The Produce Industry Podcast w/ Patrick Kelly

This week on Fresh From The Field Fridays on The Produce Industry Network, Dan The Produce Man is joined by Fresh Produce Culinary Specialist Eric Meisel. With a background as a chef, Eric has extensive experience creating a variety of dishes using fresh fruits and vegetables. He shares his enthusiasm for fresh ramps, fiddlehead ferns, and dandelion greens. These specialty items are a chef's delig...

This week on Fresh From The Field Fridays on The Produce Industry Network, Dan The Produce Man is joined by Fresh Produce Culinary Specialist Eric Meisel. With a background as a chef, Eric has extensive experience creating a variety of dishes using fresh fruits and vegetables. He shares his enthusiasm for fresh ramps, fiddlehead ferns, and dandelion greens. These specialty items are a chef's d...

Today’s Global Fresh Series takes you to Colombia to talk about all things avocados from Colombia.  Board members Manuel Michel and  Ricardo Uribe offer insights into the 52 week year round supply and what makes them so sustainable to grow in this region of the world.   Join Manuel Michel, Managing Director of the Colombia Avocado Board and Ricardo Uribe, Chairman of the Colombia Avocado Board and...

In this episode I am hot off the plane from the Dominican Republic and even though we had work to do while we were there it was a great mental retreat!! As I talk about in this episode giving back and helping others fills my bucket ... even if it is putting the work in. Albert Perez of Continental Fresh, My son Ty Kelly and I visited the Dominican Republic to scout the next town for a new water pr...

Join us this week on Fresh From The Field Fridays, exclusively on The Produce Industry Network, where the bounty of fruit season meets the abundance of spring veggies! Get ready for a flavor-packed episode as Dan The Produce Man invites his personal nutritional consultant, Briana, to the table. Together, they unravel the mysteries behind nutrition's superheroes: antioxidants, soluble and insol...

Today’s Global Fresh Series' guest, Greg Gatzke, President of ZAG Technical Services, Inc. discusses the cybersecurity risks in the ag world. Despite the industry known for doing  business with a “Handshake,” he identifies three major cybersecurity risks and the necessary steps to take for risk mitigation.   Global Sponsors: Peak of the Market:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://peakofthemarket.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this week's episode we bring you more added value with a Functional Nutritionist helping you understand that DIET is not a bad 4-letter word. Risa Groux, is a Functional Nutritionist and Certified Autoimmune Coach in private practice in Newport Beach, California. She has always been passionate about nutrition and good health. Risa was so concerned about purity that she made her children’s b...

Tune in this week to Fresh From the Field Fridays with Patrick Kelly and his special guest Chef Chris McAdams of the RPE/Tasteful Selections group. Now Chef Chris has not served me just once, not twice, but 3 times in the last couple of years!! We are men of few words when he is cooking because we always have something to snack on. Tune in and Tune on this week with CHEF CHRIS MCADAMS delivering S...

Tune in this week to Fresh From the Field Fridays with Patrick Kelly and his special guest Chef Chris McAdams of the RPE/Tasteful Selections group. Now Chef Chris has not served me just once, not twice, but 3 times in the last couple of years!! We are men of few words when he is cooking because we always have something to snack on. Tune in and Tune on this week with CHEF CHRIS MCADAMS delivering S...

Today’s Global Fresh Series’ guest, Leah Logan, is a subject matter expert in digital transformation.   Learn how you can take a playbook from retailers and CPG companies to understand the important role that digital media can play in expanding your message through various channels.   For more information:  https://www.inmar.com/solutions/martech/retailer/retail-media-network Global Sponsors: Peak...

We've heard about the storming of the Bastille, the countless heads that rolled off the guillotine, and Marie Antoinette's famous "Let them eat cake!" but what role did food and produce play during the French Revolution? Did crop failures lead to a 'hangry' mob of peasants? Why did vegetarianism become associated with revolutionaries?  Join John and Patrick as they discus...

We've heard about the storming of the Bastille, the countless heads that rolled off the guillotine, and Marie Antoinette's famous "Let them eat cake!" but what role did food and produce play during the French Revolution? Did crop failures lead to a 'hangry' mob of peasants? Why did vegetarianism become associated with revolutionaries?  Join John and Patrick as they discuss the...

In this week's episode, PATRICK KELLY travels to Anaheim, California where he attends the Fresh Produce and Floral Council for the first time ever in his career. He was also the Keynote Moderator for the breakfast panel with Bryan Presley of Albertsons, Javier Bautista of Northgate Markets and Andy Hamilton of Markon. Tune in as Patrick interviews multiple companies such as; Apple and Eve, Bak...

This week on Fresh From The Field Fridays from The Produce Industry Podcast It's Spring Alliums from the Farmers Market, a local chef, berries and more. FANCY SPONSORS:  Flavor Wave, LLC.:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://flavorwavefresh.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Noble Citrus:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://noblecitrus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Buck Naked Onions/Owyhe...

This week on Fresh From The Field Fridays from The Produce Industry Podcast It's Spring Alliums from the Farmers Market, a local chef, berries and more. FANCY SPONSORS: Flavor Wave, LLC.:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://flavorwavefresh.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Noble Citrus:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://noblecitrus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , B...

Join Juanita for the Canadian Produce Marketing Association Expo in Vancouver, Canada. It has been easily over 6 years that Juanita has attended and this time she was interviewing and enjoying the showcase. Now she had to be strategic with a TRADE SHOW SHOW ONLY PASS, but let's hear a quick recap and some booth interviews during this amazing show! Shoutout to our show sponsor PEAK OF THE MARKE...

In this LIVE-STREAM playback on the History of Fresh Produce we are looking into Civilizations Lost to Crop Failures. Are you ready to understand how crops can completely fail and recover and/ or never to be seen? John and Patrick uncover civilizations that you have heard and some that might make you scratch your head into existence. Take the time to learn about where your food really came from. T...

In this LIVE-STREAM playback on the History of Fresh Produce we are looking into Civilizations Lost to Crop Failures. Are you ready to understand how crops can completely fail and recover and/ or never to be seen? John and Patrick uncover civilizations that you have heard and some that might make you scratch your head into existence. Take the time to learn about where your food really came from. T...

Tune in this week to our 2024 Canadian Produce Marketing Association Recap from Vancouver, Canada! Join produce professionals from around the globe meeting in one place to discuss international business. We are joined with Mark Hoppenjans for his first recap episode of a trade show. Normally we have our friend Ross "The Produce Boss" Nelson chopping it up after the events. From the recep...

This week on Fresh From The Field Fridays on The Produce Industry Network Dan The Produce Man is joined live in the studio by his old radio show co-host Guido the Gardener. Join Dan and Guido as they reminisce and discuss in-season goodies, a drunken caller, a car hitting their table at a live remote to "real research" when writing their produce columns, as well as Guido's Wal-Mart v...

This week on Fresh From The Field Fridays on The Produce Industry Network Dan The Produce Man is joined live in the studio by his old radio show co-host Guido the Gardener. Join Dan and Guido as they reminisce and discuss in-season goodies, a drunken caller, a car hitting their table at a live remote to "real research" when writing their produce columns, as well as Guido's Wal-Mart visits in Utah...

Today’s Global Fresh Series’ guest is Kori Martin, Sales Manager of the Oppenheimer Group.  As a leading international produce company, she takes us from avocados to kiwifruit and discusses the current Oppy initiatives, with their just released sustainability report. Global Sponsor: Peak of the Market:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://peakofthemarket.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Global Women Fresh:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ht...

 25,000 years ago as glaciers tore their way through North America, they left behind a unique mix of soil that only a few plants would thrive in. One of those first plants to adapt in this new terrain was the wild blueberry bush. But don't let the small size of this berry fool you. It's a fruit packed with history, wars and innovation. Join John and Patrick as they take us through the barr...

25,000 years ago as glaciers tore their way through North America, they left behind a unique mix of soil that only a few plants would thrive in. One of those first plants to adapt in this new terrain was the wild blueberry bush. But don't let the small size of this berry fool you. It's a fruit packed with history, wars and innovation. Join John and Patrick as they take us through the bar...

In this weeks episode we have a different topic for the produce frame of mine, but new innovation hitting an age old industry. Jason Nelson, Co-Founder of Prepper Beef is joining us from Texas introducing the freeze-dried beef that his company created during the pandemic and now thriving. From doomsday prepping to camping Prepperbeef.com has it all. Jason and Patrick will chat about the idea and f...