LASSENS – NATURAL FOODS & VITAMINS
We Honor, Thank, and Miss Oda and Hilmar Look at these two adorable people! This is Oda and Hilmar Lassen, the founders of Lassen’s. We are so sad to announce that we have lost them both. Hilmar passed away on November 11, 2012 at the age of 98 and one-half, and Oda […]
I’d like to set a scene if I may… It’s a gorgeous summer day on a tropical shore. There’s a cool and mild breeze kissing your cheek as you sip water straight from a ripe young coconut. The sun makes its slow and colorful descent into the sea and the sky is slashed and
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Show Love and Appreciation to Dad! It’s an orange and grey fall morning in 1994. The streets of Pasadena California are littered with dry leaves that crunch beneath my small LA Gear light-up sneakers. There’s a breeze but it’s pleasantly warm. As my dad, my older sister and I take our morning walk to school, we
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Pure Deliciousness! Today, June 4th, 2012, marks the start of the 3rd annual Hemp History Week; a public educational campaign to try to help bring back industrial hemp farming to the United States. Hemp was banned from American farms in the early 1900’s due to the demonization of the cannabis plant, namely hemp’s THC
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Reaching Out to Serve The plight of the citizens of Northern Uganda has been in the news cycle over the past few months. Invisible Children posted a video on the web about the hunt for Joseph Kony, the notorious leader of the brutal Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). His cruelty has been without bounds for over
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After an awesome weekend of walking, eating, walking, eating, walking… and more eating, boy, does it feel good to be back at my desk and off of my feet! Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim was so wonderful this year, full to the brim (much like me on the drive home) with
Adventures at Natural Products Expo West 2012! Read More »
Celebrity Nutritionist and Naturopathic Doctor Lindsey Duncan Photo from genesistoday.com “We are the dragon slayers of illness” says the Lindsey Duncan as he slowly walks down the aisle, peering intensely into the faces of the captivated audience. In that moment I couldn’t help but picture Dr. Duncan wielding a gleaming, bejeweled sword and
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Do you have a fiendishly delicious Halloween recipe? We want to know how you satisfy your sweet tooth during Halloween using real, wholesome, organic food! Enter your screamingly scrumptious recipe into our REAL FOOD REAL RECIPES HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE! The top three recipes will win a $20.00 Lassens gift card as well as their recipes featured
MAPLE SWEET POTATO BITES & LASSENS HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE! Read More »
Hey There! Welcome to the Lassen Loves, the official blog of Lassens Natural Foods and Vitamins! Before I delve deep into the sweet, and tangy magic that occurs when strawberries, rhubarb and other select ingredients collide, let me start out by giving you a little background on who we (Lassens Natural Foods Market
Introductions… and Cobbler! Strawberry Rhubarb Crunch Cobbler to be exact! Read More »