The Produce Industry Podcast w/ Patrick Kelly

In this week's episode of Fresh From the Field Friday's from The Produce Industry Podcast, Dan the Produce Man is joined by Vince Mastromauro Produce Director for Sunset Foods. With lots of goodies in the produce department Vince whips up a delicious Broccoli Rabe dish that'll get your chops watering, an exclusive variety of Sweet Corn and the perfect grilling method as well as Summer Tomato Pesto...

In this weeks episode of The Produce Industry Podcast with Patrick Kelly we chat with our Fancy Sponsor Ag Tool's very own Miguel Montero. Patrick and Miguel kick off the 4th of July with a BANG!!! We are LIVE on this beautiful INDEPENDENCE DAY talking all things produce!!!! Ag Tools has been a SPONSOR since July 2020 and the FIRST SPONSORS of the podcast with a mission to SEE MORE, ACHIEVE MORE w...

In this week's episode of FRESH FROM THE FIELD FRIDAY'S w/ Dan The Produce Man Avakian its its 4th of July weekend!!!!! Dan shares everything Watermelons! Big watermelons, baby watermelons red watermelons, yellow watermelons, orange watermelons and a 5000 dollar watermelon! It is a watermelon type of a day here at The Produce Industry Podcast.  HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY AMERICA!!! Let's get out...

In this episode of The Produce Industry Podcast w/ Patrick Kelly we chat with Blue Missions "Danny Rodriguez" and Continental Fresh's "Albert Perez regarding WATER FOR ALL! We get to know the Mission from Danny and how Albert has been involved in helping communities gain water access for over 2 decades.  Water for All is dedicated to improving public health by providing families with clean wa...

In this episode of FRESH FROM THE FIELD FRIDAY'S w/ Dan the Produce Man we chat with Self Made Bay Area Chef Nicholas KAEL -  Join Dan and Nicholas with tips on cooking and prepping summer fruit and veggies! Elote Street Pizza, Korean Cheese Corn, Fermented Blueberry Corn? Yup! And Compressed Watermelon Salad! Have you wondered what you can start cooking for this 4th of July Holiday? Are you...

In this episode of The Produce Industry Podcast w/ Patrick Kelly we talk with Trendologist Mike Kostyo of Datassential. Mike and Patrick are bringing you Epsiode 2 in this series talking about the organization as well as some of the old and new restaurant trends! Also did you know the Top 5 Growing Veggies today? We are going to count it backwards as we go through these top 5 Fruits. Top Five Fast...

This Week's Fresh From the Field Fridays is The Produce Industry Podcast's 200th episode! Patrick joins Dan to celebrate with Summer Fruit Salad, Wax on Apples, Summer Navel Imports, Sweet Corn, Patrick's Fluffy Omelets, and of course, Happy Father's Day to to all! COME JOIN US AS WE HAVE FUN ON OUR 200TH EPISODE!!! FANCY SPONSORS: Ag Tools, Inc.: https://www.agtechtools.com, Flavor Wave, LLC.: ht...

In this week's episode of The Produce Industry Podcast we bring back our LIVE-Session with Stephanie Stuckey! In this LIVE-STREAM we chat with Mother, Entrepreneur, Businesswoman, former Politician, and CEO of Stuckey's Corporation. Stephanie Stuckey is on her way in rebuilding her families brand being 3rd generation owner while teaching her kids the importance of life!    Join Patrick a...

In this week's episode of Fresh From the Field Friday's with Dan The Produce man Avakian and we’re a week and two days away from Summer!!!! Dan tells us how to peel tomatoes without diluting the flavor, a great tip for marinating tomatoes and adding to pizza. Tips on buying Boysenberries, blackberries apricots corn! Get in the summer produce groove! As the weeks go by trying something new is a mus...

In this episode of The Produce Industry Podcast w/ Patrick Kelly we talk with Trendologist Mike Kostyo of Datassential. Mike and Patrick discussing a bit about the organization as well as some of the old and new restaurant menu trends! Also did you know the Top 5 Growing fruit today? We are going to count it backwards as we go through these top 5 Fruits. Top Five Fastest-Growing Fruits on Menus: -...

In this week's Fresh From the Field Friday's with Dan the Produce Man Avakian covers the Gateway to Summer Fruit! Royal Blenhiem Apricots, Bing Cherries, Peaches, Pluots, Plumcots, Apriums, Nectarines and more! It's summertime baby! This week Patrick is in Palm Dessert at the West Coast Produce Expo checking out all the new and innovative things Join Dan this week talk aLL THINGS FRESH!! FANCY SPO...

On this Memorial Day Holiday on The Produce Industry Podcast we chat with the legendary Bo Jackson about plant-based products, West Coast Produce Expo, and the future of Jackson & Partners, LLC.  As a young boy growing up in Alabama, Vincent “Bo” Edward Jackson, developed his love for food alongside his mother cooking in the kitchen for their family of 10. Over the years, Bo’s passion for...

In this episode of Fresh From the Field Friday's w/ Dan The Produce Man and Patrick Kelly, we get ready for the Memorial Day weekend and what's on the menu? Can you believe that June is literally just a few days away and BBQ season has begun!!!! Dan brings you jam packed info on what is in the field and on the horizon from watermelons, squash, nectarines, peaches and more.  Join Dan and Patri...

In this week's episode on The Produce Industry Podcast w/ Patrick Kelly we bring back Juanita Gaglio of Ag Tools, Inc. and Fancy/Title Sponsor. Juanita is back from Berlin after she had a jam packed schedule at Fruit Logistica and folks, she is ready to spill the greens on what is happening! There was a lot of talk about COVID-19, how business has changed over the last couple years. There was no p...

In this week's episode on Fresh From the Field Friday's with Dan and Patrick they talk summer kick off items, juicing, and kabobs! On this day May 20th - 46 years ago Dan walked into a produce stand and never looked back! Today teamed up with Patrick Kelly on Fresh From The Field Fridays having a blast talking ALL THINGS PRODUCE! Every week we bring you knowledge on some cool and upcoming produce...

In this weeks episode of The Produce Industry Podcast w/ Patrick Kelly we bring you Martin Pamensky of Simply Delish! Now, imagine a tasty, power-packed chocolate treat that you can feel good about sharing with your kids - Guilt Free.  Simply Delish  is at the forefront of making clean and tasty  ready-to-enjoy treats  for the whole family.  Simply Delish offers clean...

On this week's Fresh From the Field Fridays Dan the Produce Man is live in the field, in the table grape vineyard and citrus groves of Benzler Organic Farm in Fresno California with third generation farmer "T" Benzler saying goodbye to the legendary Benzler Organic Grapes. Why is "T" pulling them out? Also new citrus trees are being planted that will someday be handed down to the fourth generation...

In this week's episode of The Produce Industry Podcast w/ Patrick Kelly we chat with Rob Rastovich the CTO of ThingLogix, a low-code platform built on AWS, Google, and Azure to accelerate innovation and system development, reduce cost and risk, and deliver future-proof applications. We learn about Rob's passion and the love he has for AG.  Recently Rob's team just launched their newest product, Th...

In this weeks episode on Fresh From The Field Friday's with Dan The Produce Man Avakian chats with Amanda Keefer from Healthy Family Project. Amanda joins Dan the Produce Man for a conversation about Produce For Kids, families, military families, single folks with a whole lot of tips and ideas for getting the whole family involved in getting more fresh fruit and veggies in our daily diets! What be...

In this episode of The Produce Industry Podcast w/ Patrick Kelly he goes to Viva Fresh Trade Expo for the first time and ventures out to see what this event has to offer. Let’s take a glimpse through the eye of Patrick as he walks the Gaylord Texan reviewing the show as well as interviewing some key people that were involved in this epic event. Let's hear from some dynamite people next!  Rebe...

In this weeks episode of Fresh From the Field Friday's w/ Dan The Produce Man Avakian and it's springtime love! Fresh Garbanzo Chick Peas in the pods, New Crop California Snap Peas, English Peas, Cherries, Coachella Corn, and Rhubarb! Can you believe it is the last Friday in April and soon enough it will be summer. There is produce everywhere FANCY SPONSORS: Ag Tools, Inc.: https://www.agtechtools...

In this episode of The Produce Industry Podcast w/ Patrick Kelly we bring CONTENT to the table. Creative Vibez Only, CEO Joel Daily and President Jihoon Kim join us for a creative conversation talking about videography, choreography, building and representing your brand and that they are filming TRADE-SHOWS in The Produce and Supply Chain Industry. Learn a bit our Host, Patrick Kell...

In this episode of Fresh From the Field Friday's with Dan Avakian - It's A Spring Thing, and it ain't no fiddlin' around! Dan The Produce Man shares Spring Onions and Spring Garlic, Ramps and Fiddlehead Ferns! Get 'em while you can! FANCY SPONSORS: Ag Tools, Inc.: https://www.agtechtools.com, Flavor Wave, LLC.: https://flavorwavefresh.com, Noble Citrus: https://noblecitrus.com, Buck Naked Onions/O...

In this episode of The Produce Industry Podcast w/ Patrick Kelly we chat for our second time with Jen Velasquez, Director of Marketing of Full Tilt Marketing and Chair Woman of the Clean Eating Challenge. Jen and Patrick talk about this weeks show Viva Fresh and speak to a couple participants that were involved in the Clean Eating Challenge while discussing what this challenge is all about. REMEMB...

In this episode of FRESH FROM THE FIELD FRIDAY'S w/ Dan The Produce Man Avakian we go Intergalactic with Produce and the future with our featured guest Laura McIntosh who is a fifth generation farmer and host of Bringing it Home TV series .  Dan the Produce Man and Laura share the Three A's of Spring. No, No, NO we are are not grading them...... Cooking around the world, Asparagus Pesto, how...