Lassens Natural Foods & Deli Articles
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We are all concerned about the amount of plastic that we use, but it is very hard to avoid. Plastic bottles are everywhere. Crystal Geyser is such a great partner with us at Lassen’s, so it’s nice to know that they are doing their part to recycle. They felt the same concern, and knew they had to be part of the solution
From the very beginning, Lassen’s has supported Earth Day. The first Earth Day was April 22, 1970, and Lassen’s opened the next year. We’ve been celebrating Mother Earth ever since!
Times Have Changed! It wasn’t that long ago that fat was a dirty word. I recall attending a gym class where the teacher advised choosing all-sugar treats.
Oda would have been 100 years old this week! Lassen’s is proud to have such an amazing Pioneer in the Natural Foods Industry as our founder!
Oda Saw She Could Help Solve that Problem When I came into the Lassen family and learned that Oda owned and ran a Health Food Store, I just sort of thought, “Oh, that’s cool.”
When the Hilmar and Oda Lassen family immigrated from Denmark to California in the early 1950s, their first order of business was to find a way to earn a living.
One of my favorite stories about Oda — our founder — was how she met her husband, Hilmar.
Quality First! If you have ever been to Solvang in the Santa Ynez Valley (between Santa Barbara and Santa Maria), you’ve had a taste of Danish culture, and hopefully Danish food!
It was a Different World, for Sure! When the year 1918 began, the Great War — World War I, as it would be later known — was still raging.
