LIVING GREEN
5 ECO-FRIENDLY PEOPLE OF INTEREST
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Eco-friendly Eco-friendly
Age: 50
Personal: Born in Salisbury, Md..
Moved to Florida in 1980. Husband
Brian and daughter Danielle,
22, a student at University of
Florida.
What people don’t know about
me: “I’m pretty much book. I don’t Eco-hide friendly
an open
anything and
I say what I mean, so there isn’t
much people don’t know about
me.”
What inspires me? “To be healthy
and to help other people to be
healthy.”
Proudest achievement: Finishing
the Hawaiian Iron Man in 1989.
A Touch of Brooklyn Pizza
1863 N. U.S. 1 • Fort Pierce, FL 34946
772.467.1113
Valarie Quant stands with a basket of greens at her farm in Vero Beach,
where she grows organic fruits and vegetables. Nasturtiums, above, are
popularly known for their flowers but they are also an herb whose leaves
and flowers can be eaten.