#236 - The Busy Mother, Marisha Graves

As the Meaningful Marketplace Podcast Show continues its mission connecting food entrepreneurs with resources for success, we explore the six-state Regional Food Business Center, one state at a time. We are learning from Wyoming’s best by joining with co-host Melissa Hemken. Melissa is the community food systems specialist. Her role is supporting market infrastructure and sales channels, boosting food companies from their current to their next level. She is an Emmy-winning producer of Our Wyoming- Food Freedom Markets. Wyoming has a state law that helps entrepreneurs by allowing their cottage industry to flourish.

Hosts Sarah Mason and Sarah Marshall are joined by Co-Host Melissa Hemken (heritage chicken farmer and food systems storyteller) to meet Marisha Graves of The Busy Mother, a gluten-free bakery in Riverton, Wyoming. Learn what it takes to run a business offering not only gluten-free products but also other allergen-friendly options.

#237 - Wyoming Pure, Cindy Goertz and Tori Hendren

Beef. It's what's for dinner. Cindy and Tori talk about beef ranching in the Cowboy State.

#238 - Black Gold Jelly Company, Jenefer Tynsky

You think you know all about garlic, and then there's more! This week on the Meaningful Marketplace podcast we talk BLACK garlic with Jenefer Tynsky out of Rock Springs.

#239 - Mountain Fresh Produce, Savannah Sherman

Want the freshest food in Pinedale, Wyoming? Stop in at Mountain Fresh for the taste of local! The mother-daughter team of Vicki and Savannah Sherman energize the Pinedale local food scene by operating a year-around indoor farmers' market as a Wyoming food freedom market.

#240 - Eterna Fresh, Beau Fowler

If it can be freeze dried, Beau Fowler of Buffalo has tried to do so. It doesn't always turn out, though! These experiments have honed his food products and his business EternaFresh to provide just what his customers' want.

#241 - Gluten Free Oats, Noriko Tenhulzen

What are oat groats? And, how does selling cars help one start-up a gluten free and organic oat processing company? Learn all from Noriko on this episode of the Meaningful Marketplace podcast.

#242 - Southfork Free Range Turkeys, Vicky Nye

Join us to talk turkeys with Vicky Nye of Cody, Wyoming. She grew up on a turkey farm in England, and brought that knowledge to Wyoming where she now provides the Cowboy State with magnificent dry-plucked, dry aged turkey.

#243- Queens of Goodness, Susan Frost

It's all about the queens in Susan Frost's honey business. Queens of Goodness, based in Lander, makes creamed and flavored honey from Fremont County's bees.

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