrition isn’t the reason to buy organic, just like we don’t hold open doors for old ladies just so they might include us in their will or donate to children’s hospitals just in case our own kids are one day struck down by cancer. We do those things for the greater good. We do them because they are the right thing to do.

    By buying organic, we:

    • contribute to the health of the farmers and laborers so they don’t have to handle dangerous pesticides.
    • contribute to the health of local ecosystems by not decimating the insect population, which is needed to support the food chain of our native wildlife, not to mention to continue pollinating our crops.
    • contribute to the health of our environment by lessening the amount of chemical deposits in our soil, air and water.
    • contribute to our own health and the health of our families by limiting the “body burden” of chemicals we carry and their interaction in our bodies.
    • contribute to the sustainability and availability of organic foodstuffs, both by immediately supporting current organic famers, and by illustrating a demand that conventional farmers can see meeting with supply as economically viable. Money talks.

     

    Studies like this make me nuts. The facts are selective, the reasoning faulty.

    It’s not all about you.

    The study also found that while bacterial contamination is much the same for organic and conventionally farmed meats (probably because they are slaughtered and packed in the same plants), non-organics were 33% more likely to be resistant to antibiotics.

    Why? Factory farmed animals are systematically given antibiotics to preempt the diseases common to overpopulation, lack of mobility and insufficient individual care. It’s a health hazard I feel no one takes seriously enough. Anything we can do to stop the evolution of drug-resistant “superbugs” shouldn’t be taken lightly.

    Our generation hasn’t had to withstand any epidemics on the scale of smallpox, the flu of 1918, cholera, typhus; I don’t know about you, but I’m totally cool with keeping it that way.

    So, no. Buying organic isn’t going to help you lose weight, increase your vitamin intake or make you into a better person. There is no one magic pill, health is a synergy of many things, OMG, how have we not learned that yet. Improve your diet by improving your overall diet. Get healthy by making healthy decisions in every part of your life.

    Buy organic to do your part to help make the world a better place… or at least not a worse one than we have now. It’s called social responsibility and if you have the means, be responsible.

    And if you decide to shirk that responsibility, fine, it is your life and your money. Just please be honest with yourself about why.

    Willful ignorance is very unattractive, especially when passed on as your legacy to your children.