The Produce Moms Podcast

The official name of the organization is the National FFA Organization. The letters "FFA" stand for Future Farmers of America. These letters are a part of the history and heritage that will never change, which Lori explores in this latest episode with three unique members of the organization.

FFA is a dynamic youth organization that changes lives and prepares members for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

FFA develops members' potential and helps them discover their talent through hands-on experiences, which give members the tools to achieve real-world success.

Members are future chemists, veterinarians, government officials, entrepreneurs, bankers, international business leaders, teachers and premier professionals in many career fields.

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As President and CEO of Edlong, a globally recognized food flavors company, Laurette Rondenet is redefining what it means to be a beacon in the food industry, and kicking doors open to a new era of possibilities and potential through authentic connection.

Since acquiring the company from her family, she's grown Edlong's business by 80 percent, scaled and united the team, and she's defined what she like's to call her "Untamed Leadership." And, while her dream of taking over the family business came true, it has since evolved to be less about my own leadership and more about enriching the lives of others.

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International Women's Day is powered by the collective efforts of all. Collective action and shared ownership for driving gender parity is what makes International Women's Day impactful and today, TPM is talking with two sourcing managers from Walmart who have wonderful stories to share; making International Women's Day a day that will make a positive difference for men and women tuning in to the pod.

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Jeff Tripician, Matt Byrne and Ashley Finster of SunFed Ranch belive in delivering locally produced, consistently delicious grass-fed beef that's better for our environment and better for your health.

They have their hands and hearts in every stage of raising our beef. From the first blade of grass to your dinner plate, you can feel good about the origin and quality of what we're serving up. Their cattle are 100% grass fed and 100% grass finished, always treated with the highest level of care and dignity. Some say they like to spoil thier cattle with all the sunshine and grazing they crave…and they wouldn't have it any other way. Their cattle are born and raised exclusively on American Family Ranches, creating jobs and opportunities in local communities. And because they utilize progressive rotational grazing and regenerative agriculture, SunFed Ranch is beef that you — and the planet — can feel good about.

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NatureSweet, the number one selling brand in snacking tomatoes is doubling down on the company's commitment to transform the agricultural industry by partnering with more retailers and selling high-quality produce beyond snacking tomatoes. The company's portfolio includes nationwide distribution of bulk and packaged tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers. NatureSweet's proven success in this expanded category over the last four years has perfectly positioned the company to achieve greatness in the greenhouse-grown vegetable market. Lori talks with Jennifer Halpin, External Communication, to learn more about all that's happening at NatureSweet.

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In this pre-recorded episode, Lori speaks with lead dietician for the Super Bowl bound Kansas City Chiefs, Leslie Bonci, who's also the owner of Active Eating Advice- Be fit, fed and Fearless? – A nutrition consulting company.

Find out how fruits and vegetables play an important role in the sucess of these prominant athletes and how thier diet is key to staying in peak performance shape.

Leslie's clients include: The National Dairy Council, California Dried Plum Board, The National Peanut Board, Potatoes, USA, Gatorade, Ready Nutrition, General Mills and Douglas Labs. She was also the sports dietitian for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Blue Jays, the Washington Nationals and the WNBA.

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Identifying food trends is one of Pamela Riemenschneider's favorite guessing games of the year, and TPM is excited to hear what the buzz is for 2023.

Pamela talks about how we've navigated abrupt shifts in food at home vs. food away from home, food costs and inflation, the back and forth balance of work from home versus work in-office, and, of course, the juggernaut that is TikTok influencing not only users but every other social media platform out there, a few trends are bold standouts for Pamela and she's here to share her latest predictions based off of Jennifer Zegler, Mintel's director of food and drink, who identified food trends based on these criteria: simplicity, versatility, escapism, and resourcefulness.

We all want something that's not too difficult, not too specialized, not too ordinary, and that we can handle ourselves.

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Rachel Cruze is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, financial expert and host of The Rachel Cruze Show. Growing up as Dave Ramsey's daughter, Rachel hated budgeting for years until she experienced the freedom of budgeting for herself. Find out some tips and tricks to healthy grocery shopping amongst these inflation driven times to food and produce.

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In our latest TPM episode, Aarón Sánchez joins us, who's an award-winning chef, TV personality, author, and philanthropist who founded the Aarón Sánchez Impact Fund as a means to support Latino youth across the United States. Jennifer Killian also joins the pod, who is responsible for identifying critical funding that supports Chef Aarón Sánchez's philanthropic initiatives, as well as managing his impact programs for Latino youth. Also learn how, The Emeril Lagasse Foundation joined forces with renowned Chef Aarón Sánchez to help create the Aarón Sánchez Impact Fund and more!

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Solely was founded as a way to help kids in the community gain easy access to fresh fruit. CEO, Simon Sacal noticed that for many children, fresh fruit was scarce and kids were loading up on cheap processed foods at home and in school.

Solely's idea was simple: create a real fruit bite with the fewest possible ingredients to replace sugar filled, highly processed snacks. It needed to retain the nutritional benefits of whole fresh fruit, but without added sugar, additives, preservatives or chemicals.

Find out the story of how Solely became the creator of the original fruit jerkey and how it became the fastest-growing fruit snack.

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