Podcasts about imperfect produce

“You as a consumer, I as a consumer have enormous power to make the transformation that we want to see.  But one of the transformations as a consumer is selecting the right products because the competitor who is not doing the right packaging or the right product is going to see that they're losing clients to the competitors that are doing more sustainable product, produce and materials, so he's gonna change. He's only going to change because us as consumers are driving the change by purchasing the right or the best materials available for us.”  - Denise Braun Denise Braun found her calling for sustainability work after witnessing waste flooding during a storm as a child in Brazil. She was further inspired after reading a book on applying sustainability in businesses while working in human resources. This led her to pursue a career in waste management. Denise founded All About Waste 8 years ago after having a child, encouraged by her husband to start her own business focused solely on zero waste solutions. The firm now provides zero waste certifications and consulting globally to reduce building waste. She leads by example with zero waste practices like composting and using refillable products. She encourages others gently and hosts zero waste children's birthday parties. She also recommends shopping at farmers markets when possible or using services like Imperfect Produce. She also suggests stores like Sprouts for bulk options. In Europe, she noticed less waste from smaller grocery formats and buying daily needs. Her goal is advising political leaders on waste policy. Other resources mentioned:  The Natural Step, the book

A produce delivery company, rescuing and selling imperfect fruit, is working to save households around 30% a week on their grocery bills. Farmers Pick has been buying stock from farmers since 2020 and delivering it directly to customers. It's now adding pantry staples to the mix. Rural editor Sophie Clarke caught up with co-founder Josh Ball to find out exactly who's reaping the benefits.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In French, "jolie laide" means "pretty and ugly"; it's a way to describe something that is unconventionally beautiful. This homage to jolie laide foods will explore the idea that deliciousness can come where you least expect it, from misshapen fish meatballs to organ meat that only a zombie could love. Some consumers may fall for the illusion of perfection, but companies such as UglyRipe and Imperfect Produce have made a point of promoting flavor over façade. (Bruised tomatoes may not be the most slightly, but they make a great sauce!) We'll examine the notion of perfection of taste vs. perfection of image

Did you know that nearly half of all produce grown in New Zealand is thrown away? When Wendy Zhou discovered the scale of food waste she created a network of growers around the country to donate their produce to her. With this produce, Wendy has gone on to create cauliflower ice-cream, gourmet tomato paste, and her charity Perfectly Imperfect.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Perfekto's customers can personalize their subscription box of imperfect produce, of which the company says 1 million pounds have been rescued from landfills since 2021.

Perfekto's customers can personalize their subscription box of imperfect produce, of which the company says 1 million pounds have been rescued from landfills since 2021.

Let's face it, you probably have loads of spices and seasonings around your kitchen and pantry. And, the bad news is...you are probably not treating them well at all. We ALL make the mistake of keeping spices too long, not using them to their fullest potential, and maybe taking shortcuts when we buy them. Adun Spice Co. founder Ramat Wiley is an expert on flavors and all things spices. She loves them...no she really, REALLY loves them. She wants us to love them too. We talk about Ramat's interest in spices and get lots of advice on using them in our own kitchens. Her store is a sensory experience and she is full of knowledge. I personally use several of her custom spice blends but I am also learning how to grind my own whole spices with confidence, thanks to Ramat. This episode is sponsored by Chef Doug Katz and the Katz group of restaurants and perfectly Imperfect Produce. Shoutout to Ohio Wines, who made me an Ohio Wines Ambassador, so I can share lots of things with you about this growing industry.

We started off this season looking at just how much Canadians wasted food, and how food systems management can be used to tackle this from a research based perspective. But the realities of how to navigate food waste, and the chain from supplier to consumer get a bit more murky. So how can it be done? This week, I'm chatting with Monique Chan, who is working on a solution through her company, Bruized. Monique is a 26-year old creative from Toronto, Ontario. She founded Bruized in 2019 as a way to combat the food waste crisis through upcycling commonly discarded ingredients like juice pulp, imperfect produce, and more into tasty, plant based snacks. At Bruized, the mission is to create feel good food for the planet and people. Well finding renewed purpose for the ingredients they rescue, Monique and her team see the potential where others see waste, and want to help break the stigma around wasted food. By embracing the imperfections of the foods we eat and within ourselves, she sees it as a way of working towards a more sustainable future. Monique today discusses how she started Bruized, some of the major challenges of working within food waste, and creative ways to start thinking about using your own food waste in scraps. She also highlights some of the lessons that we can learn about ourselves through thinking about food waste, which I found so fascinating. Learn More About Monique: Website: https://www.bruized.com/ Instagram: @bruizedco

Welcome to the The Voice of Retail , I'm your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada.I am delighted to share an entire episode from the second season of my Conversations with CommerceNext podcast featuring an interview with the founder and CEO of CSC Generation, Justin Yoshimura.Justin and the team have mastered the art of transforming challenged retail brands on the verge of liquidation into high-performance, 'digital-first' operations.By using their fine-tuned omnichannel technology platform, CSC Generation has a data-driven recipe for retail operations, which is undoubtedly the driving force behind its rapid expansion.Listen in now as my co-host Scott Silverman, and I sit down with Justin, who pops open the hood and shares with us how his youth shaped his approach to business as well as the inner workings of CSC's success. Together, we talk about the business of retail acquisition, entrepreneurial grit and how to prioritize company culture when scaling up your business.Thanks for tuning into this special episode of The Voice of Retail.  If you haven't already, be sure and click subscribe on your favourite podcast platform so new episodes will land automatically twice a week, and check out my other retail industry media properties; the Remarkable Retail podcast, the Conversations with CommerceNext podcast, and the Food Professor podcast.  Last but not least, if you are into BBQ, check out my all new YouTube barbecue show, Last Request Barbeque, with new episodes each and every week!I'm your host Michael LeBlanc, President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company & Maven Media, and if you're looking for more content, or want to chat  follow me on LinkedIn, or visit my website meleblanc.co!  Have a safe week everyone! About JustinI am currently the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of CSC Generation Holdings, one of the dime a dozen "unicorn" start-ups.*After being told that nobody would ever hire me, I quit the bureaucracy and negativity of Palos Verdes High School to start a marketplace for unlocked cell phones, which was acquired by a family office when I was 19 years old. More recently, I founded 500friends, the leading loyalty and retention marketing platform for retailers, which merged with Merkle in 2014, and was eventually acquired by Dentsu Aegis in 2016.I also invest between $50k and $1M in interesting companies run by interesting people, eg:*Consumer Internet Companies (excluding social networking): Hipmunk (seed, acquired by Concur), Dropoff (seed), Next Force Technology (seed), Dave (seed), Macro Ventures (seed), Imperfect Produce (seed), Flowclub (seed), Network Eyecare (seed)*SaaS/b2b Companies: Firebase (seed - acquired by GOOG), Zencoder (seed - acquired by BCOV), BounceX (seed, co-lead Series A), Mux (seed), BigFinite (seed).*Funds: Bling Capital, Ovo Fund, Luma Capital Partners, Dundee Venture Capital, Crown Capital Management.Besides business and things I shouldn't be discussing on LinkedIn, I love animals, especially dogs, (many) cats (but especially Persian and Himalayan breeds), dolphins, whales, capybaras, platypus, manatees and turtles. Despite this, I am not a vegetarian, primarily because I lack self discipline. However, I do want to clarify that I do not eat any of the animals listed above, and would judge you for doing so, especially considering the prevalent belief that eating wild animals purchased at "Wet Markets" is what caused COVID (https://wildaid.org/protectwildlife/)I've also been included in vanity lists such as the Forbes 30 under 30, Inc 500, AlwaysOn top 100, DM News 40 under 40, etc, but thankfully, I stopped advertising this in my LinkedIn headline when I was 19 after realizing I was being a DB. For a formal bio, please go here -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_YoshimuraABOUT US: Scott SilvermanAn ecommerce veteran, Scott Silverman has been active in the industry since 1999 and is passionate about digital retail and the innovation driving the industry. Scott Silverman is the Co-Founder of CommerceNext. Previously, he spent 10 years as Executive Director of Shop.org where he launched the Shop.org Annual Summit. Scott co-invented “Cyber Monday” in 2005 and was the founder of Cybermonday.com in 2006, a shopping site that has generated more than $2.5 million for Shop.org's scholarship fund. Michael LeBlanc  is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice.   He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience, and has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career.  Michael is the producer and host of a network of leading podcasts including Canada's top retail industry podcast,       The Voice of Retail, plus        Global E-Commerce Tech Talks  and       The Food Professor  with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois.  You can learn more about Michael       here  or on       LinkedIn. 

Welcome to the Conversations with CommerceNext podcast, I'm your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with CommerceNext and presented by Bloomreach.CSC Generation has mastered the craft of transforming challenged retail brands at the brink of liquidation into high performance, ‘digital-first' operations.By using their fine-tuned omni-channel technology platform, CSC Generation has a data-driven recipe for retail operations which is undoubtedly the driving force behind the company's rapid expansion.Today on Conversations with CommerceNext, my co-host Scott Silverman and I sit down with the founder and CEO behind it all - Justin Yoshimura. Justin opens the hood and shares with us how his youth shaped his approach to business as well as the inner workings of CSC's success. Together, we talk about the business of retail acquisition, entrepreneurial grit and how to prioritize company culture when scaling up your business.Thanks for tuning into this episode of Conversations with CommerceNext.  Please follow us on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music or your favorite podcast platform where we'll be sharing career advice and marketing strategies from eCommerce and digital marketing leaders at retailers and direct-to-consumer brands each and every episode.   CommerceNext is a community, event series and conference for marketers at retail and direct-to-consumer brands. Through our online forums, interviews, webinars, summits and other in-person events, we harness the collective wisdom of our community to help marketers grow their businesses and advance their careers. Join CommerceNext events to meet other industry leaders and learn the latest ecommerce and marketing strategies. You can find upcoming events at CommerceNext.comAboutI am currently the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of CSC Generation Holdings, one of the dime a dozen "unicorn" start-ups.*After being told that nobody would ever hire me, I quit the bureaucracy and negativity of Palos Verdes High School to start a marketplace for unlocked cell phones, which was acquired by a family office when I was 19 years old. More recently, I founded 500friends, the leading loyalty and retention marketing platform for retailers, which merged with Merkle in 2014, and was eventually acquired by Dentsu Aegis in 2016.I also invest between $50k and $1M in interesting companies run by interesting people, eg:*Consumer Internet Companies (excluding social networking): Hipmunk (seed, acquired by Concur), Dropoff (seed), Next Force Technology (seed), Dave (seed), Macro Ventures (seed), Imperfect Produce (seed), Flowclub (seed), Network Eyecare (seed)*SaaS/b2b Companies: Firebase (seed - acquired by GOOG), Zencoder (seed - acquired by BCOV), BounceX (seed, co-lead Series A), Mux (seed), BigFinite (seed).*Funds: Bling Capital, Ovo Fund, Luma Capital Partners, Dundee Venture Capital, Crown Capital Management.Besides business and things I shouldn't be discussing on LinkedIn, I love animals, especially dogs, (many) cats (but especially Persian and Himalayan breeds), dolphins, whales, capybaras, platypus, manatees and turtles. Despite this, I am not a vegetarian, primarily because I lack self discipline. However, I do want to clarify that I do not eat any of the animals listed above, and would judge you for doing so, especially considering the prevalent belief that eating wild animals purchased at "Wet Markets" is what caused COVID (https://wildaid.org/protectwildlife/)I've also been included in vanity lists such as the Forbes 30 under 30, Inc 500, AlwaysOn top 100, DM News 40 under 40, etc, but thankfully, I stopped advertising this in my LinkedIn headline when I was 19 after realizing I was being a DB. For a formal bio, please go here -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_YoshimuraABOUT US: Scott SilvermanAn ecommerce veteran, Scott Silverman has been active in the industry since 1999 and is passionate about digital retail and the innovation driving the industry. Scott Silverman is the Co-Founder of CommerceNext. Previously, he spent 10 years as Executive Director of Shop.org where he launched the Shop.org Annual Summit. Scott co-invented “Cyber Monday” in 2005 and was the founder of Cybermonday.com in 2006, a shopping site that has generated more than $2.5 million for Shop.org's scholarship fund.Veronika SonsevVeronika Sonsev is the Co-Founder of CommerceNext. She also leads the retail practice for Chameleon Collective and is a contributor for Forbes on how to grow retail and ecommerce in the age of Amazon. Having spent the last 10+ years working with some of the largest retailers and direct-to-consumer brands, Veronika has intimate knowledge of the challenges facing retail and ecommerce today. She is also an advocate for women in business and founded the global non-profit mBolden, which is now part of SheRunsit. Michael LeBlanc  is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice.   He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience, and has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career.  Michael is the producer and host of a network of leading podcasts including Canada's top retail industry podcast,       The Voice of Retail, plus        Global E-Commerce Tech Talks  and       The Food Professor  with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois.  You can learn more about Michael       here  or on       LinkedIn. 

Great to chat with Jan Heinvirta Co-Founder at Perfekto, a company that wants to change the broken food system by giving consumers access to edible food typically lost due to things like cosmetic imperfections! We discussed the problem of food waste in LATAM, the demand for imperfect produce, his experience at YC, the experience of delivering food boxes in Mexico, how they are thinking about raising capital and more!https://carbotnic.com/perfekto Download Podcast Here: https://plinkhq.com/i/1518148418Remember, If you want to support the podcast there are two amazing ways!Subscribe to the Carbotnic patreon  Rate 5 stars on AppleThanks so much! James

Delicious, usable foods are being thrown out every day, with food waste soaring at the same time that people go hungry. Our preference for pretty produce contributes to that food waste - but instead of going to the garbage, imperfect fruits and vegetables can be transformed into new foods, cutting down on food waste while nourishing people. With the work and love that goes into growing, nurturing, and harvesting food, it is important that we recognize and hold its value.Reseed host Alice Irene Whittaker discusses food rescue with David Côté, the co-founder of LOOP Mission. LOOP is a Montreal-based company that rescues fruits and veggies, day-old bread, potato cuttings, and upcycled oil, and then transforms them into juices, smoothies, beer, gin, and probiotic drinks. David is a serial entrepreneur and author of several cookbooks, and it was recently announced that he will be a dragon on Dragon's Den in Québec in 2022. In this conversation, David and Alice Irene discuss food waste, the circular economy, how to make food systems more equitable, the commodification of food, and what our relationship to food tells us about our society. They talk about how we can steward our food system to enrich soil, improve air and water quality, nurture biodiversity, and create more abundant human health. The food system is fertile ground for living in a more circular and regenerative way. To create such a system, we need both regenerative food growing, and eliminating food waste - like rescuing fruits and vegetables, through not just individual action but more importantly through deep-rooted change.     Read more at reseed.ca. 

Dan Gingiss is an international keynote speaker and customer experience coach who believes that a remarkable customer experience is your best marketing strategy. His 20-year professional career spanned multiple disciplines, including customer experience, marketing, social media and customer service. He held leadership positions at McDonald's, Discover and Humana.   Dan is the author of The Experience Maker: How To Create Remarkable Experiences That Your Customers Can't Wait To Share, which was released in September 2021. And he's also the author of Winning at Social Customer Care: How Top Brands Create Engaging Experiences on Social Media. He also hosts the “Experience This!” show podcast and “The Experience Maker Show.”   He earned a B.A. in Psychology and Communications from the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.B.A. in Marketing from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.   Questions   Could you share a little bit about your journey? How it is that you got to where you are today? Could you share with our listeners, Dan, a little bit about this book, maybe share with us maybe three to four pillars that the book is built on? And why a company would need a tool like this to enhance our customer experience? Could you maybe give us one or two examples of maybe companies that you know, that have demonstrated an immersive experience? You mentioned that word of mouth is the best type of advertising for any business. How can we get our customers to the point where they want to share their experiences with us and it's not just a mere experience? Have you found that customers expectations have changed somewhat, since the pandemic? Do you find that they're more sensitive to customer experiences, their expectations are higher? What has your experience been as a customer experience specialist in this area? In this whole digital transformation space that companies are going through, how do you think we can re humanize the customer experience, even though we're using digital to support that whole transition and make things easier for customers? Can you share with us what's the one online resource, tool, website or app that you absolutely can't live without in your business? Can you also share with us maybe one or two books that have had the biggest impact on you? It could be a book that you read a very long time ago, or even one that you read recently, but it still had a great impact on you. Can you also share with us what's the one thing that's going on in your life right now, something that you're really excited about? It could be something you're working on to develop yourself or your people. Where can listeners find you online? Do you have a quote or a saying that during times of adversity or challenge, you'll tend to revert to this quote; it kind of helps to keep you on track or get you refocus if for any reason you got derailed.   Highlights   Dan's Journey   Dan shared that he started out in a marketing role right after college, even though he had never taken a marketing class; he was a psychology and communications, undergraduate major. And he realized once he gets into marketing, that's basically what marketing is, it's psychology plus communication. So, it turned out to work out pretty well. And he held that job for about four years, he really liked it. But he ended up going to business school, where he really formalized the marketing learning. And he learned that everything he had been doing had names and frameworks and all that sort of thing.   And then he spent another 15 - 16 years in corporate America, in financial services, healthcare, and eventually McDonald's, learning all sorts of marketing channels, but also evolving into customer experience, and really falling in love with CX and its power to impact the bottom line, to obviously make customers happier. And so, the book is really a summary of everything that he's learned, put into a simple framework that allows companies to create remarkable experiences for their customers without spending a lot of money.   “The Experience Maker, How to Create Remarkable Experiences That Your Customers Can't Wait to Share” - The Pillars That The Book is Built On   Me: Amazing. So the book is really, really an awesome tool. So, for those of our listeners that are not familiar with Dan's book, it's The Experience Maker: How to Create Remarkable Experiences That Your Customers Can't Wait to Share. So, could you share with our listeners, Dan, a little bit about this book, maybe share with us maybe three to four pillars that the book is built on? And why a company would need a tool like this to enhance our customer experience?   Dan shared that he's a believer as a marketer, that the single best way to do marketing today is to get our customers to do it for us. And it's called word of mouth marketing; it's usually been considered the holy grail for marketers, and something that's been on attainable until now.   And really, what we're finding is that the companies that create great experiences don't have to work so hard at marketing, because their customers are doing it for them, they're sharing these experiences, because people like sharing positivity. We know that people share both negative experiences and positive experiences, but what they don't share is an average experience. Nobody ever has said; “Let me tell you about the perfectly ordinary restaurant I went to last night.” That's not something we care to share. But man, we will talk about it if it was amazing, and we will talk about it if it was terrible.   And so, the idea of the book is to teach companies, how do you create those amazing experiences and how do you create them in such a way that customers can't help themselves, they reach into their pocket and grab their phone and take a picture and share it and say nice things about you.   So, the framework that he introduced is called WISER. And it's so that you become wiser than the competition when it comes to customer experience. The first four letters wise stand for Witty, Immersive, Shareable, and Extraordinary, which are four different elements that help to create the kinds of experiences that are remarkable or worthy of remark, worthy of talking about.   Now you can use one of them, or you can use more than one of them. And the more that you stack them, the more powerful they are. But even just using one is going to start to change how your customers perceive the experience with you.   The R in WISER then becomes about being Responsive. And when people are talking about us, especially on social media, we've got to be part of that conversation. After all, if somebody gives us a compliment, we ignore them in real life, that's pretty rude. They don't think really highly of us and yet brands do that all the time in social media, where customers are complimenting them, but the brand is nowhere to be found.   Me: So, one of the things I really liked about the section on Witty, so you kind of explained that a little bit for us, you indicated that it wasn't so much about being humorous, because not many brands can carry off humour, depending on what their brand, reputation or image is. But more so, being very clever and creative in the messaging that you put across. And there was one that really caught my eye in the book when I was reading; the gas station one where it said customer service is priceless and I thought that was really cool. Because at a gas station, typically, rates are not necessarily the best. So, that kind of caught my eye like if I did see two gas stations, as you suggested in the book and said customer service is priceless, I probably would go to the one that said that versus the one that didn't have anything that would have caught my eye. That was really cool.   Dan shared that one of the ideas there is that competing on price is a loser's game, and all you got to do is talk to that gas station owner because he's got his competitor right across the street selling a very similar product for the exact same price. So, competing on price isn't going to work for him. Now competing on product is also difficult because they're both selling gas and inside their stores, they're both selling basically the same convenience items. So, what's left is customer experience and if this particular gas station can differentiate based on the service that you're going to get, that is a reason to choose one over the other one across the street.   Example of Companies that Have Demonstrated an Immersive Experience   Me: So, the next part of your book talks about delivering an experience that is immersive. Could you maybe give us one or two examples of maybe companies that you know, that have demonstrated an immersive experience?   Dan shared that immersive is really about the continuity of the experience and creating something that is consistent and fluid in the customer's eyes. And that's difficult as companies get bigger because they tend to have silos and everyone in each silo is responsible for one part of the experience, but nobody's responsible for connecting those experiences together.   So the poor customer ends up with this very choppy experience moving from part to part in your company. So, one of the examples that he shared in the book is about a company called Imperfect Produce. And they're a company that takes strangely shaped and sized fruit and vegetables that don't meet the cosmetic standards of a grocery store. And they box them into a subscription service that you can get a box every week at your doorstep.   And what they do is play on this idea that their fruits and vegetables sometimes look funny, they're sometimes too big or too small, or they're dented, or they're just shaped weirdly. And so, they actually lean into that and they have these characters that appear throughout the experience that are these vegetables and they have googly eyes.   And you see these characters in their marketing, on the box, really throughout the experience. The other thing that they really lean into is this idea that by buying their fruits and vegetables, which otherwise would have gone into the landfill, you're doing a good thing, you're saving waste from going to the landfill, you're saving water and CO2 because of the farmers not having to replant so often and they track this on the website.   So, every time he goes in to pick his fruits and vegetables, he's reminded of how much he has saved from the landfill and he noticed the other day he just crossed 1200 pounds of produce that he's gotten since he's been a customer. And these are the kinds of things that keep people coming back for more because of the immersive nature of them; he's much more tied into this brand than he would have been if they weren't immersive.   Me: It's almost like you feel like you're a part of their journey in whatever they're doing and because of that, it's much more difficult for you to walk away from them. And now it becomes a real relationship, because there's value being given on both ends of the spectrum.   How to Get Customers to Share Their Experiences With Us   Me: Now, you also mentioned that your experiences must be shareable. And I remember you used this word in the book, where you said customers have like a “Meh” experience, which is, I guess, just a mediocre one. I guess if we were to compare it to NPS, it would be like persons who scored seven and eight, because they're not really wowed, but they're not disappointed either, so they're kind of in the middle. So, what I really wanted to ask was, we have customers who we want to share our experiences and you mentioned that word of mouth is the best type of advertising for any business. “How can we get our customers to the point where they want to share their experiences with us and it's not just a “Meh” experience?”   Dan shared that the best example that he thinks really epitomizes this is the story that he tells in the book of taking his son for his birthday to a restaurant called Fleming Steakhouse.   And they walk into the restaurant, he had already told them ahead of time that it was his son's birthday, and the Maître d' hands him a birthday card that is signed by the staff. And he was pretty impressed with that, he had not seen that before.   And they're sitting in eating our dinner and the discussion turns to and this may just happen in families where dad is a customer experience guy. But the discussion turns to his daughter actually brought up and said, “Hey, if they brought us a birthday card, I'll bet they're going to do something pretty special at the end of the meal.”   In the US, you often get a slice of cake and a candle when it's your birthday, and it's a very nice gesture, it's just that every restaurant does it, so it doesn't necessarily stand out.   And sure enough, Fleming's did not disappoint, they came out with a box of handmade chocolates that was sitting on a plate, where Happy Birthday was spelled out in cocoa powder. And instead of a candle, they had a sparkler and the sparkler is so much cooler than a candle.   Now, there are four people at the table and without being told to and without coordinating, everybody immediately grabbed for their phones. And they took a picture of this dessert.   And the parent shared it to Facebook, and the kids shared it to Snapchat or Instagram, and just like that, Fleming's had four different shares of an experience at their restaurant, all because they decided that a slice of cake and a candle while a nice gesture, is just not going to stand out enough for people to want to share it.   Now, he'll bet that box of chocolates and the sparkler doesn't cost them much more, it might even be around the same price. But the idea is that it's so completely different and it stands out in such a way that people can't help themselves, they want to take a picture of it.   And so, he uses that as a metaphor for companies to think about, “Where do you have a candle that you could turn into a sparkler?” Because that's the difference, that's what makes it shareable.   Me: That's amazing. That was really out of the box thinking that that restaurant did for your son. And you're right; every restaurant does just give a cake and a candle so if you're doing something different then I guess that's where the extraordinary in your wise acronym comes in because that experience was definitely extra ordinary, it was definitely out of the ordinary.   Dan stated that extraordinary just means a little bit better than ordinary, it doesn't have to be a private firework show and a Beyonce' concert, that's extraordinary too.   But nobody has that kind of budget to do. And so, it's just about figuring out somewhere in your journey, where let's say you're doing something the same way that your competitors do it, that's a pretty good bet that that's an average experience, because your competitors are not delivering extraordinary experiences most of the time. So if you're doing it like everybody else is doing it, do it differently. And that's a great way to go from ordinary to extraordinary, make it stand out by being a little bit different and that is another element that causes people to want to talk about it. Since the Pandemic, Do You Find That Customers Are More Sensitive to Customer Experiences?   Me: So Dan, a big part of customer experience now, I know it has definitely changed a lot. I know a lot of customers are paying so much more attention to it now since we're all going through this global pandemic. But have you found that customers expectations have changed somewhat, since the pandemic? Do you find that they're more sensitive to customer experiences, their expectations are higher? What has your experience been as a customer experience specialist in this area?   Dan stated absolutely. He thinks we as customers really took note, especially early on in the pandemic, of which companies were there for us when we really needed them, and which companies weren't.   And the truth is, is that a lot of companies did a very nice job at especially at the beginning of the pandemic, responding, reacting, and innovating. And then other companies really did not a good job of this. And basically checked the box, and didn't particularly do anything different.   So, an example of that is when the pandemic first started, most of us got a lot of emails from companies that were telling us about their enhanced cleaning procedures. And he loved that everybody called them enhanced cleaning procedures, they weren't ever better or improved, or anything other than the word enhanced because somebody started using the word enhance, and then everybody else copied that word.   And they also sent us, at least in the US, they would send us to the CDC website, which is the Center for Disease Control, he's sure other countries have a similar organization. And what he found was that all these emails basically said the same thing, they were totally uncreative, unremarkable.   And then I got an email from his investment broker Charles Schwab and their email didn't say anything about cleaning procedures, or the CDC website. Instead, their email said, “We understand that you must be very nervous about a volatile stock market. And so, we want to make sure that you know all of these tools and benefits that you have available to you that you can use to help you through this difficult time.”   And for him, that was exactly what he needed from his investment firm. He didn't care about their cleaning procedure, that wasn't important to him. But he certainly cared about a volatile stock market. So that's the difference between companies that cared, and that were really trying to deliver what customers needed at this difficult time, versus what everybody else was doing. And so, that is something that customers remember and they've seen lots and lots of customers switch brands during the pandemic, because they realized that the company they were doing business with just wasn't going to be delivering the experience that they wanted.   Re-Humanize The Customer Experience Even Though Using Digital to Support that Whole Transition and Make Things Easier for Customers   Me: Amazing. So, that's definitely some other ways that our customers' expectations have changed. I think also Dan, since the pandemic, I get that digital transformation is super important and it definitely makes life that much easier for the customer and can create that effortless experience for them and seamless experience, especially seeing that you may not want to physically go to the business place. But I get a lot of questions from time to time from companies asking me questions like; “Do you think human beings are going to become obsolete totally in the whole realm of customer experience? And of course, my answer is always no. But in this whole digital transformation space that companies are going through, how do you think we can re humanize the customer experience, even though we're using digital to support that whole transition and make things easier for customers?   Dan shared that he totally agrees with Yanique, humans aren't going anywhere, we're not going to be replaced by robots. And the reality is that customers today crave human interaction and the pandemic actually exacerbated that, especially the time that we were all stuck in our homes for so long, we wanted human interaction. And so, there's a time and a place for both human engagement and technology engagement within the customer journey. There are times where we just want to self serve, and we just want to go online and see our balance or pay a bill or whatever and we don't want anybody to bother us, we just want to do it ourselves. And then there are other times where we really need to talk to someone because we have a problem that we don't think we can solve by ourselves or that might have too many layers to it. And so, we don't, at that point, want to talk to a computer, we want to talk to a person. And he thinks that companies that are getting it right are figuring out when do we deliver self service and when do we deliver human service. But those two things are always going to exist; one is not going to replace another.   App, Website or Tool that Dan Absolutely Can't Live Without in His Business   When asked about online resource that he cannot live without in his business, Dan shared that he would say right now it's actually LinkedIn and the reason for that is just that it is the place where he network, where he share content, where he consume other people's content. And where he meets people that want to do business with him. And he thinks that is the space right now online that he can't do without.   Books That Have Had the Greatest Impact on Dan   When asked about books that have had the biggest impact, Dan shared that one of his favorites is They Ask You Answer: A Revolutionary Approach to Inbound Sales, Content Marketing and Today's Digital Consumer by Marcus Sheridan. It's a marketing book and it teaches you how to create content around the questions that your customers ask you, or that your prospects ask you. And so, although it's a marketing book, it actually takes a lot of customer experience themes into it and he thinks it was one of the most valuable books that he has read, and has used in his own business and actually has used with clients as well. Another one that he would pick, he's going to go with one of Jay Baer's books, because he loves him as well. He really loved Utility, but he's going to go with Hug Your Haters: How to Embrace Complaints and Keep Your Customers. And much like his (Dan) first book, being about social media, customer service, this is really a book that tells you to embrace complaints, and to learn from them and to treat them as gifts, because they can help you not only be responsive to customers, and maybe turn them from detractors to advocates, but also to go back to your business and find what's actually wrong and try to fix it for other people. So, Hug Your Haters is another one that definitely changed how he thinks about things.   What Dan is Really Excited About Now!   When asked about something that he's really excited about, Dan stated that you're asking a guy that just spent nine months launching a book; he's now kind of just coming off of that. But he'll say that he's super excited to be back speaking on stages in person. He had two keynotes this week in two different cities, it was so nice to be with people again, yes, everybody's being safe and wearing a mask where appropriate. But there's just something as the speaker to talking to people in real life and seeing their eyes and seeing their reactions and hearing them laugh and clap and what have you that just doesn't happen on Zoom or in digital channels. And so, that's something he's really excited about is the fact that live events are coming back and are back in some places. And he really looks forward to doing a lot more of those in 2022.   Me: That's brilliant, love that. So simple. And pre pandemic, we probably would have taken these very simple things for granted. I'm sure we never would have imagined a time when we were locked up in our homes and everything had to be digital. So now, as you said, we're getting back out there, and we're still being safe. But you really appreciate the very simple things in life that as I would say, we may have taken for granted; we wouldn't have realized how important or how valuable those kinds of experiences are.   Where Can We Find Dan Online   Website - https://dangingiss.com/ LinkedIn – Dan Gingiss Twitter - @dgingiss   Quote or Saying that During Times of Adversity Dan Uses   When asked about a quote or saying that he tends to revert to, Dan shared that this quote, believe it or not comes from a fortune cookie. He got this fortune that he was so excited about and he taped it up on to his camera right behind his laptop screen.   So, since the camera is always facing him, he can always see this. And it says, “Never mind tomorrow. Today is the day.” And he loves that because there are days where we want to procrastinate, or there are days where we just don't have the energy. And he likes reminding himself that today's the day and today is the day that he can move his business forward, he can help a customer out, he can do something nice for somebody, and you never know what tomorrow brings, or even if tomorrow brings and so that's a quote that's definitely stuck with him for a while.   Please connect with us on Twitter @navigatingcx and also join our Private Facebook Community – Navigating the Customer Experience and listen to our FB Lives weekly with a new guest   Grab the Freebie on Our Website – TOP 10 Online Business Resources for Small Business Owners   Links   The Experience Maker: How to Create Remarkable Experiences That Your Customers Can't Wait to Share by Dan Gingiss Winning at Social Customer Care: How Top Brands Create Engaging Experiences on Social Media by Dan Gingiss They Ask You Answer: A Revolutionary Approach to Inbound Sales, Content Marketing and Today's Digital Consumer by Marcus Sheridan Hug Your Haters: How to Embrace Complaints and Keep Your Customers by Jay Baer   The ABC's of a Fantastic Customer Experience   Do you want to pivot your online customer experience and build loyalty - get a copy of “The ABC's of a Fantastic Customer Experience.”   The ABC's of a Fantastic Customer Experience provides 26 easy to follow steps and techniques that helps your business to achieve success and build brand loyalty. This Guide to Limitless, Happy and Loyal Customers will help you to strengthen your service delivery, enhance your knowledge and appreciation of the customer experience and provide tips and practical strategies that you can start implementing immediately! This book will develop your customer service skills and sharpen your attention to detail when serving others. Master your customer experience and develop those knock your socks off techniques that will lead to lifetime customers. Your customers will only want to work with your business and it will be your brand differentiator. It will lead to recruiters to seek you out by providing practical examples on how to deliver a winning customer service experience!

In our last episode we shared our individual stories rebalancing our hormones and thought it would be helpful to dive deeper into the connection between stress & hormone imbalances! And since it's #stressawarenessmonth, there's no better time than the present to reflect on the stressors in our life and the potential imbalances they could be contributing to! In this episode you'll walk away with: -An understanding of the connection between cortisol "stress" hormone & the adrenals + root causes behind adrenal imbalances -The importance of cortisol, why it's not ALL bad & what a cortisol test (via saliva collection) can tell you about your health + hormones -Nutrition, lifestyle & supplement tips to support your adrenals + get back to living the life you deserve (including how overexercising and undereating can cause more harm than good)! -Stress management tips and what we are currently doing to stay calm! Check the show notes for a special discount for listeners on our hormone test kits + be sure to let us know your takeaways in the comments below! PROMOCODES: Your Hormone Balance: Use code"BALANCEANDBLISS" - for $100 off any at home testing + rebalancing package here **Use Code "SOLOPODCAST" for $20 off Jess's 'Sexy Swaps + Recipe Guide' PREVIOUS EPISODE: Listen to "How we Rebalanced our Hormones, Naturally w/ Rye+Jess" here HORMONE BALANCING FOOD/ADAPTOGEN RESOURCES: Check out Thrive Market & get a FREE gift (up to $24 value), when you purchase a Thrive Market membership here Check out Imperfect Produce & Get $10 off your first box here Skin Deep Database Mary Ruth Organics (we love the Ginseng Vitality Blend) 15% Off Your First Order $23.95+ with code MARYRUTH CONNECT WITH US Shoot us an email! Solo2.0podcast@gmail.com Send us a DM! Solo 2.0 Podcast on @SOLO2.0PODCAST Follow Rye on Instagram @ryeburch and Jess @bodyblissbyjess

“What we're all about is rescuing produce that is at risk of going to waste because of imperfections.”Ashley Weingart (2:53-3:03)   Ashley Weingart never set out to create a business, she just wanted to find a solution to a huge produce waste problem. While working for her husband's family business Weingart Produce, Ashley would visit farms and witness firsthand the shocking amount of produce that was left in the field.   A perfectly good, healthy and nutritious piece of produce could be left in the field or rejected by buyers because of minor blemishes, being slightly off-sized or off-colored, which didn't sit well with Ashley. She couldn't watch perfectly edible produce get thrown out or plowed under when back at home, her community had people going hungry and students who don't have access to fruits and vegetables.    “Truly every day we wake up with the goal of rescuing more of this food, not only for our customers, but also to get it into the hands of our neighbors in need.” Ashley Weingart (3:47-3:56)   Did you know that more than half of the food that's produced in our nation goes to waste? A fire was struck and Ashley created a program for Weingart Produce to find a home for more of this produce and get it in the hands of people who don't have enough of it. What Ashley found, however, was that the average consumer who does have access to regular produce was extremely interested in purchasing “imperfect produce”. But just one year later after starting the program in 2016, Weingart Produce shut down and Ashley had to figure out what to do next. Everyone in the community who saw the impact of what the program did in just one year encouraged her to keep going, which is where Perfectly Imperfect Produce started.   Perfectly Imperfect Produce is a subscription box model that lets consumers choose boxes of produce based on size, organic or conventional, and how much fruits or vegetables they want. At the beginning, boxes were just a mixed bag of all the different items PIP received without any customization available, but the team quickly realized that's not what consumers wanted. Some boxes fit the needs of consumers who love the surprise element. Getting new produce items they've never used before and figuring out what to do with them is exactly what's been missing! For other consumers, like the busy mom or dad who wants to provide their family with healthy meals, but don't have time for creativity, boxes like the Salad Bar Box, Soup Box or Smoothie Box are exactly what they need.   You might be wondering why grocery retailers don't offer more imperfect produce. There's been an abundant amount of studies that misshapen or minorly-blemished fruits and veggies sold in brick-and-mortar retailers end up creating a larger carbon footprint because they just go to waste. It's critical that direct to consumer solutions like Perfectly Imperfect Produce are available for the consumers who will gladly enjoy these overlooked pieces of produce.   Even the CDC shows that under 10% of Americans are eating the recommended daily amounts of fruits and vegetables, even though there's plenty of supply to go around. Ashley's company picks up extra produce from a local farm may have, for example, because of an overstock of items they grew for a restaurant that isn't in business anymore or can't utilize all of the produce because they are serving a smaller amount of customers. They also pick up items that are too small, too large, blemished, scraped, scarred, discolored and so forth from farms and local wholesalers. On top of selling to average consumers, Perfectly Imperfect Produce makes weekly donations to local Ohio food pantries to serve their mission of reducing food waste through improving healthy food access.   Perfectly Imperfect Produce has just launched a Salad Bar Box, which includes local greens and salad staples, like cucumbers or tomatoes, plus extra goodies to make a delicious, creative salad. They also have Soup Boxes with everything you need to make a healthy, soothing soup, and Smoothie Boxes which includes the exact produce you need to jumpstart your morning or fuel your workout. There's also a new video series with local Ohio chef Douglas Katz who's walking you through specific produce items, what the differences in varieties are, and how to chop, slice, store and prepare them. Last month Douglas dove into winter squash and explained all the differences between acorn, butternut, spaghetti and Della cotta!   “We're really passionate about demystifying fruits and vegetables and making them more approachable for the average home chef who wants to eat healthier, wants to get their kids and their family excited about eating more fruits and vegetables, but just needs a little help understanding what to do with those items.” Ashley Weingart (22:08-22:30)   Ready to get your hands on a box of Perfectly Imperfect Produce? You can purchase at their website www.perfectlyimperfectproduce.com and choose from an all fruit box, all vegetable box, or mixed box, either organic or conventional, in a size that accommodates your family. Deliveries are available Wednesday through Friday to all of Northeast Ohio, and the Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton and Toledo area on a weekly, biweekly or monthly basis. Meal kits are just launching too! All of the ingredients are included for a specific recipe and the produce is chopped, diced and sliced for you.      How to get involved Join The Produce Moms Group on Facebook and continue the discussion every week!  Reach out to us - we'd love to hear more about where you are in life and business! Find out more here.    If you liked this episode, be sure to subscribe and leave a quick review on iTunes. It would mean the world to hear your feedback and we'd love for you to help us spread the word!

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Today we’re seeing what’s working with video visionary, co-founder and partner of Bacon & Eggs Media, Kia Zomorrodi. He’ll talk about what goes into creating eyeball-catching ads for brands like Truff Hot Sauce, Snow Teeth Whitening and most recently, a market disrupting ad for Imperfect Produce that was powered by a 6-figure ad spend, brought CPAs down by 35% and has gotten over 20M views.

This week I talk about my new meditation journey, the importance of fascia, and this weeks guest Sophia and I speak about all things mindfulness, meditation, and being present. If you are struggling to stay positive or in the moment this episode is for you..Remember Our Guest ::@eunoiasophiewww.eunoiasophie.com.DM her for :: “Rewire: discover your true wishes by shifting your mindset”.Remember Our Host ::@antoinettevandewark@didyouforgetpodcastdidyouforgetevents.comantoinettevandewark.com.EMAIL :: remember@didyouforgetevents.com.LINKS ::.Values Test ::https://personalvalu.es.Becoming Supernatural Meditation 40 min ::https://youtu.be/qeiU7xNjLhA.Imperfect Produce ::https://www.imperfectfoods.com.Sophie’s Book ReccoOs ::The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself - Michael A. SingerBecoming Supernatural - Dr. Joe Dispenza.Fascia Information ::https://halemindandbody.com/the-importance-of-fascia/https://www.yogajournal.com/lifestyle/what-is-fasciahttps://theyogaspace.co.uk/blog/PostId/136/the-importance-of-fascia

From flying commas to homophones, C+D talk in this episode about grammar mistakes and punctuation pet peeves. Links To Give You Life: Get your revenge on virtual thieves—and get obsessed with constantly hopping bunnies—and start playing Board Kings Spend 30% less on groceries with Imperfect Produce Save yourself from frustrating C with clean Reddit posts, Tweets, and more by adding Grammarly to your browser Have a good laugh with this Buzzfeed list of “18 Photos That Prove Commas Matter, A Lot” Win arguments with your friends and freshen up on your grammar rules with Grammar Girl Teach some young people in your life about “Llamaphones” with this book by Janik Coat “Stop shaming people on the Internet for grammar mistakes. Its not there fault.” — according to The Washington Post Embrace the glory of “The Fast Food Song” with this British pop-rock version #AskReddit Today, C answers, “What is the weirdest song you legitimately enjoy?” while D answers, “What was your ‘Oh, I’m an adult now,’ moment?” Send in your own answers—or question suggestions—to currentlyobsessedclub@gmail.com.   Episode Guide: (00:00) D’s obsession with Board Kings (05:14) C’s obsession with Imperfect Produce (13:20) C talks the misuse of dollar signs and forward slashes on Reddit (20:04) C talks why commas matter (24:40) D talks walking a fine line on correcting grammar for writing friends (27:32) D talks homonyms and homophones (30:55) C talks why you should, “Stop shaming people on the Internet for grammar mistakes.” (42:34) C+D talk “The Fast Food Song” and #adulting moments

This episode is dedicated to all beautiful folks on the ChangEd team aka #SquirrelSquad! We appreciate y'all! We'll see you next week and don't forget to stay hustlin'!

Welcome back to episode 405 of the Whole View. (0:27) Today Stacy and Sarah are talking about a super interesting topic submitted a listener. Which, if you didn't know this already, we love it when you email us. Sarah shared some behind the scenes information on where listener questions come from. There are Stacy's requests, listener questions, and the really challenging listener questions. The question in discussion in this episode is one of those really hard ones that has been in the queue for a long time. Sarah was able to pull together the information for this show because she actually did a lot of research on this topic for her gut microbiome book. And of course, Sarah did extra research to address the many facets of this challenging question. Stacy is excited about this science rich show.   Listener Question Is the EWG's dirty dozen list based on strong science? (3:37) My husband listened to two episodes of the Skeptoid podcast on organic vs. conventional farming. Mr. Dunning said that we are being duped into paying extra for organic produce. It is sprayed with larger amounts of pesticides than those used in conventional farming and the organic pesticides have been shown to cause disease. My husband believes Mr. Dunning because he provides references and appears to be liberal and non-biased in other podcasts.   I have been purchasing organic produce according to the Environmental Working Group's dirty dozen list. It says on the Activist Facts website that "There’s really only one thing you need to know about the Environmental Working Group when it comes to its studies of toxins: 79 percent of members of the Society of Toxicology (scientists who know a little something about toxins) who rated the group say that the Environmental Working Group overstates the health risk of chemicals. I am walking around with holes in my shirts, and I haven't gotten the air conditioning fixed in my car, so that I can afford organic food. Am I wasting my money? I feel like I cannot trust anyone but you.   Preface Stacy wanted to refer listeners to listen back to previous episodes for information on how both Stacy and Sarah have evolved the way they purchase and prioritize their own foods within their budget. (5:06) Neither Stacy nor Sarah buys everything organically. Nothing that Stacy and Sarah are going to discuss in this episode is intended to be a judgment on you or your family or what you did in the past or what you are doing now. This is all education so that you can be empowered to make the choices that are best for your family at the correct time for you. Where Stacy's family is today, ten years later, is a lot different than where they were ten years ago. The goal of this episode is to help you so that you can walk away and ask questions. There is a larger philosophy that each family needs to adapt to what works best for them. No one is perfect. If you are starting in your journey, you don't need to forego the necessities to have organic food. There is a way to prioritize your budget in a way that is consistent with what your family believes in. Healthy living choices are so personal.   Foundational Choices & Next Level Choices Sarah wanted to emphasize that there are foundational health principles. Nutrient density diet, eating a lot of fruits and vegetables, getting enough sleep, managing stress, and living an active lifestyle. Then Sarah thinks of the next level steps like adding some biohacks, supplements, purchasing grass-fed beef, and organic fruits and vegetables. We need to first make sure that we are focusing on the foundational principles and adding in the next level choice if and when it makes sense. Eating organic is beyond the basic principles, but is overall a better choice. The EWG's overall approach is in many ways more rigorous than the American regulatory agencies. The EWG tends to align with the European Union, Health Canada, and these other regions of the world where the criterion for approving a chemical or pesticide is firmer. In America, the thought process is that chemicals are assumed fine unless proven bad. In Europe, a chemical is not ok until proven safe.   Conventional Evaluation of Pesticide Safety The FDA's safety assessment for chemicals in foods have a variety of criteria. (13:11) They look at acute chronic and subchronic toxicity, carcinogenicity, genotoxicity, reproductive and developmental toxicity, neurotoxicity, and immunotoxicity. Pesticides also go through additional impact evaluation on the environment and ecology. The vast majority of the studies evaluating the effects of pesticides show problems to human health only with occupational exposure, rather than the much lower exposure the majority of us would have simply by eating produce from crops treated with these chemicals. However, there are some challenges with this. We can see high exposure in rodents causing all kinds of problems. The assumption is that acute exposure is not the same as low dose chronic exposure.   Where the Standards Differ One of the challenges that we have in evaluating pesticides is that our exposure is already so vast. There are no humans that don't already have multiple points of exposure to pesticides. There are studies that are linking the chronic low dose exposure to pesticide residues that have correlated pesticide exposure in the food supply with a number of health issues. In the United States, there are 72 pesticides that are routinely used that are completely banned or are in the process of being completely phased out in Europe. Of the pesticides used in USA agriculture in 2016, 322 million pounds were of pesticides banned in the EU. Twenty-six million pounds were of pesticides banned in Brazil and 40 million pounds were of pesticides banned in China. Pesticides banned in the EU account for more than a quarter of all agricultural pesticide use in the USA. It is important to understand that the European Union is looking at the same science as the EPA. And they are making a different judgment based on the strength of the data. We have a challenge that our metric is, 'is it toxic' and 'does it cause cancer'. WHO Guidelines for Safety of Chemicals in Food are much more thorough, and add to the above. They include general system toxicity, allergy and hypersensitivity, and GI Tract Considerations (includes microbiome).   Pesticides and the Microbiome (Sarah’s Biggest Concern) Microbial diversity is generally considered to be the most important measurable criteria for a healthy microbiome. (24:31) The more different species you have, they tend to keep each other in balance. The bacteria basically control the growth of each other. We are also looking for the growth of these really important probiotic strains. In addition, we are looking for completely absent levels of pathogens. We are also looking at the balance between the two main phylum of bacteria in the gut. It is important to understand that rodent studies are actually really good studies for understanding the gut microbiome. We would want to eventually be able to do a similar study in humans. But what Sarah wants to emphasize is that these rodent studies are a really good model for understanding what is happening in humans. Let’s go through some of the most commonly-used pesticides in agriculture for food crops. Permethrin is a broad-spectrum chemical often used as an insecticide for cotton, corn, alfalfa, and wheat crops—unfortunately, it’s also lethal to bees. It’s also used to treat lice, ticks, and scabies.  For more on this, visit this link here. PEM has higher antibacterial activity against some beneficial bacteria, (including Lactobacillus paracasei and Bifidobacterium). Than against pathogens (such as Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, which only respond to higher concentrations of PEM). Carbendazim (CBZ) is a broad-spectrum benzimidazole fungicide, widely used in agriculture. In mice, 28 days of exposure to CBZ resulted in gut dysbiosis. It suppresses the growth of some of the most important probiotic families while increasing the growth of some problematic families of bacteria. And it decreases bacterial diversity. To learn more about this pesticide, see here. Epoxiconazole (EPO) is a broad-spectrum fungicide often used on grain crops, and that works by inhibiting the metabolism of fungal cells. It reduces the production of conidia—the asexual spores of a fungus that facilitate reproduction. In rats, EPO for 90 days decreased the relative abundance of Firmicutes and increased the abundance of Bacteroidetes and Proteobacteria, while also selectively enriching Lachnospiraceae and Enterobacteriaceae. To learn more about this pesticide, see here.   More Commonly Used Pesticides Imazalil (IMZ) is a systemic fungicide used to combat fungi on vegetables and fruit (especially citrus), as well as tubers during storage. (30:39) In mice, IMZ exposure (at doses of 100 mg per kg of body weight daily for up to 14 days) reduced the cecal relative abundance of Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, and Actinobacteria, while also reducing microbiota richness and diversity. The IMZ-treated mice also exhibited colonic inflammation. In another study of mice, low-dose, environmentally relevant exposure to IMZ (0.1, 0.5, or 2.5 mg per kg of body weight daily) for 15 weeks resulted in gut microbiota changes. These changes included reduced mucus secretion, decreased the expression of genes related to cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CTFR) in the ileum and colon, and generally disturbed intestinal barrier function. Stacy shared her perspective on how she looks at this information. Think through the way how these pesticides are more heavily used on grains. Chlorphyrifos (CPF) is an extremely common organophosphate pesticide used to kill insects and worms, by interfering with acetylcholine signaling and disrupting their nerve processes. It’s commonly used on fruit and vegetable crops, as well as vineyards. This is one that was going to be banned in the USA, but Scott Pruitt reversed the planned ban. You can learn more about this here. Sarah shared on this study, this study, this study, and this study. This information should stimulate a reevaluation of the use of these chemicals in the food supply. Diazinon is an organophosphate insecticide used on a variety of crops—including fruit trees, rice, sugarcane, nuts, potatoes, and corn. You can learn more about this pesticide here. It causes different changes in male rodents versus female rodents. The researchers speculated that these differences—with male mice experiencing the most severe changes—were due to sex-dependent gut microbiota profiles present before treatment. You can read more about this study here.   Two More Commonly Used Pesticides Propamocarb (PMEP) is a systemic fungicide used to control root, leaf, and soil diseases caused by oomycetes (water molds) by interfering with fatty acid and phospholipid biosynthesis and therefore changing the membrane in fungi. (41:41) It can accumulate in fruit at high levels, thus reaching humans.  You can find more information on this pesticide here. In mice, 28 days of exposure to PMEP (at levels of 300 mg/L in drinking water) induced gut dysbiosis and changes in 20 fecal metabolites, including SCFAs, succinate, bile acids, and TMA. You can read more about this study here. Glyphosate is a broad-spectrum herbicide that can kill both grasses and leafy weeds. It works by inhibiting an enzyme (5-enolpyruvylshikimic acid-3-phosphate synthase, or EPSP synthase), which is used by bacteria, archaea, fungi, algae, some protozoans and plants to synthesize folates (vitamin B9), ubiquinone, menaquinones (vitamin K2), phenolic compounds, and the aromatic amino acids tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine. The pathway this affects doesn’t exist in animals, which is part of why glyphosate has historically been considered to have low toxicity in animals.  Now that we understand that we have at least as many bacterial cells living within our body as we do human cells and that those bacteria are essential to our health, the relevance of glyphosate exposure comes into focus. Many bacterially-derived compounds that benefit human health are produced via the shikimate pathway. One rat study evaluated the impact on the microbiome of two weeks of glyphosate consumption, and showed a dose-dependent increase in fecal pH attributable to a reduction in acetic acid production, implying the metabolomic impact of glyphosate exposure.   More on Glyphosate It's not that glyphosate is necessarily directly impacting our cells, but it is dramatically impacting the gut microbiome at levels that we are already being exposed to in the food supply. (48:50) In studies in poultry, cattle, and pigs, glyphosate exposure increases the ratio of pathogenic bacteria to probiotic microbes, reducing Bifidobacteria, Lactobacillus, and Enterococcus while increasing Salmonella and Clostridium. In a long-term rat study, the impact on the gut microbiome was evaluated following nearly two years of glyphosate exposure via drinking water at three different doses. Glyphosate caused a large increase in the Bacteroidetes family S24-7 (associated with obesity and inflammation) and a decrease in Lactobacillus species in females (more modest changes in males). It also altered the Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes ratio to one more closely associated with chronic disease. The authors concluded “our data suggests that the exposure to an environmental concentration of [Roundup] residues could have a role in the current epidemic of gut dysbiosis”. This occurs even at levels well below the US ADI of 1.75 mg/kg body weight /day.  There is no strong dose-response. Sarah wants to emphasize that our glyphosate exposure in food is quite high. It is definitely above the cusp for an impact on our gut microbiome composition. The FDA has a report where they have been mandated to measure glyphosate residue in the food supply. In their 2016 report they measured measurable levels of glyphosate residues in 63% of corn food crops and in 67% of soybean food crops. However, they did not say how much residue was there. The 2018 report goes to a dead link now. A Swiss study of foods purchased at a grocery store showed that legumes had the highest concentrations of glyphosate residues, up to 2.95 mg/kg. United Kingdom government testing of glyphosate residues in wholegrain bread showed levels up to 0.9 mg/kg. A study of foods purchased in Philadelphia, USA metropolitan area showed 59 percent of honey samples contained glyphosate residues, and 36 percent of soy sauce contained glyphosate residues. Third-party testing of popular breakfast cereals, crackers, and cookies by the Detox Project and Food Democracy Now! showed alarming levels of glyphosate residues in all products. Roundup Ready GMOs have the highest level of glyphosate residues. Studies prove that our current levels of exposure are sufficient for measurable amounts of glyphosate to get into our bodies.  One study showed that 44% of city dwellers in 18 countries in Europe had detectable glyphosate residues in their urine, despite Europe’s more aggressive campaign against GMO foods. A pilot study in the United States of America evaluating 131 urine samples from across the country detected glyphosate residues in the urine of 86.7% of them. The highest observed detection frequency in the Midwest was at 93.3% and the lowest in the South at 69.2%.   How to Look at this Science The EWG is looking at this much more broad group of criteria and they are taking a very similar standpoint to the European Union. (58:09) A small effect is still an effect and we need to be concerned about it. When Sarah does a deep dive look to look at the impact on the gut microbiome this is where Sarah sees the biggest area of concern. Sarah thinks it is especially important because it is not currently part of the criteria by the FDA and the EPA for whether or not these chemicals are going to be approved for use. This is the thing that Sarah really thinks needs to change. The good news is that a healthy gut microbiome and high fiber consumption can actually protect us from absorbing a lot of these pesticides.  There have been studies that showed that lactobacilli can help reduce how much pesticide on our food gets into our bodies.  There are also studies that show that higher fiber consumption can at least partially reverse the gut dysbiosis. As we get back to the heart of this question, there are studies that show that the answer is no. High vegetable consumption is still really important because it does support a healthy gut microbiome, to begin with. And a healthy gut microbiome is going to protect us in a lot of ways. For example, they can protect us against heavy metals. Even if we can't afford organic to not let that dissuade us from eating that high vegetable consumption because of this. Sarah sees this as an exciting two-way street. Even though pesticide residues are impacting the composition of our guts, the composition of our gut is influenced by more than just that. It is influenced by how many fruits and vegetables we eat, mushrooms, nuts and seeds, variety, how much fish, how quality the olive oil is that we are consuming, etc. All of these things help to determine the composition of our gut microbiome. Doing all of these foundational things becomes more important when we are not necessarily in a position to be able to seek out and afford the highest food quality. It is still really important to eat a vegetable-rich diet. That's why Sarah wants to classify all of this science as the next level. The foundational principle is still eating a lot of fruits and vegetables, even if our only access to that is conventional. Beyond that, yes the Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen lists from the EWG are a wonderful tool. Not that Sarah agrees with everything the EWG has said, Sarah thinks that these are spot on in the sense of trying to minimize our exposure to pesticide residues.   How to Limit Pesticide Exposure Stacy feels that the podcast referenced and the information they are sharing aren't so far apart. (1:02:10) Sarah and Stacy discussed a point shared in the documentary Food Inc. that really hit this information home. We do the best that we can with what we can, and become educated on what other things we can do to support healthy living. Nothing is ever perfect. Prioritize the foods you purchase and do the best you can. It is not good to stress about these things. The dirty dozen list includes strawberries, spinach, kale, nectarines, apples, grapes, peaches, cherries, pears, tomatoes, celery and potatoes The clean fifteen list includes avocados, sweet corn, pineapple, onions, papaya, sweet peas (frozen), eggplants, asparagus, cauliflower, cantaloupes, broccoli, mushrooms, cabbage, honeydew melon, and kiwifruit. If you are going to get something off the dirty dozen conventional, look at ways that you can wash that food very well or ways you can peel the food to remove the majority of the pesticide residue. USDA certification is very expensive, so a lot of small family farms are growing organically, but don't have the certification. Talk to farmers and find out how they are growing their food. Stacy can't handle the sight of bugs in her fresh vegetables. Eating fruits and vegetables is a good thing. Perfection is not the goal. Neither Stacy nor Stacy eats 100% organic, they both do the best that they can. Sarah has found that the prices at her local farmer's market are best. Develop relationships with your local farmers, and shop at the end of the market. Stacy subscribes to Hungry Harvest, which has a waiting list right now. Sarah prescribes to MisFit Market, there is also one called Imperfect Produce. One of the things that Sarah loves about her subscription is the surprise element of it, which forces her to get creative with her meal planning. At Stacy's house they meal plan when their box arrives, based on what they received. Stacy shared more information on their meal planning process as a family, and how focused they have become to make sure they are not wasting food. Building relationships with your local farmers is a point that Stacy echoed from Sarah. Buying things in season or frozen can also be a helpful way to save money. Stacy's organic box is at least 30% off had they purchased those items at a grocery store regularly. The thing that Stacy most loves about Hungry Harvest is that they give back to the community.   Closing Thoughts Stacy thanked Sarah for all the research she did for this show! (1:23:13) If you have any follow up questions on all of this, you are welcome to email Stacy and Sarah using the contact forms on their blogs. You can comment on social media posts as well. Stacy and Sarah are always happy to hear from you! If you have been loving this show, please help spread the word to others by sharing a link to an episode you enjoyed with a family or friend, or leave a review. Stacy and Sarah so greatly appreciate your support! Thank you again for tuning in! Next week is another science-heavy show that builds off of this week's episode. We will be back again next week! (1:25:57)

This episode is on one of my favorite topics - food! You've heard me talk about the Instant Pot and intermittent fasting in the past ... today I tell you how I dug really deep and cooked from scratch for a week. My secret to meal planning? No meal planning! If you like the sound of that, this might be THE episode for you. A special Thank You to Imperfect Produce for supplying the food to produce this podcast! Highlights: Why I got into cooking my own food in the first place. The case for produce delivery (and possibly meat or dairy too) My take on the Imperfect Produce experience My Top 3 meals from the experience Stay in touch on all the socials at @adhdadulting and until next time Happy Adulting! ************** ✅ More Resources for ADHD Women @ adultingwithadhd.com.

This month, we played Overcrowd, developed and published by Squareplay Games Overcrowd is available on: Steam This month’s recommendations: Sarah suggests Imperfect Produce, a produce delivery service Frank suggests The Witcher miniseries on Netflix Paul suggests working from home Ryan suggests Ian McKellen’s Gandalf blog from 1999 Ally suggests a singer named dodie | YouTube … Continue reading Episode Twenty: Overcrowd →

Today we hang out with Megan Myrdal, Annie Wood & Gia Rassier from Food of the North, whose mission is to celebrate, connect and empower our local food community! Topics include common myths about expiration dates, the importance of portion control, reducing food waste, the connection between food and family, and much more! To learn more about Food of the North visit www.foodofthenorth.com! For more episodes, or to find out how you can support the podcast, visit www.jjmeetsworld.com!

Today's guest, Michelle Grant, joins us to share about sustainable eating. She's a friend of mine from Zurich, and we've shared many great conversations about sustainability and food. Since she just published her new cookbook, this seemed like a great time to bring her on the podcast. Sustainable eating doesn't have to feel restrictive, depressing, or miserable! How can you eat sustainably in a way that is also enjoyable and fun? Michelle has all sorts of ideas! Food-Specific Sustainability The core of Michelle's work is as an educator. She explores making food (and living) more sustainable, and helps people understand the impact of what they eat. Having had a long-term concern for social and environmental issues, Michelle originally studied environmental engineering at university...and quickly realized that was not the path for her! Instead, she wanted to work with people and be more hands on. Through a summer program, she learned about sustainable development, and then continued to narrow her focus to food-specific sustainability. Michelle loves the idea of intentionally eating, living, and leading. Using sustainability, she believes we can build a better world while also improving our own lives. A win-win! Fad Diets are Not Sustainable Fad diets are unsustainable. They don't help our bodies, and they don't help our world! In addition to being unhelpful, fad diets and food trends are also really hard on the environment. Food trends associated with single foods, such as cashews, avocados, almonds, or other suddenly popularized foods are often not sustainable. There are massive environmental challenges in the areas these foods are produced, as well as human issues. Often the people doing the work of farming the current trending foods aren't paid fairly. Many also see their homes and land exploited for productivity. A market that only sees profit, and consumer base that continually demands more of each new on-trend food combine to provide an unsustainable supply & demand cycle. Some specific diets, like keto and paleo, encourage an increase in meat eating. This isn't great for the environment. For example, with bulk grains and veggies, it's easier to bring your own bags or reusable containers. With meat, however, it's hard to avoid additional plastics and other extra packaging. The environmental impact of raising and processing meat is also high. Following trending diets and food fads can be really self-centered. When we put our own perceived "health" or weight loss above the world we live in, we risk causing harm that can't be reversed. What Really Matters When it Comes to Food Michelle considers diets a massive distraction from what really matters when it comes to food. Rather than deciding for ourselves what nourishes us, we end up disempowered. Dieting pulls us away from thinking about our impact on the planet, and focuses us on ourselves. I really wanted to make sure that we didn't use this conversation to create restriction and rules though! Trying to eat a certain way can make me personally feel really stressed out, which isn't the goal. Food shouldn't be stressful and overwhelming. In the same way I don't support dieting, I don't want to support a legalistic approach to food consumption. So how can we pair sustainability and food freedom? Michelle defines sustainability & food as eating in a way that supports your own wellbeing, the wellbeing of other people, and the wellbeing of the planet. She shares that 1 in every 5 global deaths is linked to an unhealthy diet. Over 1/3 of the world's population suffers from a diet-related health burden. And the people most likely to suffer? Those involved in producing food to make a living. Humans and the environment are struggling to thrive in our world because of the way food is produced and distributed. Thinking about that can feel overwhelming! It can also help us shift away from only thinking about how food impacts us. We can shift our focus to not only our own bodies and feelings, but also world impact. This starts with intentionality! Creating Change When we become more aware of what we're doing, and what's driving it, we can start to create change. What impact does our consumption have on ourselves and others? How can we approach that question (and its answers) with curiosity? What would it mean to exercise compassion for ourselves and others when we think about food production and our own habits? Mindfulness, common humanity, and kindness can go a long way towards helping us navigate this space in a healthy way! The ultimate goal should be to take action that is aligned with our values. This is much more helpful than overwhelming ourselves with guilt or shame. Michelle notes that food is incredibly emotional. It connects us to our family, our culture, our religions, and our own habits of rewarding or punishing ourselves. When we start to make changes here, we can experience a lot of blocks and internal resistant! It's important to still make an effort, however, because underneath our relationship to food is our relationship with the world. If we have the courage to face it, we can uncover patterns and beliefs in ourselves that can change our lives. Intuitive Eating & Sustainability Intuitive eating and sustainability have lots of overlap! Being gentle with yourself, exercising self-compassion, and having the courage to explore what's really going on is incredibly powerful. At the end of the day, doing good makes you feel good. Being more sustainable can make you feel really good, and move you beyond yourself and your own needs. I think that we are meant to give back and be caring, which is why it has such a positive on our lives. Michelle shares that her own experience with dieting, exercise, and her body helped her get perspective too. When she chose to notice how food impacted and nourished her, as well as how it impacted the world, she started to see positive change. She shares that when she reaches for her favorite snacks and foods, she thinks about her body and her needs. She also thinks about the resources that go into the creation of those foods. Considering the greater global impact of her food (along with her desires) helps her make choices she feels good about! Sustainable Eating Can be Joyful In addition to simply getting in the kitchen more, Michelle suggests you bring joy into cooking! Listen to a great podcast, put on music and do a bit of dancing, or even just let yourself mindfully engage with your ingredients. Paying attention to what ingredients you use and where they came from can be a source of curiosity and questions. Where did these ingredients come from? What went into bringing them to your home? Were they fairly and sustainably sourced? I've been having fun using Imperfect Produce, which delivers produce that's perfect good...but a little imperfect. Often it's a funny shape or size, and the grocery store as rejected it. Rather than let it go to waste, you can use it! (Get $10 off atImperfect Produce here.) Try different stores, learn more about your food, and see what changes feel good for you! This isn't about restricting, limiting, or passion judgment. It's literally a chance to make the world around you a better place. How fun!     If you'd like to learn more about my signature Quit Dieting program, head to www.caitlinball.com/quitdieting now!

What is it like to be on a Board with heavy hitters such as Mamoon Hamid (KPCB), Aileen Lee (Cowboy), and Angela Strange (Andreessen Horowitz)? Why are google docs not an entirely bad idea to share the Board deck with Board members? Why can Observers have a relationship advantage with founders compared to Board Directors? Nikhil is a board member/observer at ClassDojo, Frame.io, Imperfect Produce, Plays.tv, Tally, The Farmer’s Dog. He has co-sponsored many of Shasta’s investments since joining the team in 2012. Nikhil was named in 2015 to Forbes Magazine’s 30 Under 30 list for Venture Capital.In this episode, we discuss how Observers can be in the ear of the entrepreneurs without the tension that exists between a Board Director and the CEO. We discuss why Observers can be strong allies for CEOs by being an informal point of contact for them to better understand the Board, and oftentimes they have more capacity to do work. Nikhil also reflects on his first investment as lead and first Board seat as full Director at The Farmer’s Dog when he was still a Principal, why your first Board seat is as much the founder betting on you than the other way around, and more generally why that first Board seat is so special. Finally, we also debate why alignment is usually not an issue in early stage VC, and hence why the first role of a Board member in early stage startups is to provide services to the founders and make sure their Board duties don’t consume too much of their time and energy.If like Nikhil, you are interested in consumer-oriented businesses and the transformation of healthcare, education, energy, and the life sciences by mobile and web technologies, you should absolutely follow him on Twitter @nbt. For more information on his firm, follow @shasta or visit their website www.shastaventures.com. For more podcasts on how to build better Boards, join us at www.boardsnetwork.com and follow us on Twitter @boardsnetwork. 

How should one behave as a first time Board member? How differently should one act as a Board Observer compared to a Board Director? What are management's expectations regarding Board Observers?Since joining Maveron, Anarghya Vardhana has invested in a number of companies, including Masse, Co-Star, Illumix, Imperfect Produce, Two Chairs, and others. She was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 in 2017, and is an active member of AllRaise. In this episode, Anarghya shares her first Board experiences with us. We discuss where you should draw the line between being helpful and overstepping your role as an Observer. We explore what goes through your head before you pull the trigger on an investment that will end up being your first Board. Finally, we discuss the importance of emotional intelligence to become an excellent Board member and ways we can improve diversity at the Board level.If you're interested in anything that is consumer tech-related, we strongly encourage you to follow Anarghya on Twitter @anarghya503 as well as her firm @Maveron. For more podcasts on how to build better Boards, join us at www.boardsnetwork.com and follow us on Twitter @boardsnetwork.

My mother has always said happiness is a choice. Sometimes it feels hard to make that choice, especially if you are surrounded by unhappy people. I think that's why I have always rejected negative people from my circle of friends. It sounds harsh but I knew I did not have the capacity to help them so I focused on making sure the bubble I lived in was a positive one. It helped me see possibilities and potential in life. It made (and continues to make) for a joyful life of promise and potential. To be happy, you have to focus on self-care. This may mean getting a massage, practicing emotional freedom technique (EFT), practicing daily meditation, yoga, tai chi, etc. Pick something that resonates with you. Research has shown that tai chi has tons of beneficial psychological impacts, ranging from increased self-esteem to reduced stress, anxiety, and mood disturbances (including depression). Yoga, laughter, dance, gardening and even music can be fun and effective at lifting your mood. Research has also shown that gardening also decreases the severity of depression and disrupts negative rumination that can keep us in a dark place emotionally. Finding personal peace is foundational. Then, to maintain that peace while in a union is the advanced level of spiritual growth. This episode we talk about how to maintain your personal happiness while in a marriage. ALERT! There is a spoiler in here on the show Greanleaf Season 4 so if you have not seen it yet, do not listen. [It's now on Netflix btw.] Episode Resources on the blog at https://rawfoodmealplanner.com/how-to-maintain-happiness-in-a-marriage

To keep your hair healthy, strong and vibrant, you want to avoid the following: fried foods wheat refined sugar white flour However, when it comes to avoiding illness and surgeries, you may even need to watch the products you apply on your hair. In this podcast episode, you'll learn:

I’m really excited to share this podcast with you! I’m chatting with Anya Ranganathan, a vibrant and energetic entrepreneur who has set out to reduce food waste and change the way we look at cosmetically imperfect fruits and veggies. Anya is the founder of Bad Apple Produce (https://badappleproduce.com/), a produce delivery company serving the NYC area. Not only does Bad Apple Produce’s home delivery model help New Yorkers incorporate affordable fruit and veggies into their diets, but it also encourages folks to lead a more sustainable lifestyle by limiting food waste.   You'll learn so much from Ayna.  Here are some of the highlights from our chat:   What you dedicate yourself to professionally will be most rewarding when it’s something that reflects your core values and beliefs.   It’s important to make space for your thoughts; in doing so, you’ll learn to say no to things that aren’t a priority.   Genuine relationships – both personal and professional – tend to blossom, so be your authentic self.   Healthy living is a combination of eating well, working well, socializing well, and being in touch with one’s personal needs.   You can connect with Anya via Bad Apple Produce (https://badappleproduce.com/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/badappleproduce/), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/badappleproduce/), and email (aranganathan@badappleproduce.com).

Liz Murphy is the chef and founder at Santosha Nutrition. After 10 years in the hotel & restaurant industry, Liz decided to stop being part of the problem and choose to fight food waste & become a warrior for change. Struggling with auto-immune diseases & food intolerances, Liz took control of her own health and came to the confirmation that the vegan lifestyle is the best for our bodies, the animals and our planet. Santosha is a Sanskrit word that means contentment, and it's the company's mission to provide education & resources to those seeking to create a better world through plant-based food and environmentally sustainable practices. Through cooking classes, farm to table experiences, private dinners & education about changing the food system, Liz aims to spread Santosha. In this episode, we not only talk about Liz' mission, but some of the ways we, as consumers, can minimize our own waste! Santosha Nutrition: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/SantoshaNutrition  Website: http://www.santoshanutrition.com  Sponsor Liz' Cookbook: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/cookbook-santosha-kitchen-contentment#/  Food Waste: https://www.usda.gov/foodwaste/faqs  Upcoming Events: https://www.facebook.com/pg/santoshanutrition/events  Imperfect Produce: https://www.imperfectfoods.com/  The Plot: https://theplotrestaurant.com/  Sonora Refillery: https://diyrefill.com/  Food 2 Soil: https://www.inikasmallearth.org/food2soil.html  Solana Center: https://www.solanacenter.org/  Sand And Straw: https://www.sandnstraw.com/ 

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Thanksgiving is coming up and I am remembering the massacre of Native Americans. I would rant about this every Thanksgiving as a youth at the table with my family. While the holiday is a family one for me because traditionally we've always gathered, cooked and ate together, I could not eat without acknowledging the lives lost and the fact that we celebrate the killers. In our world today, we are still abusing living beings for sport in this country. Not just humans but animals that also deserve the right to live out their lives in peace. We grant it to our pets but not other animals we cannot domesticate and cuddle up with on the couch. It's quite interesting to me. In this podcast episode, you'll learn:

Did you know that up to 33% of women who have surgery to remove fibroids will need a repeat procedure to remove new fibroids? It's not enough to remove tumors, which is what fibroids are. We need to go to the root of the issue and make sure they never come back. In this podcast episode, you'll learn:

Poor digestion can manifest in different ways, like excessive gas, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, acid reflux and fatigue. Proper food combining can alleviate these symptoms. On this episode of the RawFood Health Empowerment Podcast, we talk about food combining and how to do it properly. I have to make a clarification about something I said on the episode. I said have fruit for breakfast only but this is only if you're eating cooked food. The main point is to not do fruit after cooked food. Cooked food takes longer to digest so eating fruit after cooked food will create gas. If you are 100% raw throughout the day, you will not have this issue. In this podcast episode, you'll learn:

The problem is the label and you'll learn why on this episode. The most important labels to look for is the USDA organic and non gmo certified seals. In this podcast episode, you'll learn:

In this episode, I'm meeting with Reilly Brock, Content Manager at Imperfect Foods (former Imperfect Produce), a company on a mission to reduce food waste by saving and selling imperfect produce and food products. We're talking about what makes a fruit or vegetable "ugly", how to scale a business quickly, hacks for zero waste at home, why it's so important to know who's growing our food and where Imperfect is heading next. Host is Elise Johanson. For updates follow Elise Vega.

Weight loss, vegan diets, and raw foods have all been shown to reduce blood pressure. You can read more about this on the blog. The link is in the show notes In this podcast episode, you'll learn:

I love to sauté, blend and juice my greens. I also love moringa, which is a power-house of nutrition. In this podcast episode, you'll learn:

A 15 year raw vegan fitness trainer joins me on this episode of the Raw Food Health Empowerment Podcast to talk about her health journey from the Standard American Diet (SAD) to being raw vegan and living her best life. In this episode, you'll learn:

This episode is brought to you by Ann Marie Gianni Skincare.  For the month of September, they are offering TSM listeners a sample trio of their serums + cleanser and facial oil by purchasing through THIS LINK. This episode is also brought to you by Imperfect Produce. Try out your first Imperfect Produce box for 50% off by using the code HEALTHYMAVEN at checkout. And be sure to check out Imperfect Produce's new podcast, Unwasted, featuring me as the first guest.  Join The Healthy Maven email list. Come take a yoga class with me at The Pad Studios in San Francisco. While I absolutely love having discussions around wellness week-to-week, at times this space can feel quite insular and exclusive. My hope with the podcast is to use this platform to share with voices that are often ignored or overlooked. It's important that we remember that a) health and wellness looks different on everyone and b) every body is deserving of health and wellness. That's why I am thrilled to have Ariel Lawrence on the show today sharing more about her experience with Type 1 Diabetes and the advocacy work she does with marginalized communities with diabetes. Today we are discussing Ariel's own journey with type 1 diabetes and why she uses her platform, Just a Little Suga' to raise awareness around diabetes. We're also chatting about: The difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes The treatment for type 1 diabetes The experience of marginalized communities with diabetes Why she started her blog, Just a Little Suga' How she is increasing inclusivity in the diabetes community and beyond Her favorite resources when it comes to diabetes awareness and education ...and so much more! Learn more about Ariel Lawrence HERE Join The Healthy Maven Tribe to ask guest questions and to find out who will be on the show before anyone else! http://facebook.com/groups/THMTribe Please don't forget to rate + review in iTunes if you love the podcast. Your comments and subscriptions help us make the podcast best for you!

This herb causes deep reflection, allowing people to confront the psychological roots of their addictions. In this podcast episode, you'll learn:

Ultimately, it comes down to focus and self discipline. It also comes down to remembering why you decided to eat clean. Like Simon Sinek says “Start With Why”. You don't just start with the why though, you put the why up on the wall so you're constantly reminded when times get tough and you just want to stuff your face with everything in the kitchen because you grown and who is going to tell you not to do it. No one will tell you. That's why you need to tell yourself. You put the you who decided with conviction to make the right choices for herself stay present in your physical space so she can talk to the you at your weakest and most vulnerable moments. Maybe you save your “why” as the background image on your phone or tape it above your bathroom sink or on the fridge door. Find what works for you to stay committed to your self care. In this podcast episode, you'll learn:

What do men and menopausal women have in common? Well for one, menopause. It's true both men and women go through menopause and this herb we talk about on today's episode may just be the solution to the root of that problem. In this podcast episode, you'll learn:

This episode is brought to you by Imperfect Produce. Try out your first Imperfect Produce box for 50% off by using the code HEALTHYMAVEN at checkout. It's not a secret that I am deeply passionate about women's health, but what I've found in my many conversations on this topic is that women are rarely informed about what's happening in their body before they run into an issue. It's very much reactive medicine rather than preventative. Besides getting a pap smear, it is incredibly difficult for women to start a conversation about their reproductive health unless they're already dealing with an issue. This is why Modern Fertility was born. Today on the podcast I am chatting with Afton Vechery, one of the cofounders of Modern Fertility all about women's preventative health including getting your hormones tested, preparing for fertility (even if you don't want kids right now) and making the tools for these accessible to ALL.  On today's episode we also discuss: Her own hormone struggles and why she decided to start Modern Fertility The factors that affect female fertility and getting your hormones tested PCOS vs. POI and why it's important to know the difference The most common issues with fertility Freezing your eggs - should you do it? Misconceptions and myths with female health ...and so much more! Follow Modern Fertility on Instagram | Learn more about Modern Fertility HERE Join The Healthy Maven Tribe to ask guest questions and to find out who will be on the show before anyone else! http://facebook.com/groups/THMTribe Please don't forget to rate + review in iTunes if you love the podcast. Your comments and subscriptions help us make the podcast best for you!

Mentioned in the episode: Thank you to today's sponsor, Imperfect Produce. Use the code HEALTHYMAVEN at checkout to receive 50% off your first box. I'll be honest, I often find Instagram to be a pretty toxic place, with the exception of a view good souls whose stories and journeys continue to inspire me and remind me of the most important message: You.are.enough. Lex Daddio of Restoring Radiance is one of those people. Lex's journey hasn't been straight-forward or simple. After years of struggling with body image, food restriction and binge eating disorder, Lex has chronicled her path to recovery over on Restoring Radiance. Most importantly, she reminds me that this is a light at the end of the tunnel and joy to be found in food, and life. On today's episode we discuss: Lex's struggles with body image and when her eating disorder began The restrict and binge cycle and what binge eating disorder is Exercise addiction and finding a healthful way to move your body Sharing her story on Instagram and being public about her eating disorder Pregnancy and how it shifted her view on her body What intuitive eating means to her and embracing food freedom ...and so much more! Join The Healthy Maven Tribe to ask guest questions and to find out who will be on the show before anyone else! http://facebook.com/groups/THMTribe Please don't forget to rate + review in iTunes if you love the podcast. Your comments and subscriptions help us make the podcast best for you! Follow Lex: Website: https://restoreyourradiance.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/restoring_radiance/

Many people want to eat healthy but feel like it's just too expensive. Mary Purdy shares the secrets of cheap healthy meals. Luckily, what's good for your wallet is also good for the environment. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL FIND OUT ABOUT: Where you may be spending unnecessary money on food Why healthy eating is not as expensive as you think! What you can do to save How to shop for cheap healthy meals What are the cheapest foods? Do you have to buy organic? Are coupons worth your time? How much money you can save by not wasting food How much food does the average person throw away? How does this affect the environment? What foods last the longest? Why eating out is so expensive Are leftovers ok? How to get cheap healthy meals by cooking/prepping at home How easy is it to assemble your own meal? Why you don't necessarily have to turn on the stove or oven! Why some frozen meals can be a great option! MENTIONED ON THE SHOW BiomeBliss: https://www.biomebliss.com/ Use Special Discount Code: "bliss15" to get 15% off your purchase (you’re welcome!) Imperfect Produce: https://www.imperfectproduce.com/ DOWNLOAD "7 Easy and Cheap Breakfasts/Lunches/Dinners": http://marypurdy.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/7-easy-cheap-quick-healthy.pdf FREE Quick Start Guide http://marypurdy.co/quick-start-guide-sign-up/ ABOUT THE SHOW
 Mary Purdy, MS, RDN, dishes out easy-to-digest info, tips, and advice about nutrition & lifestyle, backed by over 10 years of clinical experience and a healthy sense of humor. iTunes
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 Mary Purdy is a Registered Dietitian with a Masters in Clinical Nutrition from Bastyr University.
Past experience:
• Private practice (8 yrs)
• Adjunct professor at Bastyr University
• Clinical Supervisor at Bastyr Center for Natural Health. Mary currently works as a Registered Dietitian Coach at the Scientific Wellness company, Arivale. Mary takes an integrative/holistic approach to diet, health & wellness and believes that food is medicine! Mary's website: 
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 In this special episode of the Growth Machine Podcast, Nat interviews Julian Shapiro and Asher King Abramson to talk about learning growth. Julian and Asher are partners of the Bell Curve growth agency, and also Demand Curve, a growth school where they teach everything they’ve learned about growing businesses. Links from the Episode Mentioned in the show Julian Shapiro Asher King Abramson Bell Curve Demand Curve Streak [1:04] Clearbit [1:04] Imperfect Produce [1:04] Tovala [1:06] Envoy [1:07] Facebook Ads [11:07] Instagram Ads [11:07] Webflow [12:57] Heap Analytics [12:57] Cup & Leaf [14:16] UpWork [15:09] Google Shopping [16:35] Pinterest Ads [16:57] Shopify [22:00] Recharge Payments [27:55] Google Analytics [29:24] Mixpanel [31:34] Whois [36:52] Articles mentioned First part of the training [16:57] Julian Shapiro Growth Marketing Guide [18:10] Show Topics 1:04 – How Julian faked till he make it to learn growth to the point that companies hired him. “Once you get growth results for yourself and people start seeing them, they start asking if you can help them”. What is one of the most important labor shortages in Silicon Valley. 3:33 – How Julian and Asher met at a dinner because of their unique skills: guide writing and freestyle rap. How software engineers neglect the importance of growth. What is growth. Asher first experiences cold outreaching recruiters. 5:42 – How Asher started learning about growth and moving away from engineering. Working for a Private Equity firm that flipped websites. Experimenting and specializing in conversion. Joining Bell Curve. The principles Julian used to partner with Asher and how he thought him growth. 8:45 – Why it is hard to find good growth people, if one can learn in 90 days. Structure and data as the keys to accelerate your growth. Learning alone vs learning from an expert. Instilling confidence with data. A specific example of a subscription ecommerce business: giving the specs, which ad channel one should use, what messaging and which segmentation? 11:36 – The amount of money and time needed to test growth. The need to spend money to learn ads, compared to other skills that don’t. How they get advantage of previous clients’ experience. 14:15 – Starting ads for Cup & Leaf case example. How to approach spending on ads without expertise and with a limited amount of cash. Why going with a freelancer or a new agency is cheaper than going alone. Prioritizing ads channels based on the type of product and business model. Mastering Google Shopping in an afternoon. 18:02 – Julian’s original approach to get insights directly from the source. How to get first hand information from other marketing agency owners. Places to level up growth without saturating the technique. 21:02 – Conversion Rate Optimization. The symbiosis about ads and CRO. Qualitative approaches looking for low hanging fruits. Free Shipping under the Buy Now button. Removing the Buy button from above-the-fold portion of website. Quantitative process and stripping it down looking where people get stuck in the funnel. When to skip A/B testing. When to apply and what to expect from qualitative and quantitative improvements. 26:00 –  The bugged health insurance app story. Debugging a funnel to find why people don’t buy even after selecting a plan. Recharge vs the shopping cart on Cup & Leaf. Auditing websites to find what’s broken and setting up tools to track anomalies. 29:20 – The principle to get the best from Google Analytics. “I use Google Analytics as a fundamental source of truth”. 32:14 – How the growth training works at Demand Curve. 4 stages: strategy, acquisition, conversion, job placement. The 2 arms: startups training and income share. 35:20 – Which areas someone should focus to be more useful for their employer as a growth marketer. 3 core skills that people should know: Facebook and Instagram Ads, Google Ads, intelligent cold outreach. A different type of outreach. The channels that work most for Bell Curve clients. 38:20 – Find Julian at his blog julian.com or on twitter at @julian and Asher on @akingabramson Go to growthmachinepodcast.com/freecourse to get the 7 part, in-depth series about building a blog to success. Go to growthmachinepodcast.com and subscribe for future episodes. Lookf for growthmachinepodcast.com on iTunes and Stitcher. If you are enjoying the show, leave a review!

アメリカ在住のイラストレーター兼英会話講師のSAKURACOが、未来の暮らしをちょっと良くしてくれるコト、モノ、ヒトに関する情報を英語と日本語で発信していきます。 今回はポッドキャストを始めようと思った経緯と、アメリカ発のスタートアップ企業「Imperfct Produce」が提供している、Ugly=不恰好な野菜を低価格で、自宅に届けてくれる画期的なサービスについて。 Imperfect Produceについて英語で書いた記事はこちら▼https://uncuratedtalks.com/something-fresh/ Music: Fresh Start by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sakuraco1989/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sakuraco1989/support

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Ben Simon is the co-founder and CEO of America's leading ugly produce company, Imperfect Produce, which he founded alongside Ben Chester in August 2015. The Ben that we're talking with today started in the world of food waste as a student at the University of Maryland where he founded the Food Recovery Network (FRN), a nonprofit aimed at eliminating waste in college cafeterias.  Find out how Ben went from high school jock to founder and CEO of his own company. Download my podcast interview with Ben here on iTunes! Once you're inspired by Ben's story, we'd love to read your review. http://bit.ly/AmandaNachmanPodcast

Mentioned in the episode: Thank you to today's sponsor, Imperfect Produce. Try out your first Imperfect Produce box for 50% off by using the code HEALTHYMAVEN at checkout. Podcast Episode #106: Kim Anami + All About the Female Orgasm One of the most overlooked conversations when it comes to holistic health is about the importance of sexual health. Women especially have generally downplayed the value of having a healthy sex life and seen it as a frivolous or unnecessary. But guess what, ladies? Your sexual health is as important as your mental and otherwise physical well-being. They're all connected! Today on the podcast I've invited female sacred sexuality coach, Tiffany Janay to join us to discuss the importance of a healthy sex life, how to tap into your masculine and feminine energies and how yoni eggs - yes we're talking crystals in your vagina!- can help support these. Today on the show we're discussing: Tiffany's journey and how she learned about sacred sexuality Masculine vs. feminine energies and how to cultivate both Why masculine energy became more valued + how to tap into your divine feminine Yoni eggs and what they support Can you lose a yoni egg inside of you?! What is sacred sexuality + why is it important for women? Male sexuality and why we need to redefine it ...and so much more! Join The Healthy Maven Tribe to ask guest questions and to find out who will be on the show before anyone else! http://facebook.com/groups/THMTribe Please don't forget to rate + review in iTunes if you love the podcast. Your comments and subscriptions help us make the podcast best for you! Follow Tiffany: Websites: https://www.tiffanyjanay.com https://www.yonieggs.com  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffanyjanay

Mentioned in the episode: Thank you to today's sponsor, Grove Collective. Use code MAVEN or visit Grove.co/Maven and receive a FREE Mrs. Meyer's 5-piece spring cleaning set and 60 day VIP membership when you spend $20 on your first order. Blog Post: Our Southwest US Road Trip + What I Learned Along the Way Herbalism School: Herbal Academy and its Introductory Herbal Course Podcast: The Dream Skincare Recommendation: Marie Veronique Beautycounter Blog Post: I Tried Beautycounter for the First Time...Here are My Thoughts Beautycounter Video: Huge Beautycounter Haul + Review Blog Post: 5 Natural Skincare Alternatives to Beautycounter Saje Wellness Email List Discount Codes: Annmarie Gianni: https://www.annmariegianni.com/samples/thehealthymaven  EVOLVh Haircare: Use the code Maven15 at checkout to receive 15% off your order Imperfect Produce: Try out your first Imperfect Produce box for 50% off by using the code HEALTHYMAVEN at checkout Butcher Box: https://www.butcherbox.com/healthymaven/ Kettle & Fire: Use code TheHealthyMaven to save 20% off at checkout Liveli Brain Health Supplements: Use code MAVEN20 to save 20% off your first order Currently reading: Sapiens How to Change Your Mind Bodhi's Food: Open Farm Favorite podcasts: Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness Supersoul Sunday with Oprah  Slow Burn The Dropout The Healthy Maven Spotify Channel  Skincare Recommendation: Annmarie Gianni Herbal Facial Oil Makeup Recommendations: Ecobrow and Juice Beauty Brow Gel Podcast Episode #85: Things I'm Afraid to Tell You About 2018 + Intention Setting for 2019 Since it's been over a year since my last Q&A I thought I would drop-in today to share some life updates and answer some of your questions. There are certain questions I get asked all the time so I felt today's episode would be a great forum to answer them. I'm also discussing some thoughts and emotions that came up along our most recent Road Trip as well as some changes I'm making to my mental health care - including coming off medication. As always, I'm here to answer any questions- feel free to drop them in the tribe.  Today I am also sharing: Sharing on social media + how that's changed as I've evolved Taking some time off work and sharing older content Teaching yoga + can you make money as an instructor? How I design my yoga class + how I got my start teaching Helpful discount codes to some of my favorite products + stores My mental health story and how it's changed over the years Coming off medication for depression and anxiety - my game plan. ...and so much more! Join The Healthy Maven Tribe to ask guest questions and to find out who will be on the show before anyone else! http://facebook.com/groups/THMTribe Please don't forget to rate + review in iTunes if you love the podcast. Your comments and subscriptions help us make the podcast best for you!

A few weeks ago, we did a live Facebook video just to chat with folks in the Peas and Carrots Society (our closed Facebook group). One of the participants in that chat, Melissa Grove, mentioned that she uses Imperfect Produce, a fresh produce subscription service that offers perfectly good, although slightly irregular, fruits and vegetables. Because several other group members use Imperfect Produce (and we've been wanting to try it), and because the best recommendations for products and services come from our Vegetarian Zen community, we asked Melissa to come on the show to share her Imperfect Produce experience. She'll also share how she uses the service as an opportunity to get more creative in the kitchen. She also provides some awesome tips for stretching the life of your produce.

Imperfect Produce – A Review A few weeks ago, we did a live Facebook video just to chat with folks in the Peas and Carrots Society (our closed Facebook group). One of the participants in that chat, Melissa Grove, mentioned that she uses Imperfect Produce, a fresh produce subscription service that offers perfectly good, although … The post Imperfect Produce and Meal Prep with Melissa Grove (VZ 312) appeared first on Vegetarian Zen.

Mentioned in the episode: Thank you to today's sponsor, Imperfect Produce. Try out your first Imperfect Produce box for 50% off by using the code HEALTHYMAVEN at checkout. I'm a true believer that it's our pain that becomes our power; that we are not defined by our triumphs but by our struggles and how we recover from them. Today's podcast guest is no exception. I'm thrilled and honored to have Dr. Adi Jaffe, founder of IGNTD on the show today sharing his journey with addiction and how he turned his pain into power. Dr. Jaffe's story begins with his own addictions and while it could have ended with 9 felony convictions, he didn't allow his story to end there. Dr. Jaffe went back to school to get his masters and ultimately his PhD to study addiction and redefine with recovery actually means. Today on the show he's sharing his story, his struggles with mental health and why he believes that abstinence is a myth.  Today on the show we're discussing: Dr. Jaffe's story and upbringing How he began dealing drugs and ultimately got caught The "addictive personality" and if it really exists Why he decided to go back to school and study addiction IGNTD and why he believes that abstinence is a myth Redefining what recovery actually looks like Shame and how it plays into addiction ...and so much more! Join The Healthy Maven Tribe to ask guest questions and to find out who will be on the show before anyone else! http://facebook.com/groups/THMTribe Please don't forget to rate + review in iTunes if you love the podcast. Your comments and subscriptions help us make the podcast best for you! Follow Dr. Jaffe: Website: https://www.igntdrecovery.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dradijaffe  

Mentioned in the episode: Thank you to today's sponsor, Imperfect Produce. Try out your first Imperfect Produce box for 50% off by using the code HEALTHYMAVEN at checkout. While the women's health series may be finished, the conversation still continues and today's episode is no exception. Navigating the healthcare system is difficult to begin with, but women have it especially tough with a system that has been built to tailor to conventionally male needs. Changes need to be made, and it starts with conversations like these. Adrienne Nolan-Smith has had her own series of health issues in her lifetime and has dedicated her work to helping others navigate their own health struggles as a certified patient advocate. Today on the show we're discussing her journey to take control of her body and get the resources she needed and how you can do the same. Today on the show we're discussing: Adrienne's diagnosis of chronic lyme as a teenager Her hormonal struggles and how she found the resources she needed Helping her Mom navigate the mental health system The "disease-care" system and what it means Gaslighting in healthcare and how it affects women Research-based evidence and how to find resources for her own health needs How to make the most of your doctor's appointments. Join The Healthy Maven Tribe to ask guest questions and to find out who will be on the show before anyone else! http://facebook.com/groups/THMTribe Please don't forget to rate + review in iTunes if you love the podcast. Your comments and subscriptions help us make the podcast best for you! Follow Adrienne: Website: https://getwellbe.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getwellbe/

The MET Gala is tonight featuring a "Camp" theme, we have Special Guest David talking NBA and Elon Musk's big promise for Tesla. Companies are taking over student loans for college kids, New Segment "This Day In History," and Imperfect Produce is flooding us with veggies. 

Podcast hosts Sandy Block and Ryan Ermey team up with Kiplinger’s staff writer Brendan Pedersen to discuss how to prevent and recover from the most common forms of identity theft. The pair also break down some old school investing truisms. — Links — Market truisms at a glance: www.kiplinger.com/slide...x.html; ID Theft – Act Now to Protect Yourself: www.kiplinger.com/artic...f.html; How to manage your passwords: www.kiplinger.com/article/business/T057-C000-S002-how-to-manage-your-passwords.html; Freeze your credit in 3 steps: www.kiplinger.com/article/credit/T017-C011-S003-freeze-your-credit-in-3-steps.html; FTC: www.ftc.gov/; ID Theft: identitytheft.gov/; BK Coffee: www.bk.com/coffeesubscription; Hungry Harvest: www.hungryharvest.net/; Imperfect Produce: www.imperfectproduce.com/; Misfits Market: www.misfitsmarket.com/

Do you wish you lived a more sustainable lifestyle but don’t even know where to begin? Join us for Episode 4 where we chat with Shelbizleee & Madison--two bonafide eco-influencers--on how to transition to an attainably sustainable lifestyle. We chat through their upbringing in Texas, their ‘meet-cute’ at Texas A&M, what an eco-vlogger life entails & the many ways you can help reduce your impact.  Episode notes: Have Shelbizleee & Madison inspire you on the reg & help you transition to an eco-minimalist lifestyle by subscribing to them! - https://www.youtube.com/user/Shelbizleee Shelbizleee Youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC447BcfEhFjDDC8UZ9Pr8jw Shelbi & Madison Youtube channel - https://www.instagram.com/shelbizleee/?hl=en Shelbizlee on Insta - https://www.shelbizleee.com/ Shelbi’s website - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rise-of-the-ecopreneur-by-ubuntoo/id1437202076?mt=2 The Rise of the Ecopreneur podcast hosted by Shelbi - Snap it up for all the partners helping feed people instead of further contributing to food waste: https://keepaustinfed.org/partners - 40% of food goes to waste before it hits grocery store shelves because its ‘imperfect.’  Actively change that by supporting Imperfect Produce! https://www.imperfectproduce.com/ - How and where do you recycle that thing?  Check it out here (US): https://earth911.com/

Have you ever started feeling pain in your body and just decided that was the new normal? That was what your body would just continue to feel like? (Same!) On today's episode with Alex, we chat about what life can be like WITHOUT pain! -why it's important to look for small signals before they turn into big fires -how to gain confidence and injury-proof your body -small strength movements we can add into our busy workday that won't take up a ton of time Alex is a wellness coach and specializes in teaching people how to get out of pain and get stronger and more flexible in the process. Get her free pain relief videos here: http://bit.ly/2adgKiN Free consultation here:https://www.aewellness.com/magic-apply/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hollaformala/ --------------- Looking to add more plants to your week? I get a box of produce delivered each Wednesday! Get $10 off your first box of Imperfect Produce with this link: http://imprfct.us/lFNrD Need ideas for eating more veggies? http://bit.ly/eatingmoreveggies

Have you ever started feeling pain in your body and just decided that was the new normal? That was what your body would just continue to feel like? (Same!) On today's episode with Alex, we chat about what life can be like WITHOUT pain! -why it's important to look for small signals before they turn into big fires -how to gain confidence and injury-proof your body -small strength movements we can add into our busy workday that won't take up a ton of time Alex is a wellness coach and specializes in teaching people how to get out of pain and get stronger and more flexible in the process.   Get her free pain relief videos here: http://bit.ly/2adgKiN Free consultation here:https://www.aewellness.com/magic-apply/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hollaformala/     --------------- Looking to add more plants to your week? I get a box of produce delivered each Wednesday! Get $10 off your first box of Imperfect Produce with this link: http://imprfct.us/lFNrD   Need ideas for eating more veggies? http://bit.ly/eatingmoreveggies    

Mentioned in the episode: This episode's sponsor, Imperfect Produce. Enter code "Healthy Maven" at checkout to receive 50% off your first box Capsule Wardrobe: http://www.stylebee.ca/10-x-10-challenge/  It feels like I've been waiting years to have an episode like this week's. For one, I've wanted to chat with Lee Vosburgh for a long time. Additionally, I've wanted to have a show dedicated to sustainable fashion and making more conscious choices with your wardrobe for even longer. Lee Vosburgh, the ethical and sustainable fashion blogger behind Style Bee was the perfect guest to bring on the show to chat about these topics. Here are a few things we talked about in today's episode: Lee's style journey and what led her to create Style Bee Finding and identifying your fashion story  The difference between fast and slow fashion What does sustainable fashion mean? How about ethical fashion? Creating her first Closet Mission and what she's learned along the way Building a capsule wardrobe and the 10 x 10 challenge Her favorite sustainable brands and tips for saving money What advice she would give to her 20 year old self Join The Healthy Maven Tribe to ask guest questions and to find out who will be on the show before anyone else! http://facebook.com/groups/THMTribe Please don't forget to rate + review in iTunes if you love the podcast. Your comments and subscriptions help us make the podcast best for you! Follow Lee: Website: http://www.stylebee.ca/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leevosburgh/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stylebeeblog   

Mentioned in this episode: This episode's sponsor, Imperfect Produce. Use the code "Healthy Maven" at checkout to receive 50% off your order Have you ever thought about what goes in to making your mattress? How about your carpet? Do you really need an air purifier? These are all questions or thoughts that have come up over the last year. While I'm certainly not here to scare anyone, I do think it's important that we ask these questions and seek helpful answers to make educated decisions. That's why I asked Sophia Ruan Gushée of Non-Toxic Living to join me on the show to answer these questions. As I mentioned, my goal is never to scare anyone, only to inform and empower. Did I throw out my mattress after this episode? Hell no! I'm obsessed with our Four Seasons PillowTop, toxic or not! But when it comes to easier swaps like household cleaning products, body care products and the like, I really do feel it's valuable to have all the information. Sophia is an incredible resource for all of this information and more and like me believes in baby steps. So excited to share all this information with you. Here are a few things we talked about in today's episode: Sophia's journey and what was the catalyst to her explorations in non-toxic living Hidden toxins in our everyday lives that we may not even notice Home cleaning products and what to lookout for when buying them Tips for swapping out products without feeling overwhelmed Ways to improve the quality of the air in your home and plants galore! Is it time to get rid of your mattress? EMFs and the importance of detoxing from our technology What advice she would give to her 20 year old self Join The Healthy Maven Tribe to ask guest questions and to find out who will be on the show before anyone else! http://facebook.com/groups/THMTribe Please don't forget to rate + review in iTunes if you love the podcast. Your comments and subscriptions help us make the podcast best for you! Follow Sophia: Website: https://www.nontoxicliving.tips/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruanliving/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SophiaRuanGushee/   

Eric & Bobbie Disscus why they think AD revenues are down at YELP. They also talk about Imperfect produces Business model and how it effects small farmers.

This conversation with Kelsey Patel was so healing, and we aren’t surprised! Kelsey is a Reiki Master, meditation teacher, EFT specialist, yoga instructor, AND self-described empowerment coach. She does so much in the world! Kelsey also leads beautiful workshops, and runs her own company, Magik Vibes, which is a monthly subscription box filled with amazing tools to help people on their healing journey. We are so happy that we spoke with her, because Kelsey’s calling and mission are so in line with ours: helping people stand in their own power and truth, and really lead fulfilling lives. This episode is full of incredible information, and Kelsey even guided us through a live meditation. It was so fun to be in Kelsey’s presence!   We chat about: Meeting at The GOOD Fest! Starting each day off right All the elements of life that Kelsey is involved in Kelsey being a feeler + how that enhances her in life and work Getting started + feeling like an imposter Seeing + feeling energy Protecting yourself from outside energies Changing practice up with the seasons Kelsey’s take on cleanses + her favorites An incredible reiki meditation from Kelsey What an attunement is and why it’s important Reiki talk! What’s to come for Kelsey Lobby Talk: what we are up to + what’s coming!   Resources: Learn more at: kelseyjpatel.com Instagram: @kelseyjpatel   Elissa Goodman Cleanse: SOUP Cleanse Check out: https://www.thegoodfest.com/ (The GOOD Fest) Reiki 101 Course: mindbodygreen.com Join us: Bali Retreat 2018     Did you know that almost 20 billion pounds of produce is wasted per year? That’s why we are so grateful for Imperfect Produce - we just love that a company like this exists. They have created a delivery service for you to receive the produce that grocery stores won’t accept because it’s considered “imperfect.” Imperfect Produce offers local produce with organic options, as well as different pricing structures. It’s fresh, sustainable, and it saves us money! Head over to imperfectproduce.com and use the code ELEVATETHEGLOBE to receive 50% off of your first box! Elevate the Globe is produced by Podcast Masters

On this week's episode of The Aligned Life Podcast, we're chatting all about how to maintain optimal health, while on a budget. No matter where you are on your health journey, prioritizing your mental, physical and emotional health can feel like a lot, especially financially.  In this episode, we discuss strategies you can begin to implement right now to help ease some of the financial stress you may be feeling when it comes to health and wellness expenses.  While we do believe your health is an investment, not an expense we understand that resources are limited.  If you're looking to maximize your health with a limited budget, you won't want to miss this episode! Work with us: Interested in one on one health coaching with Rachel? Schedule your complimentary 30-minute consultation with Rachel- Sheanutrition@gmail.com Schedule a consult with Dr. Shea: Info@sheafamilychiropractic.org  Check us out on Instagram and Facebook @sheafamilychiropractic and @alignedlifemedia For more information about Dr. Devin Shea and Rachel Freeman, please visit www.sheafamilychiropractic.com If you have any questions that you would like answered in future podcast episodes, please email Alignedlifemedia@gmail.com If you like this episode, please leave a rating, review and don't forget to subscribe. Share with a loved one who you think could benefit from this information! Affiliates & Discount Codes: Get 25% off your first Thrive Market order by clicking here!  Get 2lbs of free grass fed ground beef for life through Butcher Box http://fbuy.me/kpW9Q Get $10 off your first Imperfect Produce box by following this link http://imprfct.us/ktyFJ Paleotreats.com/alignedlife

Today we are going to have a look at food waste, why some perfectly good food never makes it to the markets and how we would be able to reduce the amount of food waste we generate. In episode 21, I talked to vegan, zero waste chef, Max La Manna (http://mamaearthtalk.com/maxlamanna) and wanted to add a few tips for you to help you to reduce the amount of food waste you generate. If you have not already listened to the episode with Max, crazy birds, I would highly recommend it. Episode Highlights[01:10] One-third of all the food that is produced for human consumption is wasted. That is about 1.3 billion tons of food that is wasted annually. There are many ways how this food finds themselves among this shocking number and there are many ways how we can avoid or reduce the amount of food waste we generate. [01:33] Give the ugly produce a go. [01:59] Imperfect Produce is a company that collects all of these ugly fruits and vegetables from farms in the US and sell the produce at 30-50% less than what you would pay at the store. By eating this imperfect produce, you are helping to build a more sustainable effective food system as well as fighting food waste. This also allows farmers to be rewarded for their entire harvest. [02:40] It might be a good idea to talk to some of the farmers if you do not see their ugly fruit at the market as they might not have thought about bringing them, but might in the future if they knew people are interested in purchasing them at a reduced rate. [02:59] The food scraps do not have to end up straight into the bin. There is a lot that you can do with your food scraps. [03:09] Potato skins I normally keep aside and fry or bake them till they are nice and crispy, sprinkle salt or your favourite spice mix and you have your very own package free crisps. These are great to top off dishes to add that little crunch factor as well. [03:49] Ones the container is full, you can place it a pot on the stove on a medium heat, cover it with boiling water and let it simmer for at least 30 minutes. Strain the vegetables until you are left with a beautiful stock, make sure you squeeze every last bit of stock out of the vegetables. You can then use the stock by keeping it in the fridge for up to 3 days or freezing it in your ice tray and using the little cubes when you require the stock. These can be frozen for up to 3 months. [04:24] The leftover vegetables can then be composted. [04:48] Reduce the amount of animal products you use. [05:18] Maybe try to reduce the amount of meat that you use in your dishes. For example, you would be able to add more vegetables to your spaghetti Bolognese. [05:50] Meatless Mondays or the odd day meat day. [06:37] The amount of delicious vegetarian and vegan food is increasing in restaurants and grocery stores. This will make sure that you do not have to chew on a boring salad on those days and to give you some inspiration I have linked up a few great recipes from Max La Manna (https://www.eatingwithmax.com/) for you to try as well. [07:00] Reduce the amount of food you dish up. [07:40] I always have a beeswax wrap or lunchbox with me and in the case that I do have any leftovers, I would be able to place it in the container or wrap it in the beeswax wrap and take it home with you to enjoy later. Key Take Away“One-third of all the food that is produced for human consumption is wasted. That is about 1.3 billion tons of food that is wasted annually.” 1.3 billion tons is a very high number of food waste and if we think of the number of people around the world that is starving it is even more shocking. There are many ways how we would be able to reduce the amount of waste that we as individuals produce. In reducing our food waste we might adopt new habits, like purchasing only what we need and therefore would have less food that would be able to go bad if we can not eat it in time. This is not only good for...

In today’s episode of the Happy Half Hour, Erin, Troy, and Archana are chatting restaurant news, like a new Mexican eatery at Fashion Valley started by the team behind True Food Kitchen and Flower Child. Plus, the mezcal tasting room Tahona is coming to Old Town next month and Common Stock is now open in Hillcrest. Our guest is Ben Simon, the CEO and co-founder of Imperfect Produce, the produce subscription service that sources “ugly” fruits and vegetables from farms and delivers them to your door. They just launched in San Diego, and Simon tells us how his company is helping cut down food waste, why San Diego was the right city to launch in, and how his food journey started at his college campus dining hall. In Two People/$50, we’re recommending Wrench & Rodent, Cross Street Chicken and Beer, and Cucina Basilico. And did you hear? San Diego Magazine has launched its Insiders club, offering exclusive discounts at editor-picked restaurants, bars, spas, and more for just $10 per month. That’s right—it’ll cost you less than happy hour.

A myth about the people going after financial independence is that they're all dudes in high paying tech jobs. Penny defies all those stereotypes. Her and her husband are teachers on the path to financial independence. It's almost as far from high paid tech bro as you can get! They live simply and cheaply after getting their finances off on the wrong foot. Literally. Penny had a problem buying designer shoes. In this episode she covers their shift in mindset about their finances, their debt pay down strategies, how much debt they've paid off so far, and how they're living simply to do so. You'll love their story! We also chat about... Mindful consumerism Funny looking veggies Low cost cell carriers Penny's timeline to FIRE Enjoy this chat with Penny, and please subscribe to us in iTunes if you enjoyed it! Show notes and links from today's episode Imperfect Produce - $10 OFF first box Turo - rent your car out Instant Pot Boost mobile Google FI Penny's Blog Penny's Twitter Key takeaways from our chat with Penny 1 - It all started with Jimmy Choos Penny was getting paid decently for a first year teacher and side hustling like crazy. The money was rolling in and she was thrilled at 22. So thrilled, that she went out and spent the first $800 on a pair of silver Jimmy Choo shoes for her wedding. She had the income part down, but needed to work on the spending side. 2 - They've paid off $$$$ in debt on $ income Penny and her husband doubled down and paid off a TON of debt in the last few years. All of the side hustle money they earned went to pay down debt. Side note - all of this debt is their mortgage debt. They decided they didn't like having that money hanging over their head, so they buckled down and are trying to pay down the mortgage. 2015 - $24,000 2016 - $27.000 2017- $30,000 That is some super impressive debt pay down numbers on a double teacher salary. 3 - They don't eat like crazy One of the reasons they've managed to pay off so much debt is the food they eat. They eat the same thing every day (almost) for breakfast and dinner. This allows more variety for dinner meals. Their grocery bills average $200-$250 a month! They also garden and eat well from what they grow in the background. Keeping their food costs low is important as Penny's salary is completely maxed out. Her students might mock the peanut & jelly sandwhiches for lunch, but Penny will get the last laugh! Questions? Like or dislike? Leave us a comment! Want to support the podcast? Here are three things you can do. 1. Start tracking your net worth with Personal Capital using our link. It's free. 2. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and get one extra LIVE episode from us per week. 3. Join our Facebook group and connect with other members of the FI community.  

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Denise Thompson and Jessica Veldstra interview their friend Angie about her beliefs as an atheist, where she finds meaning and morals, and we ask her to give sweeping statements on how Christians act. She also provides our ethical company, Imperfect Produce.

In this episode of The Session we speak to Ryan Holmes from Imperfect Produce about his beer project. Imperfect Produce fights food waste by finding a home for ‘ugly’ produce. They source it directly from farms and deliver it to customers’ doors for 30-50% less than grocery store prices. Ryan teamed up with local brewers to use their produce in unique beers as well. Learn about how the beer project got started and also hear from Orion Lakota, Head Brewer at Freewheel Brewing Company in Redwood City, Ca. about how they use Imperfect Produce in their beer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your pod docents are back to recommend all sorts of culture! First they dive into What’s Happenin’ What’s Up and discuss The RInger’s Top 100 TV Episodes of the 21st Century Find it the article here: http://besttv.theringer.com/?_ga=2.167536765.2107534238.1533670141-amp-tQG-9qWJV0o-_BZdW6Pl8JOQmtiN8FlQhZYfw8uOmaQ4E0ta7ketja8ZEqMS-k9j They then give their recommendations for the biweek: Taylor The Tarpons’ pitcher throws a no hitter, but still loses the game. https://www.mlb.com/cut4/minor-league-team-gets-no-hit-and-still-wins-game/c-289197828 Jacob Imperfect Produce Use this link by 8/31 to get $10 off your first order: https://www.imperfectproduce.com/register.php?referral=448603 Taylor Last Chance U, season 3 Watch it on Netflix Jacob The documentary City of Gold Find it on Hulu Follow us here: instagram.com/goodtastepod twitter.com/@jacobthewilson twitter.com/@taylorjaywilson Email us: goodtastepod@gmail.com Leave a review and something you want us to check out and we’ll do so! Click here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-taste/id1331981072?mt=2 Our advertisers: Our intro song is by Koi https://open.spotify.com/artist/6MhwQdck5uQDaUUf0wI1kj?si=vzuRLjPCSBSPoCi6wpPOOA Rival Sports Club https://www.spreaker.com/show/rival-sports-club

Your pod docents are back to recommend all sorts of culture! First they dive into What’s Happenin’ What’s Up and discuss The RInger’s Top 100 TV Episodes of the 21st CenturyFind it the article here: http://besttv.theringer.com/?_ga=2.167536765.2107534238.1533670141-amp-tQG-9qWJV0o-_BZdW6Pl8JOQmtiN8FlQhZYfw8uOmaQ4E0ta7ketja8ZEqMS-k9jThey then give their recommendations for the biweek:TaylorThe Tarpons’ pitcher throws a no hitter, but still loses the game. https://www.mlb.com/cut4/minor-league-team-gets-no-hit-and-still-wins-game/c-289197828JacobImperfect Produce Use this link by 8/31 to get $10 off your first order: https://www.imperfectproduce.com/register.php?referral=448603TaylorLast Chance U, season 3Watch it on NetflixJacobThe documentary City of Gold Find it on HuluFollow us here:instagram.com/goodtastepodtwitter.com/@jacobthewilson twitter.com/@taylorjaywilsonEmail us: goodtastepod@gmail.comLeave a review and something you want us to check out and we’ll do so! Click here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-taste/id1331981072?mt=2Our advertisers:Our intro song is by Koihttps://open.spotify.com/artist/6MhwQdck5uQDaUUf0wI1kj?si=vzuRLjPCSBSPoCi6wpPOOARival Sports Club https://www.spreaker.com/show/rival-sports-club

Your pod docents are back to recommend all sorts of culture! First they dive into What’s Happenin’ What’s Up and discuss The RInger’s Top 100 TV Episodes of the 21st CenturyFind it the article here: http://besttv.theringer.com/?_ga=2.167536765.2107534238.1533670141-amp-tQG-9qWJV0o-_BZdW6Pl8JOQmtiN8FlQhZYfw8uOmaQ4E0ta7ketja8ZEqMS-k9jThey then give their recommendations for the biweek:TaylorThe Tarpons’ pitcher throws a no hitter, but still loses the game. https://www.mlb.com/cut4/minor-league-team-gets-no-hit-and-still-wins-game/c-289197828JacobImperfect Produce Use this link by 8/31 to get $10 off your first order: https://www.imperfectproduce.com/register.php?referral=448603TaylorLast Chance U, season 3Watch it on NetflixJacobThe documentary City of Gold Find it on HuluFollow us here:instagram.com/goodtastepodtwitter.com/@jacobthewilson twitter.com/@taylorjaywilsonEmail us: goodtastepod@gmail.comLeave a review and something you want us to check out and we’ll do so! Click here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-taste/id1331981072?mt=2Our advertisers:Our intro song is by Koihttps://open.spotify.com/artist/6MhwQdck5uQDaUUf0wI1kj?si=vzuRLjPCSBSPoCi6wpPOOARival Sports Club https://www.spreaker.com/show/rival-sports-club

Replay of segment 3 of The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio Show from 8-4-18 on 860AM WNOV and W293cx 106.5 FM Milwaukee WI, listen here during show hours Saturdays 9-10 am CST https://tinyurl.com/zvh5kaz Thank you for listening and downloading the show Topics: Joey and Holly talk with their Guest from http://imperfectproduce.com/ Reilly Brock Imperfect produce was founded almost 3 years ago. The company was founded to help fight food waste and continues to grow to bring fresh, and not the most perfect produce to people but its beneficial to farms, the environment, consumers, and more! We are talking with Reilly from Imperfect Produce! 1.What classifies a fruit or vegetable being imperfect? 2.Where do you find this imperfect produce or how do farmers find you? 3.Can people sign up all over the US? 4.How much produce goes to waste because it’s “imperfect”? 5.Who does imperfect produce benefit? 6.Why should any individual care that the imperfect produce is going to waste? 7.How do people find out more and sign up? https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/radio/ check out highlights of past show podcast and video https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/video-series/highlights-podcast/ Email your questions to TWVGshow@gmail.com tweet us as #twvg or @twvgshow The show runs March - Oct Saturday morning’s 9-10am cst Check out the following sponsors that Make the radio show possible: IV Organics: http://ivorganics.com/ MI Gardener: http://migardener.com/ Use coupon code SHARE10 to save 10% off your 1st order. Beans & Barley: http://www.beansandbarley.com/ Bobbex: http://www.bobbex.com/ Rootmaker: https://rootmaker.com/ Plant Success organics: https://plantsuccessorganics.com/ Woodmans Food Stores: https://www.woodmans-food.com/ Root assassin shovel: https://rootassassinshovel.com/ Bluemel's Garden & Landscape Center Family owned, independent garden and landscape center that has been servicing the metro-Milwaukee area since 1955. 4930 W. Loomis RD. 414-282-4220 http://bluemels.com/ Hoss Tools of www.hosstools.com Tree Diaper of www.treediaper.com Seedling Square of www.seedingsquare.com Rebel green of www.rebelgreen.com Use coupon code WIVEG15 to save 15% at www.rebelgreen.com/shop Dripping Springs OLLAS of www.drippingspringsollas.com Saz Products of www.sazproducts.com Shield n seal of www.shieldnseal.com Pomona Universal Pectin of www.pomonapectin.com Flame Engineering Inc. of www.flameengineering.com Eco Garden Systems of www.ecogardensystems.com Made of recycled materials in the U.S It is a raised garden bed offers sustainable organic gardening that is environmentally sound. Use coupon code Wiveg125 to save $125 & Free Shipping (a $250 vale) on the Eco Garden Original Garden unit only in stone color must be purchased through the Eco Garden Systems website www.ecogardensystems.com/store valid thru Dec 31 2018 Outpost Natural Foods Co-op of www.outpost.coop Manure tea of www.manuretea.com The Gardener's Hollow Leg of www.thegardenershollowleg.com Save 10% use veggies at checkout Handy Safety Knife of www.handysafetyknife.com Use promo code WVG to get 10% off and free shipping one time use only. Bio Safe of www.biosafe.net 10% on your next order use coupon code TWVG at check out Chapin Manufacturing Inc. of www.chapinmfg.com The Plant Booster of www.plantbooster.net Tall Earth of www.tallearth.com save 15% on orders placed on, TallEarth.com. use WISCONVEG at checkout Purple cow organics of https://www.purplecoworganics.com

Replay of The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Radio Show from 8-4-18 on 860AM WNOV and W293cx 106.5 FM Milwaukee WI, listen here during show hours Saturdays 9-10 am CST https://tinyurl.com/zvh5kaz Thank you for listening and downloading the show Topics: Joey and Holly talk about watering how to do it what to do it with and fall planting what you can plant for a fall harvest and their Guest from http://imperfectproduce.com/ Reilly Brock Watering Tree diaper, dripping springs ollas, plant booster, Water at base of plants Water schedule Mulch Water at the right time Irrigate efficiently Container size Rainwater collection Fall planting Start right in ground Cool weather crops – lettuce, spinach, radish, peas, beets, carrots Average 1st frost is 10-20 of October – 60 to 70 days Non frost sensitive plants Imperfect produce was founded almost 3 years ago. The company was founded to help fight food waste and continues to grow to bring fresh, and not the most perfect produce to people but its beneficial to farms, the environment, consumers, and more! We are talking with Reilly from Imperfect Produce! 1.What classifies a fruit or vegetable being imperfect? 2.Where do you find this imperfect produce or how do farmers find you? 3.Can people sign up all over the US? 4.How much produce goes to waste because it’s “imperfect”? 5.Who does imperfect produce benefit? 6.Why should any individual care that the imperfect produce is going to waste? 7.How do people find out more and sign up? https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/radio/ check out highlights of past show podcast and video https://thewisconsinvegetablegardener.com/video-series/highlights-podcast/ Email your questions to TWVGshow@gmail.com tweet us as #twvg or @twvgshow The show runs March - Oct Saturday morning’s 9-10am cst Check out the following sponsors that Make the radio show possible: IV Organics: http://ivorganics.com/ MI Gardener: http://migardener.com/ Use coupon code SHARE10 to save 10% off your 1st order. Beans & Barley: http://www.beansandbarley.com/ Bobbex: http://www.bobbex.com/ Rootmaker: https://rootmaker.com/ Plant Success organics: https://plantsuccessorganics.com/ Woodmans Food Stores: https://www.woodmans-food.com/ Root assassin shovel: https://rootassassinshovel.com/ Bluemel's Garden & Landscape Center Family owned, independent garden and landscape center that has been servicing the metro-Milwaukee area since 1955. 4930 W. Loomis RD. 414-282-4220 http://bluemels.com/ Hoss Tools of www.hosstools.com Tree Diaper of www.treediaper.com Seedling Square of www.seedingsquare.com Rebel green of www.rebelgreen.com Use coupon code WIVEG15 to save 15% at www.rebelgreen.com/shop Dripping Springs OLLAS of www.drippingspringsollas.com Saz Products of www.sazproducts.com Shield n seal of www.shieldnseal.com Pomona Universal Pectin of www.pomonapectin.com Flame Engineering Inc. of www.flameengineering.com Eco Garden Systems of www.ecogardensystems.com Made of recycled materials in the U.S It is a raised garden bed offers sustainable organic gardening that is environmentally sound. Use coupon code Wiveg125 to save $125 & Free Shipping (a $250 vale) on the Eco Garden Original Garden unit only in stone color must be purchased through the Eco Garden Systems website www.ecogardensystems.com/store valid thru Dec 31 2018 Outpost Natural Foods Co-op of www.outpost.coop Manure tea of www.manuretea.com The Gardener's Hollow Leg of www.thegardenershollowleg.com Save 10% use veggies at checkout Handy Safety Knife of www.handysafetyknife.com Use promo code WVG to get 10% off and free shipping one time use only. Bio Safe of www.biosafe.net 10% on your next order use coupon code TWVG at check out Chapin Manufacturing Inc. of www.chapinmfg.com The Plant Booster of www.plantbooster.net Tall Earth of www.tallearth.com save 15% on orders placed on, TallEarth.com. use WISCONVEG at checkout Purple cow organics of https://www.purplecoworganics.com

A Conversation With Topher About Imperfect Produce And What They Are Doing About Food Waste. To Find Out More About Imperfect Produce Please Visit Them Online At - https://www.imperfectproduce.com/

Mentioned in this episode: Retreat Preview List: http://bit.ly/2LB8pcU  Saje Wellness Yoga Event: http://bit.ly/2uziqOn  Episode 31 with Sadie Lincoln: https://www.thehealthymaven.com/2017/10/episode-31.html  Episode 33 with Jessamyn Stanley: https://www.thehealthymaven.com/2017/10/episode-33.html  Episode 43 with Ella Mills of Deliciously Ella: https://www.thehealthymaven.com/2018/01/episode-43-ella-mills-from-deliciously-ella.html  Episode 45 with Reilly Brock from Imperfect Produce: https://www.thehealthymaven.com/2018/01/episode-45.html  Episode 50 with Latham Thomas from Mama Glow: https://www.thehealthymaven.com/2018/02/episode-50.html Episode 52 with Ezzie Spencer from Lunar Abundance: https://www.thehealthymaven.com/2018/03/episode-52.html  Episode 55 with Kait Hurley: https://www.thehealthymaven.com/2018/03/episode-55.html  and her book recommendation, What Made Maddy Run: https://amzn.to/2OeTWCg  Episode 56 with Megan Faletra: https://www.thehealthymaven.com/2018/04/episode-56.html  Episode 60 with Jasmina Aganovic from Mother Dirt: https://www.thehealthymaven.com/2018/05/episode-60.html  Episode 63 with Kat Dahlen: https://www.thehealthymaven.com/2018/06/episode-63.html  Episode 64 with Cassie Johnston from Wholefully: https://www.thehealthymaven.com/2018/06/episode-64.html  Episode 68 with Lara Briden: https://www.thehealthymaven.com/2018/07/episode-68.html  It's the official end of Season 3 AH! There really is no method to the madness when it comes to the various seasons of the show other than to let my gut dictate when it's time to close one chapter and prep for another. It's just feeling like the right time to end season 3 with a few weeks off to make some tweaks and improvements before we kick off season 4. Luckily there are 70 shows out there to keep you entertained while I do a little restructuring and take some time off to reset. I thought it would be fun to reflect back on season 3 and pick out some of the top lessons I've learned from the show. Truthfully, I don't go back to listen to old episodes (it's weird hearing your own voice!), but from the 40 episodes this season, a bunch of important lessons learned still stand-out. Today's episode will be all about these lessons and why they've stuck with me. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so that you know when I'm back from my short hiatus. In the meantime, enjoy! Join The Healthy Maven Tribe to ask guest questions and to find out who will be on the show before anyone else! http://facebook.com/groups/THMTribe Please don't forget to rate + review in iTunes if you love the podcast. Your comments and subscriptions help us make the podcast best for you!

Did you know that one in five fruits and vegetables are considered too ugly for grocery stores, meaning that billions of pounds of fresh fruits and veggies every year never make it to a store? And more so, that actually 40 % of all food that is produced gets thrown away? From an environmental point of view, the food we waste is responsible for roughly 8 percent of all global emissions. YIKES! But, like with any alarming facts like these, there’s room for positivity and solutions. In this episode, get ready to learn a thing or two about food; how you can get better at making the most of what you buy, how to make sure you don’t shop too much in the first place, and how to support ways that those “ugly” produces find a home. According to Project Drawdown (scientific research led by Paul Hawken), reducing food waste is number 3 on the list of the 100 most efficient ways of reducing global warming, so step up your game and get to action with your food! Reilly Brock is a content manager for Imperfect Produce, and amazing company that sources ugly and surplus fruits and vegetables that would be thrown away, and deliver them to people’s doors. Website: www.imperfectproduce.com Instagram: @imperfectproduce Stay connected, say hi!Website: www.heychange.netIG: @HeyChange_PodcastHost: @AnneThereseBengtsson See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Dave talks about his experience with Imperfect Produce -- a food subscription company that can help save you money at the supermarket and delivers food right to your front doorstep. After, Dave takes a special request prior to diving into the weekly emails. To submit a question to Dave or TFWP, go to Thefinancialwellnesspodcast.com

Show Notes:Primal PasturesShine Cookbook The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanTaking Charge of Your FertilityWoman CodeHow to Skin BrushIberogast - motility tonicButcher BoxOne Stop Paleo Shop - use code NUTRITIONISH for 15% off & shop our curated boxes!Imperfect Produce - save 30-50% on produce & prevent food waste: use code nutritionwithchelsea for 10% off your first boxThrive MarketAllie’s grocery listChelsea’s websiteLearn about working with ChelseaBook a free 30 min discovery call with ChelseaChelsea’s InstagramJoin Chelsea’s private FB groupDownload Chelsea’s free “Break Free From Disordered Eating” E-bookAllie’s websiteLearn about working with AllieAllie’s InstagramSign up for Allie’s newsletter

Topics include Ohio State, Imperfect Produce, Southwest Airlines, Modest Mouse and Grocery Shopping Trivia on Chicago and 200 meters.

Today The Elevator is flooded with laughs + smiles because we are chatting with two of the funniest women in podcasting!! Elizabeth Kott and Stephanie Simbari are the two wonderful women behind That’s So Retrograde, a show that brings wellness, fashion, pop culture, and being REAL together into one amazing package.   We chat about: Being more than a name Letting That’s So Retrograde take form organically Working in fashion + comedy Everybody’s unique journey to themselves Being in retrograde Getting into Whole30 Using your intuition Having compassion instead of judgement Events + retreats Gut health Elevating yourself   Resources: Check out That’s So Retrograde: ThatsSoRetrograde.com | @ThatsSoRetrograde Connect with Stephanie: @ssimbari Connect with Elizabeth: @ELIZABETHKOTT   Want to save money on fruits + veggies?   We LOVE Imperfect Produce because they bring fruits + veggies straight to our doors, all while saving us money and reducing food waste! How are they able to do all of that? Well, this produce isn’t “pretty” enough to meet supermarket standards, which means we’re able to get delicious + all-natural food for 30-50% less than in grocery stores. Conscious + Delicious = WIN!   You can get $10 off at Imperfect Produce by clicking this link! -- Elevate the Globe is produced by Podcast Masters

J went to the Modest Mouse concert, we discuss Ohio State, Imperfect Produce and Southwest Airlines.  Trivia on expensive shoes.

Every single day, we are finding new ways to incorporate high-vibrational living practices into our lives – so today, in celebration of Earth Day and International Composting Awareness Week, the episode is all about composting!   Our guest is Julia Mande, Director of Development at LA Compost, a non-profit organization working to connect the people of LA to the soil and each other through community compost hubs. We talk about how you can start composting (even if you live in an urban area), what exactly it is, and why it helps the whole Globe!   INSTAGRAM CHALLENGE   We are doing a composting challenge on instagram where we are asking you to compost for a week and post about it on instagram! Tag us @ElevateTheGlobe and invite your friends to join!!   Learn more at http://elevatetheglobe.com/posts/composting-etg-compost-challenge.   We chat about: Learning about LA Compost from Imperfect Produce at Longevity Now (you can get $10 off at Imperfect Produce by clicking this link!) Composting + climate change The good bacteria in composted soil that heals the planet + individuals How Julia went from the hospitality industry to composting Connecting people through community compost hubs Studying astrology Experiencing burnout + following your passion The surprisingly sweet smell of compost Growing up composting The four vital ingredients of compost How composting helps you realize what you’re wasting The global effect of composting Food actually doesn’t break down in landfills! Learning through doing The problem with synthetic fertilizer   Resources: Check out LA Compost: LAcompost.org | @lacompost Connect with Julia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliamande/?hl=en (@juliamande) Join The Elevate the Globe Facebook Community Get $10 off at Imperfect Produce by clicking this link!   Join Britt + Tara in their membership community: 528 Academy!   We have a beautiful community of high-vibe people, and we want you to to be a part of it! We’re sharing recipes, challenging each other, aligning ourselves with the astrology of the month, and meditating together – and it’s been absolutely insane so far!! Plus, Britt + Tara will be teaching a LIVE Kundalini Meditation class every quarter!   You can join 528 Academy by going to elevatetheglobe.com/528academy Elevate the Globe is produced by Podcast Masters

In French, "jolie laide" means "pretty and ugly"; it's a way to describe something that is unconventionally beautiful. This homage to jolie laide foods will explore the idea that deliciousness can come where you least expect it, from misshapen fish meatballs to organ meat that only a zombie could love. Some consumers may fall for the illusion of perfection, but companies such as UglyRipe and Imperfect Produce have made a point of promoting flavor over façade. (Bruised tomatoes may not be the most slightly, but they make a great sauce!) We'll examine the notion of perfection of taste vs. perfection of image

In French, "jolie laide" means "pretty and ugly"; it's a way to describe something that is unconventionally beautiful. This homage to jolie laide foods will explore the idea that deliciousness can come where you least expect it, from misshapen fish meatballs to organ meat that only a zombie could love. Some consumers may fall for the illusion of perfection, but companies such as UglyRipe and Imperfect Produce have made a point of promoting flavor over façade. (Bruised tomatoes may not be the most slightly, but they make a great sauce!) We'll examine the notion of perfection of taste vs. perfection of image

Episode Forty- Eight of the IdeaPod. In this episode, we come up with big ideas in under five minutes. We come up with creative solutions for the produce delivery service Imperfect Produce. Rock on Twisty Carrots. Read More The post #48 The Twisty Carrots appeared first on Bandwidth Marketing.

Antar the Bartender joins to enjoy some banter on the pinnacle experience of Lollapalooza, Imperfect Produce, J had a Happy Hour at Taco Bell and trivia on Abe Lincoln and Mount Fuji.   A Double Feature! Enjoy J-unit and the Ginger's Life Lessons (original air date April 9th, 2016)

It is no secret that I adore Imperfect Produce. Besides the fact that they save me SO much money each month on my grocery bill, I love that I get access to fresh fruits and veggies, all while saving the planet. Yes...it is THAT amazing. It's one of those companies that seems so obvious in concept, you wonder why it didn't exist sooner. But more on that in the episode... I wanted to bring on a member of the Imperfect team to not only share all about IP's mission, but also talk about the huge issue that is food waste in this country. It's not as simple as those soggy carrots at the bottom of your produce drawer. It goes so much deeper than that. So today's episode is talking about the many points of intersection when it comes to food waste and how to manage it in this country. Reilly, who is the hilarious voice behind IP's brand is on the show today to talk about all of these points, but also about root to leaf cooking and tips and tricks on how to reduce your food waste individually, while IP tackles the issue on a larger scale. Here are a few other things we discussed in today's episode: How Imperfect Produce got started and why tackle food waste? How big is the food waste problem and how Imperfect Produce is tackling these issues Why so much food goes to waste even when it's great quality Eating sustainably from a food waste perspective Does local and seasonal make a difference and why we need to rethink seasonal What is the "New Year No Waste Challenge" and how to preserve, reuse and eat all your fruits and vegetables Root-to-stem eating and other healthy habits to reduce your food waste Where to next for Imperfect Produce! Mentioned in this episode: Vegetable Stock recipe using veggie scraps My Imperfect Produce Unboxing video Join The Healthy Maven Tribe to ask guest questions and to find out who will be on the show before anyone else! http://facebook.com/groups/THMTribe Please don't forget to rate + review in iTunes if you love the podcast. Your comments and subscriptions help us make the podcast best for you! Follow Reilly and Imperfect Produce: Website: https://www.imperfectproduce.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/imperfectproduce Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imperfectproduce/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Imperfectfruit

Time stamped show notes: [0:39] Introduction to Evan Lutz and Hungry Harvest [4:50] Where he sees the future of technology going with produce [7:28] How we would redesign food production if we could [9:46] Journey to reach where he is now [13:18] Conscious Capitalism - Milton Friedman [14:06] 5 Stakeholders - buyers, suppliers, community, employees, and shareholders [14:43] Profit is not a goal; it's a byproduct of creating great value for stakeholders. [33:14] Great businesses are not built on the shoulders of accomplishments. They're built on the shoulders of learning from mistakes and failure. [34:24] Takeaways from his organization's growth Three key points: 5 Stakeholders - buyers, suppliers, community, employees, and shareholders Profit is not a goal; it's a byproduct of creating great value for stakeholders. Great businesses are not built on the shoulders of accomplishments. They're built on the shoulders of learning from mistakes and failure. Resources mentioned: Ford Pinto Case - https://users.wfu.edu/palmitar/Law&Valuation/Papers/1999/Leggett-pinto.html   The Kitchen Community - https://thekitchencommunity.org Headspace - App (meditation) Imperfect Produce - https://www.imperfectproduce.com/ Last question: Help spread the word about what produce is, and what it is supposed to look like and taste like. Use EvanLutz to sign up at www.hungryharvest.net. Contact him: partners@hungryharvest.net Follow on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook: @HungryHarvest

Sherród’s back from Egypt and Danielle’s blood pressure is still all the way up. This week we’re running down Danielle’s trip to Atlantic City, Sherród eating his way through Egypt and London, how to eat affordably, why ugly produce matters, and of course all the things we love, hate, and ate. Instacrushes: * @sarah_c_owens: https://www.instagram.com/sarah_c_owens/ * @ohsweetbasil: https://www.instagram.com/ohsweetbasil/ * @emcdowell: https://www.instagram.com/emcdowell/ Topics: * Pico Taqueria: http://www.picotaqueria.com * Aish Baladi: https://www.google.com/search?q=aish+baladi * Virginia Beach Restaurant Association: https://www.dineinvb.com * Nomarama: https://www.nomarama.org * I Heart Food VB: http://www.i-heart-food.com * Kitchen Ambush: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8R95Bqqa7lO4AHdewHqxyw * Nightingale Ice Cream Sandwiches: http://www.nightingaleicecream.com * Bida Manda: http://bidamanda.com * Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill Atlantic City: https://www.gordonramsayrestaurants.com/pub-and-grill-atlantic-city/ * The Route 58 Delicatessen: http://www.58deli.com * Gilchrist Restaurant Atlantic City: http://gilchristrestaurant.com * Imperfect Produce: https://www.imperfectproduce.com * Ugly Foods in France: http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/12/09/369613561/in-europe-ugly-sells-in-the-produce-aisle * What the Health: http://www.whatthehealthfilm.com * Sweet Combforts: https://www.instagram.com/sweetcombforts

Episode #36 (9.12.17) of Punk Rock and Politics Michael takes you to Sunstock Solar Festival in LA, the music festival that is 100% powered by the sun!This episode features interviews or speeches from:  Skylar Funk the cofounder of Sunstock, Robert Delong, Soft White Sixties, Elliott Gonzales with Oil Money Out & Stop Fracking LA, Coalition 350 (Long Beach), Zero Waste Co, Imperfect Produce, This episode features music from:Soft White Sixties, Fuzzy Crystals, Trapdoor Social, Let's get to the political mosh pit at Sunstock Solar Festival 2017!

On this episode of Eating Matters host Jenna Liut and associate producer Taylor Lanzet discuss the prevalence and repercussions of antibiotic use in our food system. Emilie Aguirre, an Academic Fellow at the Resnick Center for Food Law and Policy at UCLA’s School of Law, provides an overview of the current regulatory landscape and what conscious consumers need to know. Later on the show, we speak with Ben Simon, co-founder & CEO of Imperfect Produce, an innovative ugly produce company based in San Francisco.

133 Billion pounds of food is wasted each year — and most of that comes from us! Consumer demand and ignorance of the law are among the principle reasons that supermarkets dispose of perfectly good produce. Our guest heretic Evan Hazelett of ImperfectProduce.com is doing something about it. Imperfect Produce delivers the freshest, less than perfect-looking fruits and vegetables to homes throughout San Francisco and the Bay Area in California at a fraction of supermarket prices. This isn't rotten produce, just produce that's either too small, too big, slightly blemished or otherwise less than beautiful to the average consumer. In this episode, you'll learn how to choose the juiciest oranges every time, reduce food waste in your own home, inspire others to make use of produce that would otherwise rot on the ground and the best way to store your bananas.