{"id":34808,"date":"2013-03-30T00:09:49","date_gmt":"2013-03-30T07:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=34808"},"modified":"2013-03-30T00:09:49","modified_gmt":"2013-03-30T07:09:49","slug":"fresh-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/34808","title":{"rendered":"fresh start"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tHow many times have you come home from the farmers’ market or grocery store with a fresh bundle of fragrant herbs only to watch it wilt before you’ve even had a chance to use it?<\/p>\n

I know\u2014me too.<\/p>\n

Even greens grabbed from my garden will go limp if I don’t snip and season right away.<\/p>\n

But I’ve found a little gem that may just flabbergast fresh produce fanatics from here to Farfoodle.<\/p>\n

It’s called FreshPaper by Fenugreen.<\/p>\n

Cute, right?<\/p>\n

And oh so simple.<\/p>\n

It’s just an unassuming piece of paper, not unlike a dryer sheet, that keeps fruits and veggies fresh for two to four times longer, organically.<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of fenugreen.com<\/p><\/div>\n

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Photo courtesy of fenugreen.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Can it be true?<\/p>\n

FreshPaper creator Kavita Shukla says it can, and it is.<\/p>\n

Her produce-preserving paper works its magic simply by dropping it into a fridge drawer or fruit bowl.<\/p>\n

But HOW?<\/p>\n

FreshPaper is infused with organic spices that inhibit bacterial and fungal growth, and it has a distinctive maple-like scent that signals the paper is active.\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n

Shukla’s ingenious invention was inspired by a visit with her grandmother in India \u2026<\/p>\n

well, specifically, by her accidental ingestion of questionable tap water while visiting her grandmother’s house in India.<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of fenugreen.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Her grandma gave her a mixture of spices that kept her from getting sick, and Shukla, a middle school student at the time, was intrigued.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was curious about how and why this magical home remedy might have worked,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

After years of research and development, starting with a school science project, she discovered that her grandmother’s home remedy could be used to keep food fresh.<\/p>\n

Shukla has a fascinating story<\/a> and big plans for the future as Fenugreen works to establish initiatives that benefit local food banks in the U.S. and small-scale farmers in the developing world.<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of fenugreen.com<\/p><\/div>\n

You can buy packs of biodegradable, compostable, recyclable, and remarkable FreshPaper at Fenugreen’s online store<\/a> (and shipping is free).<\/p>\n

Now, that’s fresh.<\/p>\n

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