Extinction was a difficult concept for a 10-year-old.
What I discovered was that just by eating normally, we all have background levels of contaminants.
I live in a cabin in Santa Cruz.
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.
When I come in from the beach at night, I'm too hungry to wait for anything that takes very long.
I think all family businesses are difficult and fraught with problems because you have that family relationship to get over. But my dad has been so supportive, we've managed to work around that.
It didn't occur to me to go into something that didn't have an ethical return for me.
It's become more readily apparent that we need to be growing our own food and growing more things organically.
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.
My niche will be to support the environment through the growth of organic agriculture.
I always sought out organic produce because to me it always tasted better; the quality was better - if you got it fresh.
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.
