You never seem to think that the problems are in your backyard. That is what happened to Jonathan Lawler that spurred him to turn his large farm into a non-profit. From there, compassion and competitive spirit have driven him to grow the land he farms, connect with Flanner House in Indianapolis, and start some interesting, though not yet public, projects on his farm. I promise you that the last one mention is worth keeping an eye on.

“When two elephants fight only the grass suffers.” – African proverb
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brandywine creek links

* website

* facebook

links from the show

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* A Place at the Table documentary

* Flanner House

* Patriot Farm Internship

* F1 hybrid

* Golden Rice

I know a guy. You need bacon, I know a guy.

That is essentially how Mark’s business started taking off. Through a little private facebook group that included one neighborhood of Indianapolis. That should speak volumes about his bacon. This podcast should round out the rest of the chapters about the new bacon in town.

If you can’t know the farmer you should know the guy that knows the farmer.
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I have purchased Mark’s Bacon and gone back for more. It was so good and the ground bacon is very handy. If you are local and can pick up at his monthly spot I highly recommend getting on that email list.

Old Major Market Links

* website

* Instagram

* facebook

Links from the show

* Russel Sheep Farms

* Gunthrop Farms

* Maple Leaf Farms

 

On this episode, I talk with Batch No. 2 owners Zach and Elyse. We talk condiments, but the conversation goes much deeper into the challenges of opening a business and the growing food scene of Indy.

If you enjoy the episode and want to catch up with duo you can find them this weekend at the JCC Farmers Market and next weekend at the Children’s Museum after hours event, Museum by Moonlight.

Batch No. 2 Links

* website

* Instagram

* twitter

* facebook

Links to places mentioned on the show:

* Barcelona 

* Shapiro’s Deli

* Bluebeard

* B’s Po Boy

* Beast Food Truck

* Gomez BBQ

* High 5 Lunch

* Culinary Rouge Sauces

* Daredevil Brewery

* Circle City Soups

* Indiana Craft Jerky

* Amelia’s Bread

* FarmersMarket.com

* Children’s Museum – Museum by Moonlight February 25, 2017

 

 

What you put in your body for fuel is a central point to your health and living a holistic lifestyle not only includes food, but a focus on mind, body and spirit. I can be difficult to get started on a path to a holistic life. Jennifer Seffrin is a natural connector. She loves to connect people so creating Indy Holistic Hub is a perfect combination of her skills. In all her work she says she is trying to figure out how we can work together to touch more lives. This project is the best example of that.

In this episode Jenn shares her journey to being a holistic practitioner, the place food plays in a holistic lifestyle, and what lead her to starting the Indy Holistic Hub. Be sure to follow the hub so you don’t miss the Well Being Fest this Fall.

Indy Holistic Hub Links

* website

* facebook

* twitter

Chef Hawkins is well-known throughout the city for the delicious french pastries her and her team bake at Circle City Sweets. Odds are if you have been to a local food event you have tried her food. You also might recognize the name from the farmers markets or the many places around the city that she provides with baked goods.

If you are looking for delicious sweets or amazing bread look no further than the city market. With the addition of a Boulangerie space, that is bread bakery for you non-french speaking people, they are going to be able to add a variety of bread and some sweets that weren’t possible before.

If you have been to Circle City Sweets what is your favorite purchase?

Links

Circle City Sweets

* website

* facebook

* Instagram

* twitter 

From the episode

* French Pastry School

* Kings of Pastry or watch on Amazon Prime now

* Irvington Bakery we couldn’t remember the name of…Simply Divine Cupcakes

Today’s episode is with Audrey Barron of Ezra’s Enlightened Cafe.

A city in the midwest can be a tough place to find a restaurant if vegan food is what you are looking for. Audrey filled that gap with Ezra’s Enlightened Cafe. She offers good food and classes to help you change your eating habits and get more of a plant-based diet into your routine.

She was even recently seen on The Cooking Channel show, Cheap Eats. It is always fun to see Indianapolis featured in the national spotlight and it was a real pleasure to see Ezra’s because it isn’t what people outside of Indy would expect to find.

Even if you live in Indy you might not know about Ezra’s yet. I hope this episode gives you a good reason to go check them out.

Links:

Ezra’s Enlightened Cafe

* website

* facebook

* instagram

* twitter

Living Light Culinary Institute

“people deserve to thrive not only survive” – laura henderson
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This is a great episode and Laura really was the perfect person to kick off the new season and the new year. We talked a lot about starting habits, learning to pay attention and listen to yourself (aka mindfulness) and giving yourself grace as you travel this journey.

I respect Laura so much and in the two years that I have known her have learned a lot. Every time I have talked to her I have come away from inspired. What I love most about her approach to leading a healthy lifestyle and developing mindfulness is that she is honest about not being perfect at it herself. You will even hear her admit that in this episode.

My favorite quotes:

“I am going to accept & love myself as I am & when I do I am going to know that I deserve better, better in the sense I deserve to thrive not just survive”

“If I want to work with someone to help them thrive they need to know I value & love them as they are when we first met not that I will eventually love & respect them when they meet a standard or goal.”

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Links

* Animal Vegetable Miracle by Barbara Kingslover

* Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan *

* Indy Winters Farmers Market – Podcast about the Indy Winters Farmers Market

* Linda Chapman of Harvest Moon Farm

* Full Hand Farms

* Big City Farms

* South Circle Farms

* Slow Food Indy

* White River State Park

* Growing Places Indy

Colleen & Drew Kincius of MicroGreens Project Indy

I have been impressed by Colleen & Drew for a while now. I have been following along as they have worked to teach kids of Indianapolis how to cook and eat healthy.

This episode gives you insight into a great program they are spearheading in the Indianapolis area. A project that was started by Chef Alli Sosna.

This is episode also touches on a lot of the challenges and issues with fixing food access and food insecurity. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

This is the last episode of the first season and I look forward to a new season starting in January. I hope you will all be back for season 2.

Social Media

* MicroGreens project Indy facebook

* Instagram

 

Links:

* MicroGreens project

* MicroGreens project Indy

* Michael Pollan

* Aldi’s

Chris and Ally of Love Handle

Sometimes it is good to do what you love, do it well and have that be enough. Chris and Ally love biscuits and gravy so that is what they serve everyday, along with some tasty sandwiches, and they are having a blast and loving life. You can hear it for yourself as they tell their story on this episode of the podcast. This is a fun episode and I can tell you that they are as much fun in person as they sound on the interview. I hope Chris’ energy and laughter have you chuckling they way I did as I talked to them and while I edited the episode.

Where to find Love Handle

* Facebook

Press:

* Indianapolis Monthly

* Nuvo

* WTHR

* Indianapolis Business Journal

Links:

10th street businesses:

* Audrey’s

* Pouge’s Run

* Architectural Salvage

* Gordon’s

Other Links:

* South Circle Farm

* Big City Farms

* Fischer Farms

* Central 9

* Sullivan University

* MacNiven’s

* Goose the Market

* Recess – Greg Hardesty

* Milktooth

* State Street Pub

* La Parada

* Let’s Do Lunch – Oreo Jones

* Indy’s Upper Crust Pies

* Ash & Elm

Sherri Dugger of Dugger Family Farm and Farm Indiana Magazine

It was such a pleasure to get to visit the Dugger Family Farm and meet Sherri. Getting to sit and chat with her was like icing on the cake.

I kept crossing Sherri’s path on social media and when the universe drops the same person in front of me time and time again I choose to believe that it is a sign. I am glad I listened and that Sherri was a willing participant to be on the podcast.

As I mention in the intro on the podcast this conversation was a lot of what I envisioned when I started the podcast. A conversation that might touch someone, that might challenge and idea or make a domino fall that promotes change in our little world. It is these seemingly little conversations that matter the most.

I hope you enjoy the podcast episode. If you have questions after listening please don’t hesitate to reach out or use some of the links below to find out more information.

Find Sherri & the Farm and Farm Indiana

* Dugger Family Farm Website

* Facebook

* Farm Indiana

* Farm Indiana Facebook

Links:

* South Magazine

* Farm Indiana

* National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)

* Farm Service Agency (FSA)

* FarmersMarket.com

* HoosierHarvestMarket.com

* Purdue Extension

* Small Business Association of Indiana

* Edible Indy

* Eat Drink Indy

* Eat Drink Indiana Radio