This week Jonathan Ellsworth was back at The Alchemist in Stowe, VT, to sit down with its founders, Jen and John Kimmich, to dive into their philosophy on sustainability — in all of its forms — and to hear how they created a company that is leading the way on a number of these fronts. It’s an impressive story driven by shared principles, and we hope this conversation serves as an inspiration to other companies across many sectors. (And of course, along the way, we also talk a good bit about making great beer and keeping the bar high.)

TOPICS & TIMES:

• When did you get interested in sustainability? (3:05)
• Human Sustainability (9:10)
• Happiness, Job Satisfaction, & the Long Game (12:04)
• Quality vs Sustainability? (21:49)
• CO2 reclamation 24:07)
• Sidestreaming (28:30)
• Recycling (35:35)
• Food Composting & Food Recycling (43:18)
• Where do you get your ideas? (45:19)
• Authenticity (51:01)
• The Alchemist Foundation (58:13)
• What’s Next? (1:04:22)

RELATED LINKS

• The Alchemist co-founder & brewer, John Kimmich, Pt. 1
• The Alchemist co-founder & brewer, John Kimmich, Pt. 2
• The Alchemist Brewery
• BLISTER Open Mic Series
• BLISTER Craft Collective

CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:

• Blister Podcast
• Bikes & Big Ideas
• Off the Couch
• GEAR:30

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