For my podcast I interviewed Paul Haney. Paul is a small-scale, niche market producer here in Louisville Kentucky. I met Paul at the Douglass Loop Farmer’s Market where he sells his Kentucky Kombucha. This podcast discusses how Paul became interested in agriculture, his transition from an organic farmer to a Kombucha brewer, and his advice for the next generation of foodies. Enjoy.
At the Boston Public Market I completed site visits to confirm the locality of the products that vendors were selling at the market. Through the process of conducting site visits I got to see small-scale, niche market, local producers in their workspace doing what they love. There is a huge difference in seeing a vendor sell their product versus seeing a vendor make their product. Next week I am conducting site visits for the Gray Street Market to create advertisement…
Food trucks have been growing in popularity as a way to bring restaurant quality food to a wide range of diverse locations. It wasn’t until I was a student in Boston that I truly saw the success and innovation of food truck entrepreneurs. Food trucks park around campus as well as throughout the financial district and frequent farmers’ markets and special city events. The trucks vary in products from ice cream sandwiches, crepes, and cupcakes, to grilled cheeses, soba noodle salads,…
The Actual Louisville Food System: The current Louisville system is heavily influenced by fast food. Yum’s headquarters are located here in Louisville and fast food restaurants can be found everywhere, although their influence may change in the coming years as the executives move to Dallas, they have made a big impact on the food system. My Ideal Louisville Food System: My biggest change is making farms the most direct source of food. Fast food restaurants would be cut out…
When I was in elementary school Milky Way Farm built a creamery on their small family-owned dairy farm. It was the first time I had seen cows and ice cream next to each other and been taught about how my food is made from source to final product. Each ice cream flavor carries the name of one of their cows to further the connection between the cow and the ice cream. Besides selling delicious ice cream Milky Way has become an…
