We're on a roadtrip. We get some real feedback on wine in the Okanagan valley, and the BC Fruit Grower's situation.

If you're curious what we're doing, head to our instagram to check out where we are and what we're doing.

Thank you for Paul Martin from Peter's YIG, Avi and Binne from Farming Karma and of course, to Peter Boyd, Peter's YIG for setting all this up.

David Giffin shares his journey in establishing a hemp business. We talk about the challenges of hemp - the launch of the Earthli brand, addressing marketing challenges and consumer misconceptions about hemp.

Find David here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-giffin-899947163/

Find Earthli foods here: https://earthli.ca/

Andrew Elliott, former President of Foley's Chocolates comes on to talk about growing companies and the importance of leadership. This was our first live podcast, filmed and recorded at JJ Bean's in East Vancouver.

You can find Andrew here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-elliott-936bba26/

A coast to coast podcast. Patrick Griffin, the Founder of the Oat Company joins us from Newfoundland. We talk about Patrick's move from public policy to oat maker, the logistics of manufacturing product from the east coast and trying to make it across the country.

Check out the Oat Company here: https://www.oatcompany.com/

Find Patrick here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-griffin-94397556/

We catch up with Michael Mazur, President at Freshfield Naturals, Inc. Freshfield won the 2024 CHFA Launchpad award in Vancouver

To check out Freshfield, head to https://freshfield.life/

To reach Michael: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micmazur/

Spreading the popcorn gospel. Tanner Townsend talks about switching crops, and becoming Canada's largest popcorn grower.

check out Uncle Bob's popcorn here: https://www.ontariopoppingcorn.com/

Tanner isn't on Linkedin much, but he's here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanner-townsend/

Retailing is an art and a grind. Kristina Cavallari has both - the art to retailing and the grit to grind it out in retail. We talk about Aura Natural Market, how Kristina thinks about retail and serving her customers.

In case you're wondering what the store looks like...we filmed a tour. https://youtu.be/Pshrw-SMKbk

To find Kristina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristina-cavallari-923341b4/

To find Kurt Astle: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurt-astle-22343a170/

To find Aura Natural Market: https://www.auramarket.ca/

We got together with Todd Fisher from KC and Sukaina Sumar-Ebrahim from Foodbanks Mississauga to talk about the partnership they've built, and the new challenges that a "temporary" solution like a food bank is supposed to solve.

To find out more about Mississauga Food Banks: https://www.foodbanksmississauga.ca/

Find Sukaina here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sukaina-sumar-ebrahim/

Find Todd here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-fisher-0b56493/