1.7K So, you’re doing hard manual labour on a building site in Greystones, saving up that ÂŁ750 to open a health food store in Greystones – convinced it would succeed, or was the brickie bricking it…?
Did everyone around you believe in your idea from the start, or were there those who saw you as just a hippy with a trippy plan…?
Can you remember that first day on June 27th, 1977? Your first customer, your first sale, the feeling you had closing up…?
There was Nature’s Gold and about three other health food stores in Ireland at the time; did it feel like Frodo and Samwise, heading off on a long, long mission, or were you too busy taking it one day at a time, sweet Jesus…?
Was there a point early on when you knew Nature’s Gold was here to stay, a milestone that helped you relax about the future? Or maybe that hasn’t happened yet…?
Today, we all live in a Nature’s Gold world, with everyone watching their peas and quince – make you all happy and warm inside, or are you pissed off about all this new competition…?
Does it surprise you just how big a business the health food industry has become? Amazon just bought the Whole Foods chain for close to $14m this week…
And what of your sunny neighbours at The Happy Pear. They start each day with a handstand; you strike me as someone whose morning is going great if you can manage a legstand…
Finally, tell us your guilty pleasure when it comes to unhealthy food. And keep it clean…
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