As a young mom, Brenda grew herbs and vegetables and received more than a few scowls when she served tofu and 100% whole wheat bread to her then teenage children in the 1980s. Today, she is known as a keen advocate for healthy eating and for holding informal Mediterranean-style dinners that utilize simple, fresh and organic ingredients, many of them from her own garden with informal or themed conversation. She is an avid label reader and stays in touch with health and food related issues on a daily basis. Her mission now is to contribute towards attitudinal change in children so that they willingly make healthy choices and actively reject foods saturated with fat, sugar and additives.

Brenda is an active member of the Slow Food movement, which promotes regaining control in our lives through the food we eat, rejoicing in its taste, and understanding how it was produced. She was President of the former Farrell Research Group which transitioned from large downtown offices into Brenda Farrell Research, a home-based office in 2001. Brenda credits her Italian mom, Maria, for teaching her the meaning of good food. “Fresh” was – and is – the constant in her life.