Eden Foods opens as a food coop in a second floor apartment in Ann Arbor Michigan. 

By 1971 it was a growing regional distributor of Natural Foods. 

Tim Redmond, co-founder of Eden, and his soon to be wife, Pattie, were two of the visionary pioneers helping to create what would become known as the natural foods movement.  This would prove to be one of the most defining factors in Sara’s life.

Sara Carinne Redmond is born.  In a hospital?  No.  In a car on the way to the hospital?  Not even.  It was a home birth, into the peace and comfort of her parent’s bed. 

Sara and her older brother, Nate, are immersed early into the world of foodies. 

From this point on, their successes, failures and daily moods will be determined by what they’ve had for breakfast.

The Redmond family begins work on their new “eco” home…in the country outside of Ann Arbor Michigan.  It employs solar energy to heat the house and blends semi-seamlessly into the natural surroundings.

Sara and Nate, unfamiliar with the world of western medicine, would pound rocks with hammers to create a fine powder, a process they called “making medicine”. 

Sara’s mom takes her to a theatrical production of Helen Keller.  Through the sweltering heat of the un-airconditioned theater, Sara’s fire is lit.  She is bitten by the acting bug and will spend the next 15 years of her life pursuing roles on the stage.  It remains one of her greatest loves today.

While other kids romp in technicolor leg warmers and neon hair streaks, Sara turns the compost pile, weeds the organic vegetable gardens and lives according to the Redmond way of life – acutely aware of the fact that they are a part of something great.  Her dad is on a mission to save the world through creating healthy food options and Sara is ready to follow in his footsteps.

By this time the family has grown.  Sara and her older brother Nate welcomed a little brother, Joe, into the world in 1980 and sister, Elizabeth, in ’84.  Her parents work hard to create a natural home and raise kids with a profound respect for our natural resources. 

June 1994

Sara and her husband, Ryan, marry.  They host a reception under a fairy-tale tent in her parent’s backyard with trees and flowers as much a part of the decoration as the candles on the tables. 

Shortly after Sara goes to work for the Indianapolis Fox affiliate as a morning news reporter.  She’ll spend the next few years as a features field reporter, fill-in news and sports anchor and morning weather anchor.  She leaves exhausted and ready to preach the benefits of living simply and naturally.

She continues to contribute regularly to CNN.com LIVE with a segment called "Living Green with Sara Snow" and to Treehugger.com with a column called "Green Eyes On...".

Sara pens her first book and begins to develop her next series to further teach others about green and natural living.