Rebecca and I have always had the conversation that when there are things that are not right with the world, what can you do? We generally believe that what you can do is close to home and when you can effect things close to home, you can make the world better. You can impact what’s local. That’s a big part of our philosophy.
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I realized we are producing something that is equivalent to fine wine. When you come to our booth, you experience a honey tasting just like you would a wine tasting. We explain the flavor profile to you and the honey pairings. If we took our bees around to different farms, we’d have little to no variation and it would be the same all the time.
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A lot of gluten free crackers are rice-based. The whole premise of New Beat Foods is eating different. As far as I know, there’s nobody else doing a gluten-free quinoa cracker in the United States. Just within my kitchen, dancing, listening to music, creating recipes, doing what I love…
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The blessing for me and anyone in agriculture is to be able to see your vision come to life and introduce it to people. If you have that vision, that feeling, reach out, work with your community, work with local associations, never be afraid to ask for help and support others as they’re coming up.
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A lot of times you’ll have a blackberry or cherry vinegar that’s really just a grape vinegar with flavoring added. But this is literally the fruit. And then the flavor is unique because of that. This vinegar is intense. It stays on the palate for a long time, and then goes up into your ears and your eyes. It’s not for everyone!
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We want to raise general awareness of the existence of session mead. Letting folks out there know that there’s an alternative to beer that invests economically at two levels. By purchasing with us, you’re supporting the community and Michigan farmers.
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Grant LeBeau and his father Rick launched Rickaroons in 2012, combining their expertise and values to create an energy bar company that — for all intents and purposes — embodied a lifestyle.
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In order for us to have nutritious pastures to feed the sheep, we need to have good soil to grow on. This is true for all farms, but not all farms recognize it or care for it as much as they should. It’s the thing on which any healthy farm is built: a healthy soil structure.
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With synthetic fertilizers, it’s just a dead chemical that is just being poured on the plant. In order to create a healthy plant, you have to feed the soil. Especially with cover crops. We’ll grow a cover crop that could be as tall as a person when it’s reached maturity, then we mow it down and let the soil digest it. It’s just the natural system of life on earth.
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Chef and photographer Janette Gomez of The Fig & The Knife creates delicious, healthy dishes inspired by her various cultural influences. She’s traveled around the world, seeking to find people who can teach her about the flavor profiles of their home country. But years before her travels, she inherited her love of cooking from her grandmother. Her grandma filled their home with Cuban flavors, using equal parts love and creativity.
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I would say to really focus on, first and foremost, what you're passionate about. There is always going to be good times, but there will be hard times. And those hard times shape you, and help you learn and grow in your business. Personally, there's been so many things that could have made me throw the towel in but I kept going.
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