The creators of Produce Buzz, Theresa Nolan, Rick Stepp and Edwin Stepp, are siblings who grew up on fruit and vegetable farms and helped their father run a wholesale produce business. When they get together at family reunions the conversation will always include a healthy dose of anecdotes about the world of fresh produce. And if their gathering involves a visit to a grocery store, there is no doubt that most of the time there will be spent poring over the shelves in the produce section. Recognizing that the world is facing serious health crises, many of which can be alleviated by eating more fresh, natural foods, they wanted to share their passion for fresh produce and enlist others with the same fanatical appreciation for fruits and vegetables to do the same. Their hope is that passion will become contagious and help reverse modern society's struggle to stay healthy. Please join them and spread Produce Buzz!
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I love talking with Produce Buzz. The podcast is great, its fun, informative and entertaining. It was a real pleasure to be on this episode. Thx! for the good vibes! Edwin Stepp Rick Stepp Cynthia Benedetto Theresa Nolan Raul Fernandez Thx! Dreams #farmworkers #socialimpact #doinggood https://lnkd.in/e6nBAeq4
You may have noticed that beautiful, delicious cherries are starting to show up in the produce sections of your favorite grocery stores. Yes, it’s a wonderful time of year when the new crop makes its way to the fresh produce aisle. Our guest this week has spent his career at one of the largest and premier fruit growers in the nation. Mac Riggan is the Director of Marketing for Chelan Fresh and the Joyfully Grown brand, one of the largest growers and shippers of cherries in North America. Mac estimates that they harvest about 120 billion cherries a year! Chelan Fresh is a shipper of apples, pears, and cherries owned by the farmers who grow the fruit. Their farms are family-owned, many of which are now being led by the fourth, fifth, and even sixth generation of those families. Growing fruit and growing it well is just in their genes. As cherry season is now starting, we are delighted to have Mac on the show today to tell us about the delicious varieties of this fruit that Chelan Fresh grows. Tune in to learn how cherries are grown and the challenges the growers face in their labor of love to bring you these delicious treats. Just ask your smartphone or smart speaker to "Play the Produce Buzzers Podcast" or click the link below. https://lnkd.in/erwcmCDs #chelanfresh #joyfullygrown #cherrries #washingtoncherries #sweetcherries #rainiercherries #macriggan #producebuzz #producebuzzerspodcast #fruitsandveggies #haveaplant #familyfarms #howfruitisgrown #washingtonstatefruit #fruitgrowers #howarecherriesgrown #allaboutcherries #howtoselectcherries
What an interesting time we had with Daniel Spellman of the National Mango Board. We had a lot of laughs (corny puns and "Dad" jokes) while learning a lot about the world's most popular fruit!
Thank you to the Produce Buzz for featuring our Director of Marketing, Daniel Spellman, to discuss the latest in the Mango Industry. #mango #mangos #produce #producebuzz https://lnkd.in/eKR7NQTb
Time once again to celebrate a quintessential American holiday; Cinco de Mayo! Yes, that's right. It's more American than Mexican despite celebrating the wonderful culture of our neighbors down south. Most people don't know the history of Cinco de Mayo. And even more don't realize that the battle it celebrates was more important for the United States than for Mexico, even though Americans didn't fight in it. Tune it to learn the surprising history of the day. You will also learn how to pick the perfect avocado and keep them perfect for weeks, the amazing health benefits of cilantro, and all about limes. And we would be remiss if we didn't give you a great guacamole recipe along with the perfect Margarita recipe. Just ask your smartphone or smart speaker to "Play the Produce Buzzers Podcast" or click the link below. https://lnkd.in/e68CZC2S #cincodemayo #guacamole #avocados #avocadosfromMexico #perfectmargarita #guacamolerecipe #cilantro #healthbenefitsofcilantro #healthbenefitsofavocados #limes #margaritas #historyofcincodemayo #producebuzzerspodcast #producebuzzers #producebuzz #healthyeating #bestmargarita #californiaavocados #mexicanhistory #healthyavocados #cincodemayorecipe #howtokeepavocadosfresh #bestwaytostoreavocados #howtoselectavocados
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Do you think pink? Well now you can eat pink. Pink pineapples from Del Monte are available at Melissas.com. They are as delicious as they are beautiful. A great Mother's Day gift. Thanks to @robertschueller1 at @melissasproduce for letting us sample this exquisite fruit. Learn all about pink pineapples on our podcast featuring Robert. Visit the link below to hear it. https://lnkd.in/ecpqWxuz #robertschueller #melissasproduce #melissasworldvarietyproduce #exoticfruits #dragonfruit #weirdfruits #theproducebuzzers #producebuzzpodcast #pinkpineapple #newitemsinfreshproduce #pinkglowpineapple #delmonte
Do you think pink? Well now you can eat pink. Pink pineapples from Del Monte are available at Melissas.com. They are as delicious as they are beautiful. A great Mother's Day gift. Thanks to @robertschueller1 at @melissasproduce for letting us sample this exquisite fruit. Learn all about pink pineapples on our podcast featuring Robert. Visit the link below to hear it. https://lnkd.in/ecpqWxuz #robertschueller #melissasproduce #melissasworldvarietyproduce #exoticfruits #dragonfruit #weirdfruits #theproducebuzzers #producebuzzpodcast #pinkpineapple #newitemsinfreshproduce #pinkglowpineapple #delmonte
This week we are delighted to have Robert Schueller, Director of Public Relations at Melissa’s World Variety Produce, back on the show. Robert has been dubbed the “Produce Expert” by the media since he has unique access to such a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. He has written several books about the cornucopia Mother Nature has to offer in the world of fresh produce. In this week’s episode, Robert has a long list of new and delicious items from Melissa’s Produce, the largest purveyor of fresh produce in the U.S. Listen in to hear about spicy popcorn, ready-to-eat pastas, great spice blends, kumquats, Ojai Pixie tangerines, pink pineapple, quince paste, sweet young coconut, coconut flavored snacks, and a flight of dragonfruit! Just ask your smartphone or smart speaker to "Play the Produce Buzzers Podcast" or click the link below. https://lnkd.in/ecpqWxuz #robertschueller #melissasproduce #melissasworldvarietyproduce #exoticfruits #dragonfruit #pasta #ojaipixietangerines #tangerines #spiceblends #uniquespiceblends #cocsnax #coconutflavoredsnacks #coconutwater #sweetyoungcoconut #deliciousexoticfruits #crazyfruits #fruitadventures #tropicalfruits #weirdfruits #theproducebuzzers #producebuzzpodcast #kumquats #spicypeppers #spicypepperflavoredpopcorn #spicypopcorn #flavoredpopcorns #pinkpineapple #newitemsinfreshproduce
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A Group of Young People Are Diminishing a National Tragedy to Help Solve a National Emergency. Listen to the Inspiring Story of The Farmlink Project and Their Heroic Procurement Officer to Learn How Food Waste is Being Redirected to Hungry Families. This week we have an inspiring story to tell you about a group of young people who came together during the Covid crisis to help address one of the world’s biggest problems—hunger. And our guest today became one of their advisors and eventually a full-time soldier in their war against food insecurity. Luis Yepiz, the Chief Procurement Officer for The Farmlink Project, an organization based in Los Angeles, CA that connects farms that have surplus fruits and veggies to food banks and people in need. The organization is only about four years old, but in that short time they have delivered over 165 million pounds of food and over 137 million meals to people and families facing hunger. Luis has worked for over 20 years helping find food that was destined for the dump and redirecting it to people who most needed it. His personal story is also an inspiring one. A man with many talents, he works hours and hours tirelessly every day to fulfill what he believes is his calling. Luis knows how to connect people and build synergy among companies, farms, and charity organizations to get the job done most effectively. He is also talented in another way. He is a trained opera singer! And he will sing a few lines of one of his favorite melodies to show off his beautiful voice. Just ask your smartphone or smart speaker to "Play the Produce Buzzers Podcast" or click the link below. https://lnkd.in/eRTt-tX2 #foodwaste #hungerinamerica #farmlinkproject #solvinghunger #luisyepiz #producebuzz #producebuzzerspodcast #endingfoodwaste #donatefreshproduce #thefarmlinkproject #howtoendhunger #foodwasteandhunger #foodbanks #foodinsecurity #foodeserts #foodnutrition #nutritionversuscalories #freshproduce #donatefood #fooddonations #helpendhunger #oversupplyatfarms
A Group of Young People Are Diminishing a National Tragedy to Help Solve a National Emergency. Listen to the Inspiring Story of The Farmlink Project and Their Heroic Procurement Officer to Learn How Food Waste is Being Redirected to Hungry Families. This week we have an inspiring story to tell you about a group of young people who came together during the Covid crisis to help address one of the world’s biggest problems—hunger. And our guest today became one of their advisors and eventually a full-time soldier in their war against food insecurity. Luis Yepiz, the Chief Procurement Officer for The Farmlink Project, an organization based in Los Angeles, CA that connects farms that have surplus fruits and veggies to food banks and people in need. The organization is only about four years old, but in that short time they have delivered over 165 million pounds of food and over 137 million meals to people and families facing hunger. Luis has worked for over 20 years helping find food that was destined for the dump and redirecting it to people who most needed it. His personal story is also an inspiring one. A man with many talents, he works hours and hours tirelessly every day to fulfill what he believes is his calling. Luis knows how to connect people and build synergy among companies, farms, and charity organizations to get the job done most effectively. He is also talented in another way. He is a trained opera singer! And he will sing a few lines of one of his favorite melodies to show off his beautiful voice. Just ask your smartphone or smart speaker to "Play the Produce Buzzers Podcast" or click the link below. https://lnkd.in/eRTt-tX2 #foodwaste #hungerinamerica #farmlinkproject #solvinghunger #luisyepiz #producebuzz #producebuzzerspodcast #endingfoodwaste #donatefreshproduce #thefarmlinkproject #howtoendhunger #foodwasteandhunger #foodbanks #foodinsecurity #foodeserts #foodnutrition #nutritionversuscalories #freshproduce #donatefood #fooddonations #helpendhunger #oversupplyatfarms
As our regular listeners know, we love to feature family farms on our program to help dispel the myth that agriculture in the U.S. is all huge corporations. Our guest this week is a third-generation farmer of a family farm that has been growing citrus in Florida for almost 100 years! It is a testament to their hard work and dedication to keep their land in production. To do so over those many years, they have faced overwhelming odds created by adverse weather, devastating pests and disease, and perhaps the greatest pressure of all, escalating real estate and land costs. Many farms in Florida have given in to that latter factor especially when the first two factors became too much. This week’s guest is Quentin Roe, president of William G. Roe & Sons and the Noble Citrus label based in Winter Haven, Florida. Quentin will tell the inspiring story of his family’s farm and how they battled so many obstacles, like freezes, hurricanes, and seemingly unstoppable pests to keep the farm producing all varieties of citrus and blueberries. You will learn about how citrus is grown and the challenges these heroic farmers face. Just ask your smartphone or smart speaker to "Play the Produce Buzzers Podcast" or click the link below. https://lnkd.in/eH3jMT3n #noblejuicycrunchtangerines #noblecitrus #quentinroe #floridacitrus #greeningdisease #familyfarms #smallfamilyfarms #tangerines #pummelos #pommelos #blueberries #hurricanesandfarming #floridaagriculture #citrusfruits #citrusfarms #floridaoranges #citrusgreeningdisease #williamgroeandsons #floridatangerines #seedlesstangerines #howcitrusisgrown