Podcast appearances and mentions of scott soares

Join Anthony Owen, President of Annuity Agents Alliance, and long-term-care and life insurance expert Scott Soares for product training and sales strategies regarding simplified issued annuity and life insurance long-term-care products.   Learn more about Annuity Agents Podcast hosted by Anthony Owen plus the notes for each episode at https://agentsannuity.wpengine.com/podcast/.   Follow us on social! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/annuity-agents-alliance Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnnuityAgents Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnnuityAgents Anthony Owen goes over a low-cost, high-impact workshop solicitation system brought to you by Annuity Agents Alliance in combination with internet reputation, digital drip systems, and social media posting.  In addition, Annuity Agents Alliance offers workshop presentation mentoring at no cost.   Learn more about Annuity Agents Podcast hosted by Anthony Owen plus the notes for each episode at https://agentsannuity.wpengine.com/podcast/.   Follow us on social! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/annuity-agents-alliance Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnnuityAgents Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnnuityAgents YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8340hZsanks7obUAnNeK0w

Ep. 93: Congressman Jim McGovern, US Rep. Massachusetts 2nd  -ft. cohost: Scott Soares, former Mass Ag Commish & shellfish leader  || For episode 93 we welcome US Congressman from the Massachusetts 2nd district, Jim McGovern.  Representative McGovern’s district ranges from Worcester to the Pioneer Valley, and includes a good portion of the Connecticut River – the lifeblood for much of the state’s remaining dairy & orchard infrastructure. McGovern’s district also includes the Quabbin Reservoir – the largest inland body of water in the State – which also happens to supply Boston and much of the metro area with crystal clear, world class drinking water. On the Hill, Congressman McGovern is the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Nutrition, and House Committee on Agriculture.   Rep. McGovern is also a member of the national dairy and cranberry caucuses.  Jim is an evangelist for food access and nutrition. He’s a leading voice for farmland, and natural land preservation – and not just for the Commonwealth, but through large federal programs that impact the entire country.   Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) is also a co-sponsor of ‘The Green New Deal’ with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA).  Through-out the conversation we hear about Representative McGovern’s view on the future of federal policies to support a stable country and planet.  Could sequestering carbon into farmland be our saving grace?  Could the USDA and the US Government lead the way? In our 45 minute discussion we look at the future of food and its production through a federal lens, as well as for the 1800 farms in his home district in Massachusetts.  We discuss both the positive steps forward in the latest version of the farm bill, as well as some of the intrinsic problems of this huge and glacial policy bucket. We look at the discrepancies in supporting big vs. small farms.  It was recently announced that US Farm income hit $88 Billion – the highest since 2014.  But, nearly 40% of that 2019 farm income income will come from federal aid.  Much of that has been tied to disaster assistance, and aid for the current trade war.  But, Chapter 12 farm bankruptcies are up 24% over the last year, at their highest levels since 2011.  That’s the crux of the issue – big farms are getting paid, and small farms are going out of business. Hear how this can change! Joining in as cohost is Scott Soares.  Soares is former commissioner of Agriculture in Massachusetts, and served as the Director of USDA Rural Development for Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island for the Obama administration.  Scott has 15 years of fishery and aquaculture experience prior to that – including early in his career serving as the 1st Massachusetts coordinator of aquaculture for nearly a decade. Soares has recently returned to these roots by taking on the role of the Mass Shellfish Initiative coordinator.  Scott and Congressman McGovern are good friends, and that quickly becomes evident only a few minutes into our chat.  We try to keep the conversation lively and upbeat, while still evaluating important subject matter. So, if you want to hear how systems thinking connects food, health and stability.  Or, if you want to know more about how farm raised fish in land based RAS systems could regulated and propagated by the USDA. Or, if you want to learn more about the perils of New England dairy, and what can be done about it. Or, how hemp is an agricultural product for medication, fiber and material sciences to replace plastics – tune-in to learn more about what’s going on in Massachusetts’s 2nd, and on the Hill.   www.SourcingMatters.show

Ep. 61: A.G. Kawamura, Founding Member Orange County Produce -ft. cohost: Scott Soares, former Mass Ag Commish & shellfish farming leader  || A.G. Kawamura is third generation fruit and vegetable grower and shipper from Orange County. He is the former Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (2003-2010). As a progressive urban farmer, A.G. has a lifetime of experience working within the shrinking rural and urban boundaries of Southern California. Through his company, Orange County Produce, LLC, he is engaged in building an exciting, interactive 21st century 100 acre agricultural showcase at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine, CA.  In our 45 minute conversation we discuss California's massive impact on our food system. We also discuss climate, water, citrus, berries & produce, the Government, and the system as a whole. Joining-in as cohost is the talented and knowledgable Scott Soares. Soares is former commissioner of Massachusetts Agriculture, and served as the Director of USDA Rural Development for Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island for the Obama administration.  Scott has 15 years of fishery and aquaculture experience prior to that - including early in his career serving as the 1st Massachusetts coordinator of aquaculture for nearly a decade.  TuneIn.   www.SourcingMatters.show

On episode 48 we welcome celebrated chef, advocate and food system reformer - Michael Leviton.  As past chef-owner of Boston area favorites Lumière and Area Four, Michael has recently spawned "Region Foodworks" - an initiative providing regionally sourced and produced bulk products for the institutional food service market. After working alongside some of the world’s best chefs at Square One, Le Cirque, and La Bernadin - Michael Leviton returned to his hometown of Newton, Massachusetts in 1999 to open Lumière.  In Lumière’s first two years in business, the restaurant was recognized as one of the Best New Restaurants in America by Bon Appétit, and Michael was named a Best New Chef by Food & Wine.  In 2011, Leviton opened Area Four, a wood-burning oven/bar and attached coffeehouse/bakery. Modern and minimalistic in both menu and design, each property earned local and national recognition for serving highest quality product, sourced locally and all scratch made, at a price point and in a setting that is accessible to all. Tune-In to our conversation to hear how Michael's experience San Francisco, New York and in Paris influenced this launch of these world-renowned restaurants in the suburbs of Boston.  Sourcing local food from regional farms using elevated production standards in the Northeast is surely how Leviton cast his name. But, his influence has since created a movement - and not just here, in the Northeast.  Leviton's time as chair of the organization 'The Chef's Collaborative' from 2010-2014 influenced a generation of top chefs.  He's established a tree of disciples and understudies who share similar interest for values in the food and neighborhoods they serve.   In fact, he's cultivated a formula that when put in the proper hands can be overlaid in many metropolitan burbs throughout the US.   Now, Michael works to maximize throughput of local and regional production by focusing his business on "offering producers a fair price for the work they do."  Through Regional FoodWorks it's Leviton's objective to rejigger supply chains by offering consistent demand for regional food - with -  business commitments for local producers - offering new growth and capacity-building opportunities for the regions he serves. Joining the chat as co-host is Scott Soares - former commissioner of Massachusetts Agriculture, and served as the Director of USDA Rural Development for Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island for the Obama administration.  Scott has 15 years of fishery and aquaculture experience prior to that - including early in his career serving as the 1st Massachusetts coordinator of aquaculture for nearly a decade. The scale that Leviton works in has changed, but he's maintained a commitment to food's value throughout each market he enters.  As he explains - he didn't start a chefs movement towards more local food on the East Coast, but he's surely instigated i!  And now, as a rock start of local and sustainable food - Michael Leviton is leveraging his voice to make more great things happen.    

On episode 45 we welcome Bill Mook, founder and CEO of Mook Sea farm. Mook Sea Farm is an oyster farm founded in 1985 on the Damariscotta River in Midcoast Maine. They rear the American oyster from egg to adult size. Currently, the hatchery produces 120 million juvenile oysters (seed) annually for sale to other oyster growers throughout the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast, and for our own cultivation of Wiley Point and Pemaquid Point oysters for the half-shell market. They’re surely good eating, but oysters represent so much good to their surrounds, the shared environments, and the communities they support. You see, each adult oyster filters 50 gallons of water daily, they restore keystone marine ecosystems, and they build protective reefs around susceptible coastal communities – protecting us from storm surge and severe weather events. In this 45 minute discussion Bill Mook goes into details describing why Oysters are so important to the stability of seas, and to our planet. As you’ll hear, Mook has implemented bleeding-edge R&D in his hatchery that is second to none. Innovations include development of methods for overwintering seed out of the water; a tidal powered nursery system; a vessel and gear for mechanizing the use of OysterGro™ cages; and a unique, energy efficient, and highly productive system for growing the micro-algae we use for food in the hatchery.  Effectively his approach to “brew” feed for Oysters, or for other animals for that matter, sets to be revolutionary. Joining the conversation as a first time co-host is Scott Soares.  Soares is former commissioner of Massachusetts Agriculture, and served as the Director of USDA Rural Development for Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island for the Obama administration.  Scott has 15 years of fishery and aquaculture experience prior to that – including early in his career serving as the 1st Massachusetts coordinator of aquaculture for nearly a decade. If you care about the health of the Oceans, the solidarity of working waterfronts & local economies, the sanctity of place, or if you just like to eat great seafood – have a listen to what this agent of change is doing in the clean cold waters of Maine.   www.SourcingMatters.show

To wrap up the 2017 season, Scott Soares of AFL Fan Zone joins Erik to talk about the state of the AFL and the breaking news about expansion. Finally, they break down the big game and give their final predictions.

To wrap up the 2017 season, Scott Soares of AFL Fan Zone joins Erik to talk about the state of the AFL and the breaking news about expansion. Finally, they break down the big game and give their final predictions.