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In this episode co-founder and CEO Mike Winik of OurHarvest an online farmers market joins host Marc Murphy. Hear how Mike quit his job in finance and followed his passion for cooking to turn it into something good for the world. Ever wonder how your food reaches the grocery store from a farm? And how long its journey actually is? Listen as they discuss how his business really helps farmers as well as the food system and translates unto the customer. Learn about how it has grown during Covid-19 and how grocery shopping could look like in the future. Last but not least get the inside scoop on the popularity of a very particular strawberry that is all the rage! Links: https://www.instagram.com/chefmarcmurphy/ https://www.instagram.com/ourharvest/ https://www.instagram.com/littlestar84/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
On this episode of Eating Matters, host Jenna Liut speaks with Ricardo Salvador, senior scientist and director of the Food and Environment program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, and Allison Aubrey, food and health correspondent for NPR news, about the connection between crop subsidies and public health. Later in the show, Jenna is joined by Mike Winik, Co-Founder of OurHarvest, our featured startup of the week.
This week on Tech Bites Host Jennifer Leuzzi interviews Scott Reich and Mike Winik, founders of Our Harvest. Scott and Mike discuss the pros and cons of running a business that depends on long term production of products and the collection of massive amounts of data. Scott and Mike want to help people get better locally sourced food, while helping support the lives of local farmers, and they believe they can do all this through data predictions. This program was brought to you by Route 11 Potato Chips. “Its an ongoing constant dialogue with the farmer, making sure they get a fare share and the customer gets a fair price.” [14:00] “We’re offering a truly curated experience in a modern way, just using technology.” [19:00] — Scott Reich and Mike Winik on Tech Bites
Smart People Should Build Things: The Venture for America Podcast
In this episode, Jeremy Shinewald sits down with Scott Reich and Mike Winik, childhood friends and Co-Founders of OurHarvest, a company that works with local farms to bring fresh food directly to consumers at an affordable price. The duo discuss the inception of OurHarvest, the 24/7 reality of working with fresh food, doing their part to eliminate food insecurity, developing partnerships with established brands like Equinox and Uber—and trading corporate jobs "for being hugged by farmers every day."