Edible-Alpha® Podcast

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The Edible-Alpha® podcast is your source for actionable insights into making money in food.

Episode Date
Helping Food and Farm Entrepreneurs Access R&D Funding
Oct 27, 2022
Financial Lessons from a Successful Diversified Farm
Oct 13, 2022
Farmer Brothers Distill Grains into Profits
Sep 29, 2022
Sisters Succeed with Simple Syrup, Soda Shop, and Subscriptions
Sep 01, 2022
Doctor Turns Dates into Healthier Sweetener
Aug 18, 2022
SBDC Consultant Helps Food Businesses Go Global
Aug 04, 2022
Hill Valley Dairy Broadens Family Legacy
Jul 21, 2022
Grassway Organics Cultivates Community
Jul 07, 2022
Clean Beam Advances Food Safety for the 21st Century
Jun 23, 2022
Together Farms Diversifies into Agritourism
Jun 09, 2022
T4 Solutions Streamlines Grocery E-commerce
May 26, 2022
Flavor Temptations Finds Formula for Omnichannel Success
May 12, 2022
Doudlah Farms Organics Builds a Regenerative Legacy
Apr 28, 2022
Field to Freezer Streamlines Meat Processing
Apr 14, 2022
Exploring the Arc of Entrepreneurship with Kwadwo Owusu-Ofori
Mar 31, 2022
Acuity’s Manufacturing Pro Unpacks Risk Management
Feb 24, 2022
How Rustic Road Farm Became a Community Treasure
Feb 10, 2022
Sweet Pea’s Succeeds with Small-Town Pie Shop
Jan 27, 2022
Taste Profit Helps Businesses Strategize Digital Marketing
Dec 30, 2021
Betterbin Leverages Data to Demystify Recycling
Dec 16, 2021
B&E’s Trees Diversifies with Value-Added Brand Embark Maple
Dec 02, 2021
How Eco Practices Can Boost Farm Revenues
Nov 11, 2021
FACT Helps Farmers Raise Animals Humanely
Oct 21, 2021
Tera Johnson Shares FFI’s Impact and Opportunities
Oct 07, 2021
Dynamic Rhode Island Food Hub Connects Farmers and Eaters
Sep 16, 2021
Oregon Coast Wasabi Grows a Niche Market
Sep 02, 2021
Cricket Farmer Highlights the Potential of Insect Ag
Aug 19, 2021
Barn2Door Makes Direct-Selling Seamless for Farmers
Aug 05, 2021
From the Archives: Peter Robertson of RP's Pasta on Managing Growth And Changing With The Consumer
Jul 22, 2021
The Good Acre Food Hub Pivots to Hunger Relief
Jul 08, 2021
Forage Kombucha Expands from Restaurant to Retail Brand
Jun 24, 2021
Nordik Meats Opens Mid-Pandemic and Perseveres
Jun 10, 2021
How This Old Farm Built a Successful Meat Processing Business
May 27, 2021
Driftless Provisions Slices into the Charcuterie Business
May 06, 2021
Katie Mleziva Gets Real About Brand Strategy
Apr 22, 2021
Connoils Scales from One-Woman Op to One-Stop Shop
Apr 08, 2021
The Nuts and Bolts (and Benefits) of Scenario Planning
Mar 25, 2021
Mentorship and Sweat Equity Build Meadowlark Organics Value-Added Small Grain Farm Business
Mar 11, 2021
Expert Insights into Selling Successfully on Amazon
Feb 25, 2021
Breadtopia Builds off Pandemic Business Boom
Feb 11, 2021
Paul Willis Talks Scaling up Humanely Raised Pork
Jan 28, 2021
Impact Investing Fosters Organic Farmland Security
Jan 15, 2021
Gary Zimmer Shares How Healthy Soil Yields Success
Jan 01, 2021
Scaling Managed Dairy Grazing for Max Impact
Nov 27, 2020
Urban Ag Venture Blends Business and Social Mission
Nov 13, 2020
Transparency and Trust Fuel The Honest Bison’s Rapid Growth
Oct 30, 2020
Lost Creek Farm Shares the Stories Behind Food
Oct 15, 2020
For Atlantic Sea Farms, Mission Drives Market
Oct 02, 2020
Brix Cider Pivots to Food Hub to Withstand Pandemic
Sep 14, 2020
Regenerative Goat Dairy Explores Silvopasture
Sep 03, 2020
Bread SRSLY Puts People Ahead of Profit
Aug 21, 2020
Scout Canning Makes Shelf-Stable Seafood Sustainable
Aug 06, 2020
Transforming ‘Waste’ into Wow-Worthy Beverages
Jul 09, 2020
Reshaping the Supply Chain for Max Efficiency
Jun 29, 2020
How Self-Manufacturing Helps Food Brands Be Nimble
Jun 16, 2020
Building a Beverage Brand, from Foraging to Financing
May 27, 2020
The Inside Scoop on Selling Online Today
May 18, 2020
CFO Savvy for Growing Food Brands
May 01, 2020
Regenerating a Family Farm for the Future
Apr 17, 2020
Is Bankruptcy Best? How Food Businesses Can Decide
Apr 03, 2020
How Food and Farm Businesses Can Survive This Pandemic
Mar 23, 2020
Disrupting a Category with Innovation, Authenticity and Sustainability
Mar 06, 2020
The Importance of Getting New Food Products ‘Retail Ready’
Feb 24, 2020
Innovation and Differentiation Drive Success for Century Sun Oil
Feb 06, 2020
How Rural Food Businesses Can Thrive—and Revive Communities
Jan 24, 2020
Generating Income In A Small Diversified Vegetable Farm
Jan 05, 2020
Embracing the Entrepreneurial Spirt – Creating a Diversified Agritourism Business
Nov 29, 2019
Franchising Food Businesses With Jason Schleip
Oct 23, 2019
How SAGE revitalizes agriculture near cities
Sep 05, 2019
Visualizing The Food System With Kitchen Sync Strategies
Aug 15, 2019
“Rolling Up Your Sleeves” – How KTC Does Effective Food Business Consulting
Aug 01, 2019
Hospital-Based Farming - A Bridge To Community Health And Wellness
Jul 03, 2019
Transforming a Food Pantry into an Engine for Rural Prosperity
Jun 11, 2019
Leveraging Plant Based Foods For Rural Prosperity
May 23, 2019
The Chesterhill Produce Auction: A Catalyst For Produce Producers
May 09, 2019
At Evolve Brands, Strategy is Everything
Apr 23, 2019
How The Fair Food Fund’s Patient Capital Yields Great Impact
Mar 21, 2019
Tim Keane On Golden Angels Investors’ Funding Philosophy
Mar 07, 2019
Joel Solomon On How Food Businesses Can Be Part Of The Clean Money Revolution
Feb 07, 2019
Peter Robertson of RP’s Pasta On Managing Growth And Changing With The Consumer
Jan 24, 2019
Ownership Differentiates Willy St. Co-op In A Changing Grocery Market
Jan 10, 2019
A Food Hub’s Diverse Food Shed For A Resilient Future
Nov 29, 2018
Food Entrepreneurship and Resilience - A Funky Fresh Take With Trueman McGee
Oct 18, 2018
ReGrained, A Business Model For The Long Term And The Planet
Sep 25, 2018
Grow Your Food Brand On Amazon, If You Constantly Optimize
Sep 06, 2018
How A Bank Can Strengthen Farming Communities Through Innovative Lending
Aug 23, 2018
How This Hard Cider Business Is Learning From "The Struggle"
Jul 19, 2018
Growing A Successful Retail Food Co-op By Meeting Your Member's Needs
Jun 21, 2018
The Farmer Education Continuum In The Colorado Mountains
Jun 07, 2018
How Tribe 9 Foods Balances Economies Of Scale With A Changing Marketplace
May 24, 2018
Angela Mavridis Of TRIBALÍ Foods On Resonating With Your Tribe
May 10, 2018
How Union Kitchen’s Ecosystem Helps Build Profitable Food Businesses
Apr 19, 2018
Value-Added Producer Grants With Jim Gage
Apr 05, 2018
Rightsizing The Ship: A Farmer’s Tale of Scaling Down
Mar 22, 2018
Scaling Innovative Food Products At The Right Time
Mar 08, 2018
Impact Investing In Regenerative Agriculture
Feb 16, 2018
How Seal The Seasons Matches Mission With Scale
Feb 01, 2018
How Top Note Tonic Pivoted Beverage Categories and Understood Their Market
Jan 18, 2018
MobCraft Beer’s Creative Sourcing of Recipes and Financing
Jan 04, 2018
Growing Madison Sourdough Intentionally Through Vertical Integration
Dec 21, 2017
Jonny Hunter Of Underground Food Collective On Thinking Bigger in the Food System
Dec 07, 2017
A Steady, Slow Growth Path For Quince and Apple's Niche Domination
Nov 22, 2017
How Love The Wild Built A National Brand For Frozen Farmed Fish
Nov 16, 2017
Refining Your Processes and Building Great Financial Packages For Your Food Business
Nov 02, 2017
Building Great Financial Systems For Your Food Business
Oct 20, 2017
Food Business Brands Evolve With The Consumer
Sep 29, 2017
The Capital Conundrum of Rural Economic Development
Sep 11, 2017
Midwestern BioAg and The Business of Biological Farming
Aug 21, 2017
New Product Development and Rollouts For National Food and Beverage Brands: A Process
Aug 16, 2017
Shared-Use Kitchens And Their Tenants: A Shared Path to Financial Sustainability
Jul 19, 2017
Considering Manufacturing In-House? Waste Can Be A Resource That Improves Your Food Business’ Bottom Line
Jul 08, 2017
How Much Is My Company Worth? Company Valuations With LBW Wealth
Jun 24, 2017
SBA 504 Loans with Diane Byler of WBD
Jun 09, 2017
Food Hubs with Tara Roberts-Turner of the Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative
May 19, 2017
Farm Credit With Paul Dietmann of Badgerland Financial
May 05, 2017
Black Earth Meats Evolves Into Conscious Carnivore
Apr 20, 2017
Biological Farming and Human Scale Meat
Apr 07, 2017
A Food Business Model Journey with Leanne Cordisco of the Chocolaterian Café
Mar 21, 2017
Working With Credit Unions To Grow Your Food Business
Mar 07, 2017
Working With Alternative Lenders To Grow Your Food Business
Feb 18, 2017
Getting All The Way to a Strategic Investment In Your Food Company
Feb 02, 2017
What's In a Name? Trademark Protection for Your Food or Beverage Brand
Jan 20, 2017
Running the Gauntlet: Leveraging Legal Rights and Regs in Craft Beer Startups
Jan 05, 2017
Formation Documents, Raising Equity, and Protecting Recipes
Dec 02, 2016
Growing An Artisan Cheese Company By Selling Direct to Consumers
Nov 18, 2016
Building Yumbutter Into a National Nut and Seed Butter Brand
Nov 08, 2016