The YB2C Live! Podcast

In this episode of YB2C Live! the fall harvest season is upon us. We are focusing on entrepreneurs who plant, grow, and harvest food, flowers and other live, natural items. Pam and Keith sat down with Sarah Pappas of Fresh Cut Flower Farm.

Fresh Cut Flower Farm is a flower farm in the Woodbridge neighborhood that grows and sells flowers of all types, providing services to customers, florists, and the community.

• Sarah describes her involvement in the farming business for the past ten years, including work with non-profits.
• Sarah talks the difference between gardeners of flowers, and gardeners of food.
• Diversity is key in Sarah’s flower farm, she says.
• Fresh Cut is not the only flower farm in Detroit, Sarah says, noting her competition in the city, as well as the other growers at a state level.
• Sarah explains how she lives her life by the seasons, working harder in the summer so she can work less in the winter.
• It’s not all fun and flowers, says Sarah, as she explains the business and administrative tasks she must handle for Fresh Cut.
• Sarah outlines the services Fresh Cut provides, including services for weddings.
• Sarah explains what it’s like to farm in the city, and how she gets the best of both worlds: her lovely farm life, and close proximity to the wonders of the city.
• Sarah talks marketing strategies, and how she has utilized the visual aspect of her work to her advantage.
• It is Sarah’s goal that Fresh Cut will help Detroit continue to get involved in the urban agricultural movement.
• Sarah reminds the listeners that Fresh Cut Flower Farm is at the corner of Forest and Rosa Parks in Detroit, and they are open to the public every Thursday from 4:00 to 8:00 pm during the season, May through October. No appointment necessary. No purchase necessary.

 

For more information on Sarah Pappas and Fresh Cut Flower Farm:

[email protected]

313-731-2882

1764 W. Forest Ave. Detroit, MI 48208

Visit their website! www.freshcutdetroit.com

Find them on Instagram and Facebook!

@FreshCutDetroit

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YB2C Live! is recorded at Green Garage in Midtown Detroit: Green Garage Detroit

For the month of September, as the fall harvest season approaches, YB2C Live! will be focusing on entrepreneurs who plant, grow, and harvest food, flowers, and other live natural items. This episode’s special guest is Susan McCabe of Ribbon Farm Hops.

Ribbon Farm Hops is a business in residence at Green Garage in Midtown, Detroit — where YB2C Live! does its recording!

Ribbon Farm Hops grows and sells hops for beer making purposes, among other uses.

• Susan gives a brief history of hops, which dates back centuries; historically, hops has been used in beer, and for medicinal and calming purposes.
• Susan didn’t start out working in the hops business, she was actually a history museum curator for over 30 years. This experience, while seemingly unrelated, was very helpful in naming and forming her later business.
• Her love for gardening, explained Susan, is what drove her into the hops business; she soon found that the business was starting to boom in Michigan.
• Susan explains the process she took to get into the business, and how her friends were a great help through the operation.
• The Michigan Women’s Foundation Entrepreneur YOU contest played a huge role in helping Susan write her business plan and get things started, says Susan.
• Susan outlines the technical process of the hops business, and the cooperation of Batch Brewery in Corktown.
• Ribbon Farm Hops has worked with Motor City Brewing, with Downey, in Detroit and in Dearborn, and Fort Street Brewery in Lincoln Park. They are now on their fifth season, and they continue to grow and teach Susan and the other Ribbon Farms Hops family new things constantly.
• Ribbon Farm Hops is just one of many hops growers that helps make Michigan the fifth largest hops grower in the country.

 

For more information on Susan McCabe and Ribbon Farm Hops:

Visit their website! Ribbon Farm Hops

“Like” them on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/RibbonFarmHops/

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In this episode, special guest Nicole Braxton, founder of Around the World in 7 Days talks vegan pop-ups, cooking classes, non-profits, and tips on eating right!

Around the World in 7 Days allows its patrons to travel around the world one meal at a time. Around the World in 7 Days facilitates a healthier lifestyle by providing pop-up events and cooking classes that primarily focus on bringing internationally fused plant-based cuisine to the public to spread health awareness.

Nicole has worked to start up two non-profits: ROCK and TALK

ROCK (Restore Our Community Krew) is focused on restoring total wellness back into the community. Their main objective is to create opportunities for the community to grow, to learn different principles, and to help the community overcome difficulties.

TALK (Think, Analyse, Live, Know) is a geared specifically toward students.

• Nicole explains how Around the World in 7 Days came to be thanks to a Shark Tank-like program through her university called the Hatch.
• Vegan and plant-based cuisine was not always an interest of Nicole's, but that all changed after meeting a French Chef named Chef Miguel Larcher, who Nicole trained with at his restaurant in Kansas.
• Nicole's love for the pop-up is centered around the unique experience. Each pop-up that Around the World in 7 Days coordinates is focused on a different country. Most recently, India and France.
• Healthy eating doesn't have to be done "cold-turkey," says Nicole, it can be done in steps. Nicole shares a few tips and tricks to eating right.
• Nicole invites our listeners to visit their website for information on upcoming events, such as cooking classes and pop-ups, and ROCK events like "Diabetes Undone," which will be hosted at the Redford Community Library on November 9th.
• Nicole explains why she chose pop-ups over a traditional "bricks and mortar" restaurant, and where she sees Around the World in 7 Days going in the future.

 

For more information on Nicole Braxton, Around the World in 7 Days, ROCK, and TALK:

www.aroundtheworldin7days.com

(248) 270-2103

[email protected]

Follow Them on Instagram: @aw7days

 

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In this episode of YB2C Live! Pam and Keith sit down with Andrea Davis of Bikram Yoga Ferndale to talk about health and wellness.

Bikram Yoga is a form of Hatha yoga that is practiced through breathing exercises and a series of 26 postures. It's done in a heated room, on average 105 degrees and 40% humidity, which is meant to help the body detox through sweating. Bikram is a guided practice that does not change, no matter where in the world the class is held.

• Andrea describes how Bikram is different from other types of yoga, such as Ashtanga or Vinyasa.

• Because of the solidified unchanging practice, Bikram creates an atmosphere for diversity; even those who do not speak English can come and take a class at Bikram Ferndale successfully.
• Pam recounts how her consistent Bikram yoga practice helped her recover from a very serious injury.
• Andrea explains how she ultimately chose Ferndale to set up her studio, and how others can become certified instructors and start their own Bikram studios.
• Andrea highlights the importance of family in her yoga journey, and tells a story about a family reunion that ended with a caravan to a Bikram yoga class.
• Andrea explains the business side of a Bikram studio, and how she utilized business podcasts — much like our very own YB2C Live! — to learn as much as she could.
• Bikram is for everyone, Andrea insists, for all ages, sizes, genders, and has innumerable benefits for the body and mind.

 

For more information about Andrea Davis and Bikram Yoga Ferndale:

Visit them at www.bikramyogaferndale.com

Follow them on Instagram and Facebook at Bikram Yoga Ferndale (@BikramYogaFerndale)

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YB2C Live! is recorded at Green Garage in Midtown Detroit: Green Garage Detroit

 

Susan McCabe started her business growing and selling hops in Detroit after another entirely different career as a museum curator. She explains how she got interested in this unique product and how she has grown the seasonal business and expanded it to other related products and events. Susan also explains how she named her company based on Detroit history. You will love this episode whether you're a beer drinker or not!

In this episode, special guest Nicole Braxton, founder of Around the World in 7 Days talks vegan pop-ups, cooking classes, non-profits, and tips on eating right!

Around the World in 7 Days allows its patrons to travel around the world one meal at a time. Around the World in 7 Days facilitates a healthier lifestyle by providing pop-up events and cooking classes that primarily focus on bringing internationally fused plant-based cuisine to the public to spread health awareness.

Nicole has worked to start up two non-profits: ROCK and TALK

ROCK (Restore Our Community Krew) is focused on restoring total wellness back into the community. Their main objective is to create opportunities for the community to grow, to learn different principles, and to help the community overcome difficulties.

TALK (Think, Analyse, Live, Know) is a geared specifically toward students.

• Nicole explains how Around the World in 7 Days came to be thanks to a Shark Tank-like program through her university called the Hatch.
• Vegan and plant-based cuisine was not always an interest of Nicole’s, but that all changed after meeting a French Chef named Chef Miguel Larcher, who Nicole trained with at his restaurant in Kansas.
• Nicole’s love for the pop-up is centered around the unique experience. Each pop-up that Around the World in 7 Days coordinates is focused on a different country. Most recently, India and France.
• Healthy eating doesn’t have to be done “cold-turkey,” says Nicole, it can be done in steps. Nicole shares a few tips and tricks to eating right.
• Nicole invites our listeners to visit their website for information on upcoming events, such as cooking classes and pop-ups, and ROCK events like “Diabetes Undone,” which will be hosted at the Redford Community Library on November 9th.
• Nicole explains why she chose pop-ups over a traditional “bricks and mortar” restaurant, and where she sees Around the World in 7 Days going in the future.

 

For more information on Nicole Braxton, Around the World in 7 Days, ROCK, and TALK:

www.aroundtheworldin7days.com

(248) 270-2103

[email protected]

Follow Them on Instagram: @aw7days

 

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YB2C Live! is recorded at Green Garage in Midtown Detroit: Green Garage Detroit

When people think of "urban farming" they usually think of growing food, not growing flowers. But as Sarah Pappas, the founder of Fresh Cut Flower Farm, explains, there is a market for locally grown floral items. In this episode of YB2C Live, Sarah explains how her previous experience in many parts of the country led her to come to Detroit to start a flower farm. She also talks about the related products and services she offers, as well as tips for entrepreneurs who may be thinking about starting more non-traditional businesses.

In this episode of YB2C Live! Pam and Keith sit down with Andrea Davis of Bikram Yoga Ferndale to talk about health and wellness.

Bikram Yoga is a form of Hatha yoga that is practiced through breathing exercises and a series of 26 postures. It's done in a heated room, on average 105 degrees and 40% humidity, which is meant to help the body detox through sweating. Bikram is a guided practice that does not change, no matter where in the world the class is held.

• Andrea describes how Bikram is different from other types of yoga, such as Ashtanga or Vinyasa.

• Because of the solidified unchanging practice, Bikram creates an atmosphere for diversity; even those who do not speak English can come and take a class at Bikram Ferndale successfully.
• Pam recounts how her consistent Bikram yoga practice helped her recover from a very serious injury.
• Andrea explains how she ultimately chose Ferndale to set up her studio, and how others can become certified instructors and start their own Bikram studios.
• Andrea highlights the importance of family in her yoga journey, and tells a story about a family reunion that ended with a caravan to a Bikram yoga class.
• Andrea explains the business side of a Bikram studio, and how she utilized business podcasts — much like our very own YB2C Live! — to learn as much as she could.
• Bikram is for everyone, Andrea insists, for all ages, sizes, genders, and has innumerable benefits for the body and mind.

 

For more information about Andrea Davis and Bikram Yoga Ferndale:

Visit them at www.bikramyogaferndale.com

Follow them on Instagram and Facebook at Bikram Yoga Ferndale (@BikramYogaFerndale)

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YB2C Live! is recorded at Green Garage in Midtown Detroit: Green Garage Detroit

 

Our special guest this week is Audra Carson, "the tire nerd", founder of De-Tread. De-Tread is a company based out of Detroit that dedicates its time to cleaning up the streets of Detroit by reusing and recycling the large mounds of tires that have been dumped around the city.

• Audra explains that she didn't choose De-Tread, it chose her. Audra attended college at Olivet, and originally pursued a career at MetLife as a business analyst before forming De-Tread.
• Audra was inspired by HGTV to begin cleaning up the tires that were dumped in her hometown community.
• In 2009, De-Tread was formed, focusing on health and safety in the communities of Detroit, as well as innovative new ways to use the excess of tires. Audra explains that "tread" is an acronym that stands for Tires Recycling Education Art Design.
• Audra's second company is Izzie Logistics and Distribution. Izzie focuses on strategic beautification.
• Audra tells us that De-Tread is focused on people, profit, and planet. She hopes that through her work she will be able to create a sustainable and environmentally-minded business, that also creates jobs for the people.

 

For more information about Audra Carson and De-Tread:

(313) 444-5715

[email protected]

www.de-tread.com

www.facebook.com/detreaddetroit/

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YB2C Live! is recorded at Green Garage in Midtown Detroit: Green Garage Detroit

Our special guest this week is Audra Carson, “the tire nerd”, founder of De-Tread. De-Tread is a company based out of Detroit that dedicates its time to cleaning up the streets of Detroit by reusing and recycling the large mounds of tires that have been dumped around the city.

• Audra explains that she didn’t choose De-Tread, it chose her. Audra attended college at Olivet, and originally pursued a career at MetLife as a business analyst before forming De-Tread.
• Audra was inspired by HGTV to begin cleaning up the tires that were dumped in her hometown community.
• In 2009, De-Tread was formed, focusing on health and safety in the communities of Detroit, as well as innovative new ways to use the excess of tires. Audra explains that “tread” is an acronym that stands for Tires Recycling Education Art Design.
• Audra’s second company is Izzie Logistics and Distribution. Izzie focuses on strategic beautification.
• Audra tells us that De-Tread is focused on people, profit, and planet. She hopes that through her work she will be able to create a sustainable and environmentally-minded business, that also creates jobs for the people.

 

For more information about Audra Carson and De-Tread:

(313) 444-5715

[email protected]

www.de-tread.com

www.facebook.com/detreaddetroit/

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"Like" us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/YB2CLive/

Leave a review on iTunes: YB2C Live! on iTunes

YB2C Live! is recorded at Green Garage in Midtown Detroit: Green Garage Detroit