Latest Foodheroes Podcast Episodes
EP. 027 Robin Jones Honey Girl Grows: Why is beekeeping important and how to get started today
Food Heroes Podcast - March 28, 2019 04:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsRobin Jones of Honey Girl Grows is a (badass) science-based beekeeper, educator and consultant. She designs, builds and tends organic edible gardens for chefs, corporate, residential and restaurants, as well as pollinator gardens. her IG is @[email protected] IN THIS EPISODE YOU’...
EP. 026 Sean Lenihan The Honest Bison: Honesty and transparency in the meat industry.
Food Heroes Podcast - March 15, 2019 04:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsIn this episode, Sean Lenihan shares a different side of the meat industry, one that seems to strive more for honesty than the rest. As the founder of The Honest Bison, he believes that, when you prioritize human health, it means you prioritize the animal’s health, which means the ecosystem can ...
EP. 025 Amelia Franklin: Fighting to protect the global coffee supply chain from climate change.
Food Heroes Podcast - March 01, 2019 05:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsIn this episode, we learn from Amelia Franklin of Beanledger that the coffee industry is suffering a deeper crisis that anyone realizes. While the industry raises $370 million in certifications for sustainability, none of those funds are used to combat climate change. No one is researching h...
EP. 024 Cindy Poiesz Supernola: Mindful manufacturing and following your passion.
Food Heroes Podcast - February 15, 2019 05:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsAfter fighting clean energy regulations as part of the finance industry, Cindy Poiesz decided she needed a change, not just for the good of her soul, but for the betterment of her health. Her search for a deliciously healthy snack led to an obsession with superfoods, which then evolved into Supe...
EP. 023 Wendy Babcock Serendipity Farms: A radical way to raise livestock
Food Heroes Podcast - January 31, 2019 21:26 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsIn this episode, Farmer Wendy debunks many of our pre-conceived notions about meat with some hard truths, including the opinion that buying the cheap, generic brand ground meat is the same as the package labeled “grass-fed.” Why? Listen now and learn what Farmer Wendy has to say!
EP. 022 Ann Shin Superfood Chain: Following the global superfood chain back to the farmers and fisherfolk
Food Heroes Podcast - January 17, 2019 21:02 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsOn this episode of Food Heroes Podcast, we go global to uncover the phenomenon of superfoods. Director Ann Shin tells us about the worldwide search for “superfoods” in her documentary Superfood Chain, starting with dinner for her daughters and ending with her own discovery about what it means t...
EP. 021 Veena Isoaho Coromandel Coast: Putting shade grown coffee from India on the world map.
Food Heroes Podcast - January 03, 2019 20:58 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsCoromandel Coast sources their coffee from shade-grown farms, which means the coffee is…well, grown in the shade. It may be the most sustainable coffee farming practice available, yet it only seems to be widely practiced in India. To learn more about shade-grown coffee, listen to the latest e...
EP 020 K80 Jones Food Heroes Podcast: Meet the host
Food Heroes Podcast - December 13, 2018 17:37 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsThis is the story of a dog named Scout, an RV named Peaches, and a woman named Katie Jones, on a mission to find meaningful employment. Along the way, Food Heroes Podcast was created. Listen in to learn more about the host of food heroes and her mission to spark change in the food industry.
EP. 019 Michela Dai Zovi Bugs 4 Beginners: How to prepare and eat delicious and nutritious insects
Food Heroes Podcast - November 29, 2018 21:37 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsMore people in the world eat bugs than don’t eat bugs. In the United States, our repulsion to eating insects is unique. Michela Dai Zovi, author of Bugs for Beginners: The Most Complete Guide to Teach You How to Cook Insects, talks about the benefits of eating bugs and how to enjoy them. IN TH...
EP. 018 Sash Sunday Olykraut: Using fermentation for good by turning regional produce into sauerkraut.
Food Heroes Podcast - November 15, 2018 20:03 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsSash Sunday is the founder of Olykraut, an Olympia, Washington based raw sauerkraut company. "A big part of why I wanted to start this business, and why I was studying sustainable agriculture, is I looked around and decided one of the things that was really important to me was healthy food and...
EP. 017 Andrew DeCoriolis Farm Forward: The incredible ethical egg and other stories of conscious consumerism
Food Heroes Podcast - October 31, 2018 18:08 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsCertified organic, cage-free, pasture raised, free-range, heritage animal-what does the label on your egg carton mean? In this episode of the Food Heroes Podcast, we meet Andrew DeCoriolis to discuss all things eggs- from confusing labeling, to conditions for egg-laying hens, to heritage breed...
EP. 016 Dan Ratner Yourlocal: Fighting against food waste in your neighborhood
Food Heroes Podcast - October 17, 2018 18:26 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDan Ratner is on a mission to redirect surplus food from trash to table. He joins me on this episode of the Food Heroes Podcast to talk trash, food waste, and how we can all join in this food fight against food waste. Dan works with YourLocal - an app that offers a profitable solution to re...
EP. 015 Max Rivest Wize Monkey Breaking the global poverty cycle in coffee communities
Food Heroes Podcast - October 04, 2018 18:04 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsOn this episode of the Food Heroes Podcast, we learn how an On this episode of the Food Heroes Podcast, we learn how an innovative Tea startup is thinking outside the bean. Coffee is the third most consumed beverage in the world, yet the coffee bean’s harvest season is only three months lo...
EP. 014 Louisa Ziane Toast Ale Brewing beer with surplus bread
Food Heroes Podcast - September 20, 2018 15:16 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDid you know 44% of bread produced in the UK goes to waste since it’s never eaten? And it’s such a relief that now companies like Toast Ale are trying to turn things around by making beer from that. Louisa shares with us how Toast formed, the positive impact brought about by it, and ways you can...
EP. 013 Jarred Smith Nooma: Building a clean label beverage inspired by fitness communities
Food Heroes Podcast - September 04, 2018 16:14 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsn this episode we speak with Jarred Smith, one of the founders of sports drink brand NOOMA. As AA hockey players, Jarred and Brandon received free sports drinks on the bus rides and during their games. Jarred, however, found that the beverages gave him acid reflux, and struggled to incorporate t...
Ep. 012 Glen Herud Happy Cow Milk: Creating a more ethical and sustainable dairy model
Food Heroes Podcast - August 22, 2018 17:22 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsIn this episode, we have Glen Herud, the founder of Happy Cow Milk Co. He was born in Zimbabwe where his parents were dairy farmers. They later immigrated to New Zealand in the 80s where they still continued with the dairy farming. Glen after many years started his own business but wanted to do ...
EP. 011 Shane Sanders Bake The World A Better Place
Food Heroes Podcast - August 03, 2018 07:10 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsShane Sanders, who is the head chef at the Warren Village and founder of Bake the World a Better Place, had personal problems that led him to a different path in life. He had been in the restaurant and baking industry since he was 15 years old where he even went to college to improve on his skil...
EP. 010 Traveling Plastic Free with Paul Hellier and Jamie Lepre
Food Heroes Podcast - July 27, 2018 07:35 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsPaul Hellier, founder of Fair Food Forager, and Jamie Lepre, founder of Environment To Be are on a mission to travel responsibly. They’re fighting against the use of plastic and this has been quite a challenging task to beat especially when traveling. They started their bicycle ride on June 16th...
EP. 009 Liz Miller Divine Chocolate: Elevating cocoa farmers lives one chocolate bar at a time
Food Heroes Podcast - July 13, 2018 06:35 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsLiz Miller, who is a senior marketing manager at Divine Chocolate, is a human rights and gender equality advocate for cocoa farmers in Africa. Growing up, she was always focused on social justice issues. After traveling to Ghana for a ‘study abroad’ program in college, she knew she wanted a care...
Ep. 008 Kimberly Jung of Rumi Spice: Laying a foundation for peace one saffron flower at a time.
Food Heroes Podcast - June 26, 2018 17:02 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsIn this episode, we are glad to welcome Kimberly Jong, the CEO, and Co-founder of Rumi Spice. Rumi Spice is a for-profit social enterprise that imports saffron from Afghanistan. The company started about four years ago when a team of US military veterans partnered with Afghan farmers to cultivat...
EP. 007 Cassidy Lundy of ReGrained: From food waste to edible upcycling
Food Heroes Podcast - June 15, 2018 07:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsIn this episode, our guest is no other than Cassidy Lundy from Regrained. Regrained is a socially responsible company taking the food industry by storm. Their mission is focused on fighting food waste and just waste in general. They’ve taken edible upcycling to the next level and ensure there’s ...
EP. 006 Anna Lappè of Real Food Media: Leading a people-powered food movement
Food Heroes Podcast - May 31, 2018 23:20 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsIn this episode of the food heroes podcast, we have Anna Lappè. Anna earned the James Beard Foundation leadership award for her passionate work as an author, educator, and sustainable food advocate. She’s the founder of Real Food Media whose goal is to strengthen food movement through collaborat...
EP. 005 Kim Chackal from Equifruit: Fairtrade from the start
Food Heroes Podcast - May 11, 2018 11:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsIn this episode, our guest is the incredible Kim Chackal, a sales manager at Equifruit. Equifruit is a Fairtrade fruit importing company that helps banana farmers and producers from Peru and Ecuador sell their produce at a fair and just price.
EP. 004 Kipp Baratoff of Fishpeople Seafood: Fearlessly tackling sustainable fishing
Food Heroes Podcast - April 30, 2018 08:30 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsToday we have Kipp Baratoff who is the Co-founder and VP of supply chain for Fishpeople Seafood. Fishpeople Seafood is not your usual seafood company and is doing everything they can to disrupt the fish industry. All fish is sustainably sourced and responsibly fished. They're always looking to p...
EP. 001 Paul Hellier from Fair Food Forager: Making ethical eating easy
Food Heroes Podcast - April 19, 2018 16:48 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsWhat if you could reduce the amount of waste generated by the food industry? What if there was an easy way to make a small change with a big impact? We need to empower people and show people that you don't have to have the weight of the world on your shoulders. You don't have to solve the i...
EP. 002 Shandy Buckley Carroll from Glory Bee: Saving honey bees and building community
Food Heroes Podcast - April 19, 2018 16:46 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDid you know that bees are responsible for pollinating more than 1/3 of our food? They are key indicators of the health of our food system and communities. We can help bee populations by providing habitat, decreasing the use of pesticides, and purchasing products from ethical food compan...
EP. 003 Christian Ettinger from Hopworks Urban Brewery: Brewing sustainability into every pint
Food Heroes Podcast - April 19, 2018 16:43 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDid you know beer was once consumed as a healthier alternative to water? The fermented beverage has been around for 4000 years. Brewing sustainably will ensure we can drink to our health for centuries to come. Breweries have a big footprint so there are opportunities everywhere to effe...
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