As Director of Sales, Becky Westby steers Oregon Fruit Products, a 1935 icon. OFP's canned products are in over 25,000 grocery store outlets. DotFoods is a redistributor who has become a big and important partner over the years to help spread the great taste of Oregon fruit to the world. Headquartered in Salem, central to the fruit growing valley, OFP has a stunning processing plant and hopefully will be the center of a fruit campus some day. The company offers a plethora of recipes to show how to enjoy Oregon fruit in an unlimited number of dishes and drinks. Oregon fruit is a part of family holidays and summer dinners and inseparable from good times around the meal table. It is a proud and enduring legacy to the rich, fertile valley that has been the horn of plenty to the world for decades.

"Masoni and Marshall the meaningful Marketplace" with your hosts Sarah Masoni and Sarah Marshall

We record the "the Meaningful Marketplace" inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland.

Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil

Show logo was designed by Anton Kimball of Kimball Design

Website was designed by Cameron Grimes

Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster

10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes

Listen to the "Masoni and Marshall the meaningful marketplace" live on-air every Friday at 9:00am pacific time on Startup Radio Network at startupradionetwork.com

Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and Sarah Marshall, owner of Marshall's Haute Sauce. Connect with us on Instagram @meaningfulmarketplacepodcast. 

Call our hotline with questions for Sarah and Sarah at 503-395-8858. If you want to support our show, write us a review, share episodes with friends, or subscribe to our Patreon.

Producer: Sarah Marshall of The Joy of Creation Production House
Audio engineer, mixer, and podcast editor: Haley Bowers 
Show logo design: Anton Kimball of Kimball Design 
Production Coordinators: Dave Drusky

Frenzied, running three businesses simultaneously, Faith Dionne lost track of some of the basic things in life, including family. So J-A-Z stands for Jack and Zoe, her children. It was a deliberate move to get control of that balance between business and life. She started a healthy candy bar company, Bees and Beans, in 2010 that she subsequently sold, so Faith is an experienced entrepreneur, growing the company naturally and steadily and then exiting. Then the move to JAZ, not all that distant from Bees and Beans, using the local and natural environment to inspire a new food offering. Faith grew up in a forested area, engaging nature and JAZ Spirits embraces the native foods and spirit to distill and produce the liquors. Currently, the company produces a line of gins that embrace the great northwest and its ambiance.

"Masoni and Marshall the meaningful Marketplace" with your hosts Sarah Masoni and Sarah Marshall

We record the "the Meaningful Marketplace" inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland.

Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil

Show logo was designed by Anton Kimball of Kimball Design

Website was designed by Cameron Grimes

Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster

10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes

Listen to the "Masoni and Marshall the meaningful marketplace" live on-air every Friday at 9:00am pacific time on Startup Radio Network at startupradionetwork.com

Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and Sarah Marshall, owner of Marshall's Haute Sauce. Connect with us on Instagram @meaningfulmarketplacepodcast. 

Call our hotline with questions for Sarah and Sarah at 503-395-8858. If you want to support our show, write us a review, share episodes with friends, or subscribe to our Patreon.

Producer: Sarah Marshall of The Joy of Creation Production House
Audio engineer, mixer, and podcast editor: Haley Bowers 
Show logo design: Anton Kimball of Kimball Design 
Production Coordinators: Dave Drusky

Aspiring chefs are hungry not only for good food, they're hungry for information and education. Yes, there are culinary schools - although fewer today than a couple of years ago - but they are localized and structured. What every aspiring student needs is a mentor, and Justine Reichman, founder of Next Gen Chef does that to the Nth degree. Pretty much the pastime of her family, connecting people was a natural thing for Justine to do. Her foundation is built on the philosophy of "it's not what YOU know, it's how you surround yourself with people who do know". She uses LinkedIn, speaking engagements and is part of the Founder Institute in the East Bay, which has a huge source of mentors. And Justine is always recruiting, encouraging our hosts to apply as mentors! The great part is there are so many people who want to help others that when a mechanism such as Next Gen Chef exists, it becomes a magnet. But why food? Justine explains that she was in Mexico City with her partner and not able to take a job. A chance encounter with someone who offered help with her Spanish connected her with a group that helped people grow organic foods and be self-sustaining. And like all good organic things, it grew from there.

Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and Sarah Marshall, owner of Marshall's Haute Sauce. Connect with us on Instagram @meaningfulmarketplacepodcast. 

Call our hotline with questions for Sarah and Sarah at 503-395-8858. If you want to support our show, write us a review, share episodes with friends, or subscribe to our Patreon.

Producer: Sarah Marshall of The Joy of Creation Production House
Audio engineer, mixer, and podcast editor: Haley Bowers 
Show logo design: Anton Kimball of Kimball Design 
Production Coordinators: Dave Drusky

Found alongside the road and 24 hours from death, little Manny stole Cindy Anderson's heart and so she took him in and got him healthy. However, a few years later, Manny began having seizures, and Veterinary doctors couldn't seem to stop them. Cindy's degree from Oregon State University was in dietetics and nutrition, plus an MBA drove her to believe that Manny's diet was the cause. Taking Manny to a clean and natural diet stopped the seizures within a week. AH HA! It hit Cindy that she should start a company aimed at sharing products for those seeking a cleaner diet, especially those who were gluten-intolerant, like Cindy. And another big event in Cindy's life: Breast cancer. She is now a cancer survivor and whether or not the clean and natural diet was the cure or helped the cure, Cindy lives what she teaches.

"Masoni and Marshall the meaningful Marketplace" with your hosts Sarah Masoni and Sarah Marshall

We record the "the Meaningful Marketplace" inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland.

Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil

Show logo was designed by Anton Kimball of Kimball Design

Website was designed by Cameron Grimes

Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster

10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes

Listen to the "Masoni and Marshall the meaningful marketplace" live on-air every Friday at 9:00am pacific time on Startup Radio Network at startupradionetwork.com

Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and Sarah Marshall, owner of Marshall's Haute Sauce. Connect with us on Instagram @meaningfulmarketplacepodcast. 

Call our hotline with questions for Sarah and Sarah at 503-395-8858. If you want to support our show, write us a review, share episodes with friends, or subscribe to our Patreon.

Producer: Sarah Marshall of The Joy of Creation Production House
Audio engineer, mixer, and podcast editor: Haley Bowers 
Show logo design: Anton Kimball of Kimball Design 
Production Coordinators: Dave Drusky

Paul Fuller started Sweet Creek Foods the long way. He was looking for a job and the opportunity that popped out was refrigeration. He built a cooler for one farm, started building and installing walk-ins for other farms and continued to fix them. So when everybody got new equipment, he had to start something! He had been in the back room of all the farms and he and spouse Judy had been canning all their lives, so it came together to start Sweet Creek, canning local fruits and vegetables. But they don't really do canning, they do "glassing" only glass containers. They like the concept of offering co-packing/canning for small runs of whatever is in season for local growers. And since Paul started by buying used equipment and fixing it up for a fraction of new equipment, he was able to start the co-packing plant for a song and offer his cost savings to their customers. Everything from tuna to apple sauce to pickles, everything is local and keep our small farms alive. Good for them.

"Masoni and Marshall the meaningful Marketplace" with your hosts Sarah Masoni and Sarah Marshall

We record the "the Meaningful Marketplace" inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland.

Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil

Show logo was designed by Anton Kimball of Kimball Design

Website was designed by Cameron Grimes

Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster

10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes

Listen to the "Masoni and Marshall the meaningful marketplace" live on-air every Friday at 9:00am pacific time on Startup Radio Network at startupradionetwork.com

Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and Sarah Marshall, owner of Marshall's Haute Sauce. Connect with us on Instagram @meaningfulmarketplacepodcast. 

Call our hotline with questions for Sarah and Sarah at 503-395-8858. If you want to support our show, write us a review, share episodes with friends, or subscribe to our Patreon.

Producer: Sarah Marshall of The Joy of Creation Production House
Audio engineer, mixer, and podcast editor: Haley Bowers 
Show logo design: Anton Kimball of Kimball Design 
Production Coordinators: Dave Drusky

Paula Phillips is President of Kombucha Wonderdrink, a 20-year old maker of kombucha "discovered" by Tazo Tea co-founder Stephen Lee when on a trip to Russia. He fell in love with the fermented tea and then discovered all the health benefits of this prebiotic drink. The prebiotic part is a vegan based fiber that complements the probiotic - good bacteria - already in the body. It's food for the gut, in layman's terms. Available now in flavors such as ginger, pear, watermelon and other flavors, the company has worked hard to create a refreshing and tasty beverage that is great for your health. And though kombucha is fermented, there is no alcohol in the drink, so no problems raising your children on it. Luckily for our hosts, samples were sent to their homes, since we are interviewing remotely during the lockdown, and you can hear the rave reviews in the show!

"Masoni and Marshall the meaningful Marketplace" with your hosts Sarah Masoni and Sarah Marshall

We record the "the Meaningful Marketplace" inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland.

Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil

Show logo was designed by Anton Kimball of Kimball Design

Website was designed by Cameron Grimes

Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster

10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes

Listen to the "Masoni and Marshall the meaningful marketplace" live on-air every Friday at 9:00am pacific time on Startup Radio Network at startupradionetwork.com

Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and Sarah Marshall, owner of Marshall's Haute Sauce. Connect with us on Instagram @meaningfulmarketplacepodcast. 

Call our hotline with questions for Sarah and Sarah at 503-395-8858. If you want to support our show, write us a review, share episodes with friends, or subscribe to our Patreon.

Producer: Sarah Marshall of The Joy of Creation Production House
Audio engineer, mixer, and podcast editor: Haley Bowers 
Show logo design: Anton Kimball of Kimball Design 
Production Coordinators: Dave Drusky

Our special guest on our Anniversary Show! Kelly and Adam Calabria co-founded Kelly's Jellies and Hillary is the official head of operations but the unofficial head of keeping the ball of yarn from unravelling. It was Great Aunt Danny's recipe for habanero pepper jelly that turned into holiday gifts. Not an easy recipe to make let alone at the commercial level, the friends and relatives raved about the holiday jars they received and begged for more. When they offered to pay for the jelly in between holiday gifts, Kelly and Adam knew they were on to something. But, same old story, going from kitchen to the grocery store shelf has a lot of steps involved to keep the magic of the original delight. They began with two children, making 36 jars a night in their own kitchen. The company now uses a co-packer to keep up with demand, and it is still tricky to keep consistency and color correct. Local ingredients and fresh peppers are part of the secret and that's a high standard for many manufacturers, but that's what has separated Kelly's from the pack. And spicy foods and condiments are growing as a market, which is good for the Calabria family.

"Masoni and Marshall the meaningful Marketplace" with your hosts Sarah Masoni and Sarah Marshall

We record the "the Meaningful Marketplace" inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland.

Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil

Show logo was designed by Anton Kimball of Kimball Design

Website was designed by Cameron Grimes

Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster

10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes

Listen to the "Masoni and Marshall the meaningful marketplace" live on-air every Friday at 9:00am pacific time on Startup Radio Network at startupradionetwork.com

Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and Sarah Marshall, owner of Marshall's Haute Sauce. Connect with us on Instagram @meaningfulmarketplacepodcast. 

Call our hotline with questions for Sarah and Sarah at 503-395-8858. If you want to support our show, write us a review, share episodes with friends, or subscribe to our Patreon.

Producer: Sarah Marshall of The Joy of Creation Production House
Audio engineer, mixer, and podcast editor: Haley Bowers 
Show logo design: Anton Kimball of Kimball Design 
Production Coordinators: Dave Drusky

A Portland, Oregon native, Lola Milholland's Umi Organic fresh ramen noodle dishes started with a workshop. She took a week long noodle making tour with other ramen noodle companies and was hooked on the idea of providing the best noodle making kits people could make fresh in their own homes. Most people don't realize what a creative space ramen noodle making can be. There's a limitless amount of ingredients that can be added, and taking the organic angle is very new. Raised in the culture of grocery stores, Lola's parents were involved in the food business and she spent much of her after-school time stocking the refrigerated goods and salad sections of a store; so she knows the business from the backroom. Lola studied the Japanese language in school and bent toward the culture and food. She blended that with the farm-to-school movement early on when moving back to Portland. It was program that connected the farm meals with the local food producers and Lola took that early experience and mission into forming her company. And her team is impressive, including experience in Wall Street banking and startups, and growing the largest organic farmer-owned cooperative.

"Masoni and Marshall the meaningful Marketplace" with your hosts Sarah Masoni and Sarah Marshall

We record the "the Meaningful Marketplace" inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland.

Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil

Show logo was designed by Anton Kimball of Kimball Design

Website was designed by Cameron Grimes

Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster

10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes

Listen to the "Masoni and Marshall the meaningful marketplace" live on-air every Friday at 9:00am pacific time on Startup Radio Network at startupradionetwork.com

Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and Sarah Marshall, owner of Marshall's Haute Sauce. Connect with us on Instagram @meaningfulmarketplacepodcast. 

Call our hotline with questions for Sarah and Sarah at 503-395-8858. If you want to support our show, write us a review, share episodes with friends, or subscribe to our Patreon.

Producer: Sarah Marshall of The Joy of Creation Production House
Audio engineer, mixer, and podcast editor: Haley Bowers 
Show logo design: Anton Kimball of Kimball Design 
Production Coordinators: Dave Drusky

It's about hospitality. Literally. The Senegalese word Teranga means hospitality and Nafy Flately imbues the word in her products. All the juices and snacks, super foods all, come from a variety of ingredients, but mainly from the Baobab tree, which is considered the "tree of life" for all the incredible levels of nutritious ingredients it offers. In Senegal, baobab is a natural remedy for many ailments. It has more Vitamin C than oranges, more magnesium than kale, more potassium than bananas, more calcium than milk and is high in soluble fiber. Whew! In fact, one of the bottles of juice or one of her snacks is really a meal, which can make a trip to the grocery store faster. Which has also made for an interesting wrinkle during the pandemic: Teranga has built up enough consumer awareness that people have been ordering her foods, picking them up or even getting local home delivery. Makes sense. Nafy got the inspiration from early memories of her Grandmother using the Baobab fruit to make snacks and juices for the grandchildren and when her family moved to the US, she and her mother continued the tradition.

"Masoni and Marshall the meaningful Marketplace" with your hosts Sarah Masoni and Sarah Marshall

We record the "the Meaningful Marketplace" inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland.

Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil

Show logo was designed by Anton Kimball of Kimball Design

Website was designed by Cameron Grimes

Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster

10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes

Listen to the "Masoni and Marshall the meaningful marketplace" live on-air every Friday at 9:00am pacific time on Startup Radio Network at startupradionetwork.com

Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and Sarah Marshall, owner of Marshall's Haute Sauce. Connect with us on Instagram @meaningfulmarketplacepodcast. 

Call our hotline with questions for Sarah and Sarah at 503-395-8858. If you want to support our show, write us a review, share episodes with friends, or subscribe to our Patreon.

Producer: Sarah Marshall of The Joy of Creation Production House
Audio engineer, mixer, and podcast editor: Haley Bowers 
Show logo design: Anton Kimball of Kimball Design 
Production Coordinators: Dave Drusky

Health issues often are the impetus for founders to look for healthy, nutritious new foods, and that is certainly the backdrop for Amy Colville's story. Going through a very stressful time, Amy started uncovering new knowledge and kept track of how certain foods were making her feel. Then she had her "aha" moment when her plant-based milk snapped her into shape almost instantly. She started producing commercially after an R&D period and in 2017 she was rolling. Her manufacturing and warehouse operations are in Portland, Oregon. And her branding was easy. She wanted an alternative spelling of "milk" and "mylk" worked. And when she put the "A" in front, it spelled her name AND stood for "alternative milk" as well. Must have been predestined.

"Masoni and Marshall the meaningful Marketplace" with your hosts Sarah Masoni and Sarah Marshall

We record the "the Meaningful Marketplace" inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland.

Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil

Show logo was designed by Anton Kimball of Kimball Design

Website was designed by Cameron Grimes

Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster

10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes

Listen to the "Masoni and Marshall the meaningful marketplace" live on-air every Friday at 9:00am pacific time on Startup Radio Network at startupradionetwork.com

Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and Sarah Marshall, owner of Marshall's Haute Sauce. Connect with us on Instagram @meaningfulmarketplacepodcast. 

Call our hotline with questions for Sarah and Sarah at 503-395-8858. If you want to support our show, write us a review, share episodes with friends, or subscribe to our Patreon.

Producer: Sarah Marshall of The Joy of Creation Production House
Audio engineer, mixer, and podcast editor: Haley Bowers 
Show logo design: Anton Kimball of Kimball Design 
Production Coordinators: Dave Drusky