The Joy of Creation Production House

Meaningful Marketplace Podcast

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Telling The Stories Of Food Entrepreneurs. Host Sarah Masoni is the Director of Product & Process Development at the OSU Food Innovation Center, who the New York Times called the woman with the million-dollar palate, and fellow host Sarah Marshall is the founder of Marshall’s Haute Sauce, makers of delicious, fresh, and local small-batch farm-to-table hot sauces. Each week, they speak with food startup entrepreneurs from around the world.

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Jul 8, 2026

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#198- Roots Potato Chips, Ladd & Zoey Wahlen 11.09.2024

Hosts Sarah Masoni & Sarah Marshall are joined by Co-Host Janna Verburg-Hamlett of University of Idaho and TechHelp to meet Ladd & Zoey Wahlen of Roots Potato Chips, making farm fresh potato chips in Idaho. Learn what it takes to make farmer grown, farmer made potato chips with real, all natural ingredients. Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Mason...

#197- Free Spirits Beverage Company, Melissa and Briana 04.09.2024

Hosts Sarah Masoni & Sarah Marshall are joined by Co-Host Janna Verburg-Hamlett of University of Idaho and TechHelp to meet Melissa and Briana of Free Spirits Beverage Company, making bespoke micro-craft batched beverages in Idaho. Learn what it takes to make beverages with ingredients grown and foraged naturally, organically, and holistically. Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace...

#196- Ballard Cheese, Travis Ballard 28.08.2024

Hosts Sarah Masoni & Sarah Marshall are joined by Co-Host, Katie Baker of FARE Idaho to meet Travis Ballard of Ballard Cheese, making cheese in Gooding, Idaho. Learn what it takes to make delicious, handmade cheeses on his family farm. Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and Sarah Marshall ,...

#195- Northern Latitude Foods, McKinley Dixon 21.08.2024

Hosts Sarah Masoni & Sarah Marshall are joined by Co-Host Janna Verburg-Hamlett of University of Idaho and TechHelp to meet McKinley Dixon of Northern Latitude Foods making wild rice in Idaho. Learn what it takes to make beautifully wild, beyond organic, non-intervention food. Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's F...

#194- Elevation Gourmet, Aaron Wagner 14.08.2024

Hosts Sarah Masoni & Sarah Marshall are joined by Co-Host Mike Gabel of Colorado State University to meet Aaron Wagner of Elevation Gourmet, making unique and healthy ketchup in Colorado. Learn what it takes to make simple, all natural, and non-GMO ketchup in the Mile High City. Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's...

#193- Field Strips, McKay Anderson 09.08.2024

Hosts Sarah Masoni & Sarah Marshall are joined by Co-Host Mike Gabel of Colorado State University to meet McKay Anderson of Field Strips, making fruit strips packed with organic fruit, veggies, and coconut oil in Colorado. Learn what it takes to make nutritious, delicious snacks for every adventure. Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oreg...

#192- Hanuman Chai, Rachna Rawat 31.07.2024

Hosts Sarah Masoni & Sarah Marhall are joined by Co-Host Mike Gabel of Colorado State University to meet Rachna Rawat of Hanuman Chai making Ayurvedic chai and herbal teas in Colorado. Learn what it takes to make 100% organic, Ayurvedic chai and herbal teas, made with expertise, care, and love.                 Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Mas...

#191- Bar-U-Eat, Sam Nelson 23.07.2024

Hosts Sarah Masoni & Sarah Marshall are joined by Co-Host Mike Gabel of Colorado State University to meet Sam Nelson of Bar-U-Eat making organic granola bars in Colorado. Learn what it takes to make an all natural, organic, granola bar for adventuring. Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and...

#190- Naturally Boulder, Kristine Carey 17.07.2024

#190 Kristine Carey, Naturally Boulder: Galvanizing the natural products industry through education, networking, and celebrations for the Colorado community. Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and Sarah Marshall, owner of Marshall's Haute Sauce. Connect with us on Instagram @meaningfulmarke...

# 189- Quarantine Project Sauce, Rick DeSimone 08.07.2024

The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts Sarah Masoni and Sarah Marshall  Our hosts: Twitter - @sarahmasoni and @spicymarshall, Instagram - @masoniandmarshall. Audio engineer, mixer, and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil  Show logo was designed by Anton Kimball of Kimball Design Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster Quarantine Project Hot Sauces can be found in a scattering of store...

#188 Farnosh Family, Sun Ghee 03.07.2024

Use coupon code: meaningful https://www.sungheekitchen.com  Follow Sun Ghee on IG: @sungheekitchen   Contact Mike Gabel: Michael. Gabel@colostate.edu https://agsci.colostate.edu/spur/food-innovation-center Produced by The Joy Of Creation Production House  Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts Sarah Masoni and Sarah Marshall  Audio engineer Hailey Bowers  Production Coordinator Kayleen Vea...

#187 Something For Every Learner- Mike Gabel, Colorado State University, Food Innovation Center 03.07.2024

Contact Mike Gabel at:  Michael. Gabel@colostate.edu Find out more about CSU’s Spur campus at https://csuspur.org Contact our hosts:  Instagram: @sarahmasoni @spicymarshall @marshallshautesauce @meaningfulmarketplacepodcast Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and Sarah Marshall , owner of Ma...

#186 No Competition So Far- Britini Haar, Cloud Peak Cultures 03.07.2024

Find cloudpeakCloud Peak Cultures on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cloudpeakcultures/ .  Co-Host Melissa Hemken:  mhemken@cwc.edu   https://www.cwc.edu/agri-business/   Our hosts Instagram: @sarahmasoni @spicymarshall @meaningfulmarketplacepodcast Thank you for listening to The Meaningful Marketplace Podcast with your hosts, Sarah Masoni of Oregon State University's Food Innovation Center and...

#185 More Than Organic - Jon Shumway, Shumway Farms 12.06.2024

It was Swiss relatives, the Woofley side of the Jon Shumway’s family, settling in the Star Valley of Wyoming in the early 1900s that inspired the original farming success that is now Shumway Farms. Then Jon Shumway’s Great Grandfather, the Shumway side, merged with the Woofley’s, who were dairy farmers and he was responsible for the big push to expand the farm. Now Jon is the founder of Shumway Fa...

#184 Salsa Should Be Thick - Richard Rhodes, Red Pony Salsa 05.06.2024

“It’s hard to find a good tasting salsa that doesn’t look like spaghetti sauce”, says Richard Rhoades, founder of Red Pony Salsa, Clearmont, Wyoming, our guest today. Roughly 30 years ago, Richard planted around 30 different types of peppers in his garden, the impetus of creating a great salsa. Adding to his tomato crop, Richard experimented with other sauces and whatever exotic spice or vegetable...

#183 The Only Game in Town? - Orion Bellorado / Ian McGregor, Farmstead Cider 29.05.2024

"It’s snowing in Wyoming so according to Melissa Hemken, that means springtime. The latest business news from Melissa is a series of statewide startup challenges for entrepreneurs and two of the four winners in her area were food businesses. Part of that strong Wyoming food business culture is our guest today, Ian McGregor, co-founder of Farmstead Cider. Are they the one and only Wyoming hard...

#182 Nothing "Goaty" Here - Lindsey Washkoviak & Ben Elzay, Medicine Bow Creamery 22.05.2024

Before starting the interview, some great news from our Wyoming host, Melissa Hemken. The Wyoming Business Council in conjunction with USDA’s Mountain Regional Business Center has created an online directory of Wyoming food and drink. More great resources from RFBC. Today’s guests from the southern part of Wyoming are Lindsey Washkoviak and Ben Elzay, founders of Medicine Bow Creamery at Brush Cre...

#181 Fit for a Cowboy - Tyler McCann, Wyoming Cowboy Cuts 15.05.2024

It’s the middle of calving season for ranchers, and if you don’t know what that means, you’re not alone. Tyler and Angela McCann fifth generation ranchers and owners of Wyoming Cowboy Cuts can tell you. It’s when the cows are giving birth to their baby calves and as Tyler says, averages about three a day. That’s intense work and Tyler admits he’s rather tired as he gives his interview. Calves are...

#180 No Gluten? No Problem - Sara Woods, Wyoming Heritage Grains 08.05.2024

Today, we welcome a fifth generation farmer, Sara Woods of Wyoming Heritage Grains. Wyoming is great for spreading out and having lots of elbow room to be a farmer, as the population is not huge nor all that concentrated. The family came out to Wyoming in the early 1900s as homesteaders and their current farm, located in Northwest Wyoming, 70 miles east of Yellowstone, was established in 1946. The...

#179 It Takes a Scientist - Daniel Stewart, High Country Fungus 01.05.2024

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. Having spent the first two months of this year with Oregon foodpreneurs, we begin learning from Wyoming’s best by joining with co-co host Melissa Hemken from Central Wyoming College. Melissa is the com...

#178 Better Butter - Iliana Maura, Iliana Maura 24.04.2024

In this episode, our hosts interview yet another Oregon State University, Food Innovation Center “graduate”, Iliana Maura, Founder of the company that bears her name, Iliana Maura. The company produces dairy-free products for those who wish to or need to avoid dairy. From the start of the show Iliana credits the FIC, for which Sarah Masoni is the Director, for helping refine her product to be read...

#177 A Star in Music City - Donna Parker, Blondy's Baked Goods 17.04.2024

We interviewed Donna Parker, founder of Blondy’s Baked Goods, back in March of 202l - episode 66 for all you baking enthusiasts. A quick background on Donna: Living with allergies for over a decade and always having to compromise on foods, Donna made up her mind to create and share delicious treats that cater to everyone, regardless of dietary restrictions. Her gluten allergy turned Donna into a s...

#176 Definitely Not a Side Business - Stacy Givens, Side Yard Farm & Kitchen 03.04.2024

It’s been since 2021, episode number 76, that we interviewed Stacey Givens, Farmer/Chef/ and Owner of The Side Yard Farm & Kitchen, Portland, Oregon. The Side Yard Farm & Kitchen is a 1-acre plot of land located in a mixed business/residential core area of the city. This urban farm’s philosophy is seed-to-plate, meaning they grow and create meals all from the same plot of land. The company...

#175 Move Beyond Your Own Kitchen - Jolma, Amza Superfoods 27.03.2024

Amza. Say it. Now say it slowly with your eyes closed. It hums, it’s peaceful and rhythmic, isn’t it? It’s a beautiful word. It also is a region in Tibet and the birthplace of The Dalai Lama. And fittingly it is the name of Amza Superfoods a company founded by Jolma who is from Amza. Born and raised in Rebbong (རེབ་གོང་།), Amdo region of Tibet and growing up in Rebgong, Jolma was exposed to a vibr...

#174 Thomas Angel - Altitude Beverages 21.03.2024

"Why can’t you have all the good wind-down and relaxed feeling alcohol gives you without the alcohol? That’s the question Thomas Angel had in 2020 along with his partner, Laura Melgarejo Silva. It started the quest for the Bend, Oregon founders to discover a truly delicious taste married with the wholesome ingredients that would offer that relaxed feeling without the after-effects. Thomas cal...

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