TLC Todd-versations

“I lost my son, but do I want to live in a world where the universe can say that my son lost his father?” -Dr. Detwiler

Darin Detwiler has a CV that takes 74 pages to record. The defining moment in his life came after the loss of his 16-month-old son Riley due to second-hand exposure to the E. coli bacteria stemming from tainted beef sold at Jack in the Box restaurants. 

He has since become one of the leading experts who have shaped the last 30 years of Food Safety. Todd is honored to welcome him to the show.

Good marketing is important, especially if you are trying to pull a rabbit out of your hat.

Listen as Todd chats with Steven Muro of Fusion about what it will take to grow your business in uncertain and volatile economic times. Pay attention to what you already do successfully, don’t reinvent the wheel, and look at the data. Great advice to be had!

Happy Dirt doesn’t measure its success by dollars and cents but rather by the lives they impact, the positive changes they make, and the integrity they operate with every day.

Todd had a great time chatting with Sandi Kronick, finding so many commonalities from the Organic Knowledge and Information Exchange concept to packing to save the planet.

It’s a worthy spend of your time!

“Why would you not elevate your sales, elevate your brand and also be able to make an impact in the world?”  -Amanda Keefer

The narrative for cause marketing is collaboration, advocacy, and authenticity. It is conscious capitalism, and when done well, like at Healthy Family Project, it is a success for the organizations and the communities they support. 

Listen as Todd chats with Amanda about the many creative ways they get involved in strategically raising funds and doing well by doing good.

Biological. Geological. Technological. These are the mechanisms for storing carbon. According to the CLEAR Center at UC Davis, biological applications, specifically, grassland management, show the most promise in capturing and storing carbon.

Land to Market is attempting to change the course by including everyone in the process establishing what regenerative means globally by acting upon it locally.

Listen as Todd chats with Chris Kerston of Land to Market in an in-depth lesson about regenerative to heal the planet.

Look at this quote from Frieda’s product page, “you’re weird, i like you.” Don’t you want to understand what that is all about? 

Todd had a great time chatting with Karen Caplan of Frieda’s Branded Produce. Their conversation ran the gamut from marketing to authenticity. One of the most important areas of discussion was company culture. A culture where being valued, connected to personal and company success matters, and honest, accountable relationships thrive.

What happens when you engage our youth with respect, information, and opportunity? 

You create a mechanism for success, a thirst for understanding, and encourage hope that can change the world, one student, one school, and one community at a time. Todd chats with Eric Span, Food Director at Sweetwater UHSD, about the investment his district has made in the future.

“The World’s most pampered fruit.” -Sunnia Gull

“I want to be a Sumo when I grow up.” -Todd Linsky

All kidding aside, AC Foods, the parent company of Sumo Citrus, has a lot to be proud of.

Jan DeLyser is retiring. Todd would like to thank our friends Tonya Antle, Frank Padilla, Marty Craner, and Karen Caplan. We had a lot to talk about and celebrate.

Adiós and vaya con Dios, Jan!

Farming advice? Listen to old farmers. The older the farmer, the more you should pay attention.

Todd had a great time chatting with Jonathan Lawler, aka The Punk Rock Farmer. His advice comes from experience and the drive to thrive. 

He and his wife have turned their for-profit farm into a non-profit that supplies food to shelters, food banks, and pantries while sharing his knowledge and love for farming with at-risk youth, formerly incarcerated individuals, and people recovering from addiction.