Articles By: Brittany Petersen

Brittany Petersen is a Chicago-based freelance writer. She once worked in a sandwich shop, which is where she learned that pickle-chocolate-chickpea milkshakes are not a good idea and that if packed properly, a snowball can in fact survive the sandwich oven conveyor. When not writing, cooking or getting lost in the North Avenue Whole Foods, she studies for a master’s degree in Writing and Publishing at DePaul University. She holds a B.S. in Journalism and Political Science from Northwestern University and her work has been featured in PC Magazine and The Chicago Reporter, as well as on her own blog. She loves Greek yogurt and deeply distrusts cilantro.

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FamilyFarmed Expo: Quick Tips on How to Eat Greener

The FamilyFarmed Expo is built with the very best of intentions in mind. Healthy eating – meaning anything from awareness of our carbon footprint to eating organic or raw vegan – is a lifestyle choice, and the expo tapped into a vibrant and growing community of conscious consumers.  And yes, they pretty much all shop at Whole Foods. As a [...]