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#178 Better Butter - Iliana Maura, Iliana Maura
April 24, 2024 19:03 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBIn this episode, our hosts interview yet another Oregon State University, Food Innovation Center “graduate”, Iliana Maura, Founder of the company that bears her name, Iliana Maura. The company produces dairy-free products for those who wish to or need to avoid dairy. From the start of the show Iliana credits the FIC, for which Sarah Masoni is the Director, for helping refine her product to be ready for the consumer market. The journey to the FIC was a familiar story. Iliana Maura comes from a...
#177 A Star in Music City - Donna Parker, Blondy's Baked Goods
April 17, 2024 17:50 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBWe interviewed Donna Parker, founder of Blondy’s Baked Goods, back in March of 202l - episode 66 for all you baking enthusiasts. A quick background on Donna: Living with allergies for over a decade and always having to compromise on foods, Donna made up her mind to create and share delicious treats that cater to everyone, regardless of dietary restrictions. Her gluten allergy turned Donna into a self-taught cook and baker specializing in dairy and gluten-free baking. It’s been three years sin...
#176 Definitely Not a Side Business - Stacy Givens, Side Yard Farm & Kitchen
April 03, 2024 15:40 - 40 minutes - 36.6 MBIt’s been since 2021, episode number 76, that we interviewed Stacey Givens, Farmer/Chef/ and Owner of The Side Yard Farm & Kitchen, Portland, Oregon. The Side Yard Farm & Kitchen is a 1-acre plot of land located in a mixed business/residential core area of the city. This urban farm’s philosophy is seed-to-plate, meaning they grow and create meals all from the same plot of land. The company feeds around 15,000 meals annually through restaurants, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) boxes, don...
#175 Move Beyond Your Own Kitchen - Jolma, Amza Superfoods
March 27, 2024 15:46 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBAmza. Say it. Now say it slowly with your eyes closed. It hums, it’s peaceful and rhythmic, isn’t it? It’s a beautiful word. It also is a region in Tibet and the birthplace of The Dalai Lama. And fittingly it is the name of Amza Superfoods a company founded by Jolma who is from Amza. Born and raised in Rebbong (རེབ་གོང་།), Amdo region of Tibet and growing up in Rebgong, Jolma was exposed to a vibrant cultural hub known for Tibetan arts (literature, painting & food). Jolma learned cooking at a...
#174 Thomas Angel - Altitude Beverages
March 21, 2024 19:55 - 42 minutes - 38.4 MB"Why can’t you have all the good wind-down and relaxed feeling alcohol gives you without the alcohol? That’s the question Thomas Angel had in 2020 along with his partner, Laura Melgarejo Silva. It started the quest for the Bend, Oregon founders to discover a truly delicious taste married with the wholesome ingredients that would offer that relaxed feeling without the after-effects. Thomas calls their company a pandemic baby because that’s the genesis. As you may recall, the isolation of the p...
#173 Knockout Punch - Laura Dadap, Djablo Sauce
March 13, 2024 16:15 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBIn episode 171, our hosts reviewed the Winter Fancy Food Show in Las Vegas. They will be attending the Summer Show in New York and so will this show’s guest, Laura Dadap, co-founder of Djablo Sauce. Laura and company will be in the Incubator Alley section and the trip to the show won’t be a long one; Laura was born and raised in Queens. For the genesis of the company, let’s start with the name, Djablo. It is Philippine in origin, and in the region where Laura’s father grew up, the letter “I” ...
#172 Fit for an Angel - Brittany Futrell, Angel Wing Sauce
March 06, 2024 18:18 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBOfficially a business since 2019, Brittany Futrell, founder of Angel Wing Sauce, started years earlier experimenting in the kitchen making sauces. At the time, it was for a guy she was dating and she enjoyed cooking for him. Because her mother was an enthusiastic cook, Brittany got started creating recipes early in her life. She enjoyed using her date as her taste tester and when he was absolutely “floored” with her sauce as she says, she knew she was on to something. And that original recipe...
#171 Viva Fancy Food Show! Recap with Our Hosts, Sarah Masoni and Sarah Marshall
February 28, 2024 18:17 - 38 minutes - 35 MBFor the third straight year, our hosts Sarah Masoni and Sarah Marshall attended the Winter Fancy Food Show in that magic town, Las Vegas. For a brief explanation of the show and the organization behind it, the show is where foodpreneurs connect with leading buyers, distributors, and retailers, network with peers and enjoy world-class educational programs. It’s a cost-effective and powerful way to grow business because it is an environment rich with the movers and shakers in the food industry....
#170 Can't Get Enough Good Cheese - Sarah Marcus, Briar Rose Creamery
February 21, 2024 20:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBIt’s the Sarah trifecta again on this episode. Sarah Marshall and Sarah Masoni interview Sarah Marcus, founder of Briar Rose Creamery, Dundee, Oregon. This is another check-in show, as Sarah was interviewed previously on episode #68, released in March, 2021. For background, Proprietor and Cheesemaker Sarah Marcus is a Bay Area native and started making cheese in her kitchen. In 2005 she took a chance and got a job as a cheesemonger at Cowgirl Creamery in San Francisco. It was there that she f...
#169 Jana Jenkins, Oregon Ag
January 24, 2024 18:42 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBWelcome to the new, expanded format for The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast Shows. Starting with this show, we will be interviewing foodpreneurs from Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming, thanks to the NW and Rocky Mountain Regional Food Business Center, https://nwrockymountainregionalfoodbusiness.com/ . This regional effort offers an incredibly rich center of information, education and connection to the food industry for mid-size growers, farmers and producers. It’s been s...
#168 Big Cookie, Big Ideas - Andrea Ludlow, Showstopper Cookies
December 13, 2023 18:43 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBIt was almost exactly 100 episodes ago we first interviewed Andrea Ludlow, founder of Showstopper Cookies; episode 69 released March of 2021 to be precise. She had started her business about six months prior to the show. Cookie companies are everywhere and they come and go like streetcars. So how has Andrea’s company endured and what makes her cookies legitimate showstoppers? Answer: Focus. Andrea makes only one, very large, special, salty chocolate chip cookie and sticks with her winning rec...
#167 We'll Teach You How to Dew the Brew - Hannah Crum, Kombucha Kamp
December 06, 2023 22:31 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBToday we reconnect with Hannah Crum, founder of Kombucha Kamp, with whom we had the pleasure of interviewing on episode #84, released in May of 2021. For a quick refresher, Kombucha is fermented tea, an ancient elixir consumed for hundreds or maybe thousands of years by civilizations all over the planet. The most commonly attributed Kombucha Benefits include better digestion, increased energy, and a clearer mind. Avid drinkers also report Kombucha helping with their digestive tract, liver det...
#166 Nutrition in a Pinch - James Barry, Pluck
November 29, 2023 18:19 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBOrgan meats are nature’s multi-vitamin, according to James Barry, founder of Pluck. Pluck is seasoning for foods, but not just for taste and it’s not just any seasoning. Freeze-dried organ meats are mixed with spices and salts to not only increase the taste of the dish, but to provide a supercharge of nutrients. The flavor Pluck seasoning adds is more than just the spices too. The organ meats provide the savory Umami taste, a unique flavor. The principles of ancestral eating drive Pluck’s ope...
#165 Eat well, Feel Well - Carrie Solomon, Greater Goods
November 22, 2023 21:25 - 50 minutes - 46 MBAs we continue to check in with guests from previous shows, we circle back to Carrie Solomon, co-founder of Greater Goods and, as we learn in this podcast, Microjoy as well. Microjoy is new since our last show with Carrie, episode #67, released in March of 2021. For a quick background recap, Carrie and her husband started a medical cannabis company in 2014 with a very potent and great smelling topical, and then quickly launched an edible line of truffles and chocolate bars. The products were ...
#164 Saucy Family - Lisa and Maly Douangphoumy, Sao Noi, LLC
November 15, 2023 21:13 - 46 minutes - 42 MBWe first interviewed Lisa and Maly Douangphoumy, sisters in the family business Sao Noi, on episode number 54, released September, 2020. Their company produces flavored chili oils and flavored beef jerky, all originated from the family’s restaurant business in Hood River, Oregon. Their mother, Marnie and father, Tom started the restaurant and quickly became a staple for the community because of Tom’s peanut sauce and Marnie’s chili oil. The business name, Sao Noi literally means “little girl”...
#163 Bring the Heat - Kelly Calabria, Kelly's Jellies
November 08, 2023 17:34 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBThis show is another check-in with a former guest to see what’s changed since our last interview. Today we talk with Kelly Calabria, founder of Kelly’s Jelly. We last chatted with Kelly on episode #46, released in June of 2020. A quick background: Kelly’s Great Aunt Danny had a special recipe for peppery jelly that was irresistible and downright addicitve. However, part of it’s specialty was the difficulty in making it. The hot flavor came from the habanero peppers, which unleash and incredib...
#162 Allison Sodha - The Better Boba
October 25, 2023 19:22 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBBoba has been a highly popular addition to tea drinks worldwide for some decades now. Originating in Taiwan in the 1980s, it has taken the US by storm, served in restaurants, tea bars and sold in grocery stores. The popularity encouraged mass production. Enter Allison Sodha, founder of Better Boba, because Allison believes people deserve the best boba. If you are not familiar, boba is tea with pearl-sized nuggets that have a mild flavor offering a heartier drink than tea alone. The preserva...
#161 Accidents Happen to the Nicest People - Robin Rosenberg, Bobbie's Boat Sauce
October 18, 2023 18:25 - 45 minutes - 42 MBWe first interviewed Robin Rosenberg, CEO of Bobbie’s Boat Sauce on episode 64, released November, 2020. Actually created at sea on a sailboat, Bobbie’s Boat Sauce borrows its name from a repair concoction used by boaters, but not the kind of “sauce” you want to eat. While cleaning out the refrigerator on the boat and with some jazz playing in the background, Robin accidently created a flavor and zest she had never experienced before. The creation went fabulously well with the fish she was co...
#160 Retail Ready and Food Biz Wiz Podcast - Allison Ball
October 04, 2023 18:30 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBIt was three years ago we interviewed Allison “Alli” Ball, founder of Retail Ready and Food Biz Wiz Podcast. It was episode 59 for those of you who want to listen again, or if you missed it the first time. Alli is a former grocery buyer who shares her insider secrets to help packaged food entrepreneurs scale up their sales. She knows what buyers are looking for and what key information buyers need to start a conversation with an entrepreneur, or “foodpreneur” as Alli calls them. She shares ma...
#159 Don't be Scared - Nafy Flatley, Teranga
September 27, 2023 19:13 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBBack in May, 2020, we interviewed Nafy Flatley founder of Teranga Foods; the show was released in July, 2020. In this episode, Sarah Masoni talks with Nafy to see what’s changed in her business since then. As a refresher, Teranga literally means hospitality in Wolof, the Senegalese national language. It is the spirit of camaraderie and acceptance of one another. Nafy’s favorite childhood memory is of her grandmother using baobab fruit to make refreshing, invigorating and nutritious beverages....
#158 Don't Sell the Farm - Laura Ellis, Mt Hope Farms
September 20, 2023 17:05 - 42 minutes - 38.4 MBThis show is definitely authentic, complete with real tractor noise in the background. Yes, we’re coming to you live from the Ellis family’s farm in Mollala, Oregon where they operate their farm-to-consumer business and live a very full life. We had Laura Ellis on our 58th show released back on September 11th, 2020 and our hosts are very interested in checking in with her to see what’s been happening with the farm and the business. Just to give a quick background, the Ellis family – Mike, Lau...
#157 Original Idea from the Ground Up - Julie Sullivan and Carolyn Cesario, Ground Up Nut Butters
September 13, 2023 17:46 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBFollowing the growth of our past guests and seeing their success has been a truly inspirational experience, and checking in with Julie Sullivan and Carolyn Cesario, co-founders of Ground Up, is another uplifting show. Our last interview was show number 19 which was released January 22nd, 2020 and for your background, Ground Up is a company that delivers peanut-free nut butters in amazing flavors. The company began in 2016 when Julie returned from Uganda where she had been overseeing an employ...
#156 We Don't Want to Be Talked Down to - Genevieve Brazelton, The Bitter Housewife
September 06, 2023 16:53 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBBack on May 13th, 2020, we released show episode 39, an interview with Genevieve Brazelton, self-proclaimed “Bitter Housewife” and founder of The Bitter Housewife cocktail bitters. You realize very quickly there is absolutely nothing bitter about her, but her products certainly are. Quick background reminder: The Bitter Housewife products are cocktail bitters, handcrafted in small batches in Portland, Oregon. Bitters are a mixture of botanicals, roots, and spices steeped in a spirit base. The...
#155 You Can Handle It - Catherine Kuerbis, Heat You Can Handle (HYCH)
August 30, 2023 17:31 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBThis show is a repeat of the “hottest” episode in Meaningful Marketplace’s series. Our own Sarah Marshall of Marshall’s Haute Sauce, interviews Catherine and Matt Kuerbis, Founders of Heat You Can Handle (HYCH) makers of another great hot sauce. They were first interviewed February 5, 2020 (episode #25) when the company was called Hoss Soss and we’re going to see what has changed in their business since then. These two traveled the world and eventually landed in Salem, Oregon to start their o...
#155 You Can Handle It - Catherine Sutherland, Heat You Can Handle (HYCH)
August 30, 2023 17:31 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBThis show is a repeat of the “hottest” episode in Meaningful Marketplace’s series. Our own Sarah Marshall of Marshall’s Haute Sauce, interviews Catherine and Matt Sutherland, Founders of Heat You Can Handle (HYCH) makers of another great hot sauce. They were first interviewed February 5, 2020 (episode #25) when the company was called Hoss Soss and we’re going to see what has changed in their business since then. These two traveled the world and eventually landed in Salem, Oregon to start thei...
#154 Humans Should Eat So Well - Kate McCarron, Portland Pet Food
August 23, 2023 16:19 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MBContinuing our check in with previous show guests, Sarah Marshall talks today with Katie McCarron Founder of Portland Pet Food. Our last show with Katie was January 8, 2020 (episode #14) and to refresh our audience on her background story, Portland Pet Food began with the family Poodle, Rosie. At 14 years, Rosie had lost her appetite and her health declined. Determined to find something healthy that Rosie would love, Katie began cooking meals for her at home. She used locally-sourced, natural...
#153 Getting Vodka from a Cow - Tessa Koch, TMK Creamery
August 16, 2023 17:14 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBAs we continue to look back and interview previous guests to learn how they are doing currently, our host Sarah Marshall talks with Tessa Koch of TMK Creamery. Our first interview with Tessa was November 20, 2019 (episode #6). They had just released their first dairy alcohol product, Cowcohol Vodka. And then the lockdown hit. The facility that was going to do their distilling suddenly had to switch all production to hand sanitizer and the big pivot was on. Tessa and her husband began to const...
#152 Fighting Through COVID and Winning - Lori Hunter, New Seasons
August 09, 2023 18:32 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBIn 2000, three families got together to open a neighborhood market, a place where local communities could come together to connect with where their food came from. They wanted a friendly, inviting place that honored its region’s farmers, ranchers, growers and makers—helping them – and their customers – prosper for generations to come. They called it New Seasons Market. A previous New Seasons guest on our show, Lori Hunter whose title is Local Finds and Culinary Events Program Manager (say tha...
#151 Everybody Curl Up - Yvonne Fide, Momo Cocoa
August 02, 2023 23:24 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBYvonne Finde, founder of Portland, Oregon based Momo Coco was the very first guest in our show series. This interview is a great opportunity for aspiring food entrepreneurs to hear not only how a fellow founder has survived and grown over the last years, but also managed to navigate the challenges of the COVID lockdown. She is the maker of a variety of non-dairy coco mixes so that everyone can enjoy a delicious, warm cup of coco. Most of their products are vegan and all are gluten free. The h...
#150 Feeding the Sugar Addiction Without Sugar - Margaux, Margalaxy Snacks
July 13, 2023 17:09 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBA Florida native now living in Portland, Oregon, Margalaxy founder Margaux (no last name apparently; you know, Cher, Sting, Madonna) always had a passion for creating healthy bodies by feeding them healthy food. She also had a love of baking pastries since the age of 14. So with that as the background, here’s the story. Margaux got her degree in International Baking & Pastry Arts and spent 15 years in the baking world, seeing the gut busting cane sugary consumption of everyday Americans and p...
#149 Balancing What We Crave with What We Need - Clare McLeod, Ona Yogurt
July 05, 2023 17:56 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBSitting in her apartment, Clare McLeod took stock of her relationship with food. Like many young women, she had been addicted to “healthy eating”, restricting added sugar, calories, processed foods, etc. Because of those restrictions to only eat "clean" foods, she intensely craved "unclean" foods. That swing between restriction and indulgence was exhausting - physically, mentally and emotionally so she decided to do something about it. Clare adored Greek yogurt and consumed it daily but desir...
#148 Longlines and Long Family Lines - Sena Wheeler, Sena Seafood
June 28, 2023 18:41 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBSena Seafoods (pronounced see’ nuh) has a long, long history of fishing. As Sena Wheeler of Sena Seafoods recounts, her grandfather immigrated to the Ballard, Washington from Norway with his brothers and became a commercial fisherman in 1938. They fished using traditional Norwegian longlines, and passed the knowledge to their children, who passed it on again. Their boat logs show the family fished the waters from as far north as Alaska and as far south as Mexico. Sena's father, Art, fished fo...
#147 Food Can Pay It Forward - Richa Gupta, Good Food for Good
June 14, 2023 17:53 - 35 minutes - 32 MB"Inspiration is always the key to the startup, and Richa Gupta, Founder of Good Food For Good, got that inspiration in 2015. Growing up in India, her mother cooked three fresh meals each day – every day – for her family. Using only fresh and natural ingredients, Richa got to experience a nutritious childhood bathed in goodness. But upon moving to North America and having a demanding career in marketing at General Mills, Richa experienced a time squeeze that her mother never had. With a huge p...
#146 Baking is a Hot Business - Joanna Strahm, Small Baking Co
May 31, 2023 18:38 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBFounder, CEO, Mom and Baker, Joanna Strahm takes on all the challenges of a female food entrepreneur and keeps moving forward. She is every inch the baker, beginning with her Mom in the family kitchen, side-by-side. The passion continued, and she chose to formalize her hobby into a profession, receiving a pastry certificate from Tante Marie’s in San Francisco. Although she had a fulltime job, she shoehorned in an internship at Tartine Bakery during the morning bake, the sure sign of a hardcor...
#145 Always in the Mood for Great Food - Masha Darabi, Moody Chai
May 24, 2023 17:45 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBIn the late 1980’s Mahsa Darabi’s family made the big immigration jump from Iran to Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA. That’s the real beginning of her company, The Moody Persian, because it was Mahsa’s heritage from Iran that she learned to fall back on and from which to draw both strength and happiness. As a Middle Easterner dropped into a very Western culture, she endured the slurs and laughter sent her way by those who saw her as different. At first this was humiliating to her, but then she found ...
#144 The Gift They'll Never Forget - Leigh Griffith, Bella Vino Gifts
May 10, 2023 17:32 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBAlways looking for that REALLY unique gift? Lots of people, and lots of companies, are looking all the time. To dazzle the recipient, brighten their day, or make a memorable impression. That’s the business of Founder Leigh Griffith who owns Bella Vino Gifts. Bella Vino is a hyper-local gift procureing company that puts a dazzling touch on the cornucopia chosen by the buyer. Bella Vino’s packaging, whether boxes, baskets or bags, is simply stunning and is so hand crafted it gives a custom, “ma...
#143 Don't Waste the Planet - Pallavi Pande, Dtocs
May 03, 2023 15:39 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBDtocs Founder and Mompreneur Pallavi Pande explains the company name “Dtocs” comes from the obvious word that means “a cleansing journey”. And this is what inspires her mission to collect fallen palm leaves and use them for beneficial purposes before they deteriorate beyond usefulness. The slight variation in spelling is to catch a person’s interest and begin the conversation into the life benefits the company has to offer them. But Pallavi’s detoxification process is much larger in scope tha...
#142 Putting Down Roots - Amanda Martinez, Thimbleberry Collaborative Farm
March 29, 2023 17:29 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBThere are wheat farms, corn farms, even fish farms, but not a lot of thimbleberry farms. In fact, we only know of one and that’s the Thimbleberry Collaborative Farm located in east Multnomah County, Oregon. So what is a thimbleberry anyway? It fits on the end of your finger as does a thimble and is similar to a raspberry with a bit more tartness. It grows wild and makes a great hiking snack, so look for them on your next outdoor trek. When the founders of Thimbleberry, including Executive Dir...
#141 Cocktails with Love, Not Alcohol - Shelley Elkovich, For Bitter For Worse
March 08, 2023 17:51 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBShelley Elkovich and husband Jeff were always entertaining people, with Shelley taking the role of bartender. Then, the couple took a whale watching trip on the Salish Sea where Shelley developed an extremely rare neurological reaction to the boat trip. It affected her equilibrium and cause her “break up with booze”, as she puts it. Shelley soon became aware of how people can feel marginalized when they don’t join in with a drinking crowd and it bothered her. A self-described food nerdie, She...
#140 Fancy Foods Show Recap from Sarah Masoni and Sarah Marshall, Hosts
March 01, 2023 17:15 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBIt’s Fancy Foods Show time again, the big industry show of the Specialty Foods Association. SFA is a membership-based trade association in the United States representing 3,000+ member companies. The SFA was established in 1952 to foster trade, commerce and interest in the specialty food industry in the U.S., worth $148 billion as of May 2020. Our very own Sarah Masoni is on the board of SFA and so is a strong believer in the benefits aspiring food entrepreneurs can receive. Attending the Fanc...
#139 Healthy People are Mindful People - Jacoba Gundle, Mindful Proteins
February 22, 2023 22:00 - 48 minutes - 44 MBGuest number nine on our podcast show in late 2019, Jacoba Gundle was just getting ready to launch their new product a protein beverage. That, of course was the beginning of the COVID lockdown and a lot of commerce came to a screeching halt, including their targeted marketplace. The company had been readying packaging, fine tuning its recipes and had called its drink Restore Protein Water. Co-packers were all lined up and then…nothing. The market strategy was to sell at yoga studies, Pilates ...
#138 Heartbeat of the Neighborhood - Lisa Hall, Montavilla Farmer's Market
February 16, 2023 00:33 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MB2007 Was the birthday party for Montavilla Famers Market of Portland, Oregon, when the local residents and business people decided to get together, raise some money and provide a community resource. It has remained a staple for the neighborhood and indeed the city and is still located on the same grounds. In 2020, Lisa Hall joined as the Marketing Manager, doing such an outstanding job that about a month ago, she was named Executive Director of the entire operation. It’s only natural. Not onl...
#137 Got Goat's Milk? - Emily Davidson, Portland Creamery
February 08, 2023 18:10 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBIn 2011, Liz Albeth started Portland Creamery, a goat cheese (ch’evre if you are in the know) and whey producer. Not just any goat cheese mind you, but the best quality from a single herd of prized goats and cheese made on the farm using traditional practices. This herd is internationally ranked and considered one of the finest in the US. In 2018, she sold the operation to Shawn Fels a cheese industry veteran who wanted to spread more quality cheese to more consumers and, in his words on the ...
# 136 Chicken Soup for the Soul, but Broth for the Gut - Julia Baker, Brothy LLC
January 18, 2023 19:23 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBIt was tummy troubles for founder Julia Baker in the summer of 2018 that created the impetus for the company to be called Brothy. Or to put it far, far less delicately as Julia says, she spent a lot of 2018 “on the toilet”. The issue of gut health has been the inspiration and desperation that has caused the birth of many a new food product, and Brothy is a classic example. Her tumultuous journey lasted for about a year, trying traditional medicines to alleviate the condition without success. ...
#135 Go Get Your Sunshine - Lucy De Leon, Salsas Locas
November 30, 2022 17:00 - 33 minutes - 45.4 MBIt’s definitely a journey from working in the farm fields that provide the restaurant food to owning the restaurant itself, but that’s what the De Leon family of Portland, Oregon has done. The journey started in 1973, and this interview marks the grand opening of Lucy De Leon’s newest restaurant, Salsas Locas. They operated their first restaurant for 23 years before moving to the current Salsas Locas location. The business started, not surprisingly, in Mrs. De Leon’s kitchen Lucy De Leon’s Mo...
#134 One Fish At A Time - Eryn Domeyer, Trefin Foods
November 23, 2022 18:05 - 45 minutes - 62.5 MBYou might say Eryn Domeyer and her husband got “hooked” on fishing originally as a hobby, then as a sport, before it became a business for them. After getting married, they moved back to the Pacific Northwest and were invited by friends to do some Albacore tuna fishing. They loved the excitement. Soon, they were keeping score with their friends in how many fish they could catch and even entered some fishing tournaments. Because they were good fishers, they had more catch than they could eat, ...
#133 Real Pros Are Always Learning - Cat Fields White, Farmers Market Pros
November 09, 2022 17:47 - 45 minutes - 41.1 MBHow do you spell CAT? Wrong. It’s CATT, at least when you’re talking about Catt Fields White, the high-powered organizer, teacher, consultant, author, podcaster and believer in connecting farmers and those who believe in nutritious, creative foods through 21st century farmers’ markets. Her background prepared her well for this path, starting out as a food writer, then becoming a marketing consultant for restaurants, then a construction project manager for a company that built restaurants, the...
#132 Happy Trails to You - Aiyesha Christian, Nomad Mix
November 02, 2022 18:57 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBA Pacific Northwest camper, hiker, fisher, and ocean swimmer. That’s the growing-up bio of Aiyesha Christian. And being the super outdoors person, Aiyesha also was obviously a big consumer of trail mix to keep her nutrition gauge from going empty. But the trail mix she found was just too dull; either too much salt or too much sugar, always the same ingredients and definitely not enough flavor. Aiyesha loved her outdoor life and wanted all the diversity, flavors, freshness and spirit to be ref...
#131 Definitely Pass the Salt - Becca Christansen, Portland Salt Co.
October 20, 2022 00:23 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBIt was the worst of times, it was the best of times. Yes, that’s backward from the original prose, but that was how Becca Christansen, Co-Founder of Portland Salt Co, and her partner got started. It was December, 2021, COVID/pandemic when things couldn’t look bleaker that they took the entrepreneurial plunge. Becca’s background is certainly tailor-made for business, having a finance and sales resume and 18 years in the fast-moving technology sector. She and partner Justin loved and lived to t...
#130 You Don't Have to Chew to Swallow - Reva Barewal, Savorease
October 12, 2022 17:43 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MBYou have a delicious meal in front of you. You chew, you taste, you swallow and enjoy. You think nothing of it. But a huge group of over 25 million adults and children cannot perform this pleasant daily ritual without great pain because of a swallowing difficulty called dysphagia. This condition forces them to a diet of very soft or pureed foods that are bland or filled with sugar and with very limited choices, so add boring to the long list. Although not afflicted with the condition, Dr. Rev...