The best fledgling podcast concerning the co-ferment of people and place; about wine (and other drinks). Here, we take deep dives, via casual conversations, into the infinitely fascinating world of fermentative beverages, such as wine (and other drinks)... Enjoy, comment, like, share, and subscribe. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fermenting-place/support
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Welcome everyone to my podcast Awesome Vegans with Elysabeth Alfano. This podcast will feature in-depth interviews with plant-based celebs, politicians, athletes, entrepreneurs, influencers, environmentalists, doctors, chefs, animal activists and so much more! I am dedicated to exploring how certain individuals are making the world a better place for themselves, those around them, our environment and our animals through their food choices, practices and businesses. I really do believe if we ...
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Join us for interviews and discussion with some of the best independent brewers and beer experts from around the world. We combine a mix of informative talks, brewery profiles, and roundtables that gather different brewers for a chat. The podcast releases a new episode every Thursday. Check out our YouTube channel (YouTube.com/beoirfest) or our website (BeoirFest.com) where you can see what sessions are taking place that you can join live.
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In this episode, I'm joined by Jonathan Spielberg, founder of Postcard Brewing Company in Dublin, Ireland. Jonathan, originally from New York, takes us through his journey from IT project management to becoming a key player in Ireland's craft beer scene. We delve into the challenges of transitioning from a hobbyist brewer to establishing a fully-fl…
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Friends of the Earth Discuss Who Funds the Most Environmentally Damaging Sectors
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Monique Mikhail, Senior Program Manager, Climate and Agriculture Finance Program, and Kelly McNamara, Senior Research and Policy Analyst, at Friends of the Earth reveal some shocking environmental statistics from the banking industry's funding of animal agriculture. Bull in the Climate Shop study: https://foe.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bull-in-…
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Owning Your (Dairy-Free) Legacy with CEO of Edlong, Laurette Rondenet
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CEO and Owner of Edlong, Laurette Rondenet, talks about how dairy-free and plant-based dairy flavors are nothing new, but that Edlong has taken the industry to new heights. We discuss Owning Your Legacy, the podcast and the vision. Get comfortable for an inspiring podcast. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, re…
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Meet Mattson Co's New AI Agent and Change-Maker in Food Innovation with Steve Gundrum
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Meet Leo from Mattson: Innovation for the Food & Beverage Industry's new AI Agent and Change-maker in Food Innovation. Chief AI Officer Steve Gundrum joins me to take LEO out for a spin and show us the future of food. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more infor…
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Elysabeth Alfano and Brittany Damico Recap US SIF 2024
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CEO of VegTech Invest and host Elysabeth Alfano is joined by Brittany Damico of O-Six Impact Partners to recap their time at the US SIF conference 2024 in Chicago. The former Florida congressman mentioned in the podcast was Carlos Curbelo. The article Brittany referred to is: https://www.morningstar.com/financial-advisors/reddit-posts-show-investor…
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Recreating A 3,000 Year Old Egyptian Beer in Utah
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Beer was a fundamental part of life in Ancient Egypt. But what did it taste like? That's the sort of question most of would briefly ponder and then move on. Not Dylan McDonnell.He set about plans to recreate an ancient beer as accurately as possible. It turned out to be a 3 year project of deciphering ancient documents, finding ingredients that wer…
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What Are the Bright Lights in Sustainable Food? Lisa Keefe of Alt Meat Magazine.
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Lisa Keefe, Editor in Chief at Alt-Meat joins Elysabeth Alfano at the Future Food Tech conference in Chicago where they discuss what Lisa is seeing in the alternative protein market and her predictions for the plant-based sector. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. Fo…
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Lambic is synonymous with Brussels. The usual story is that the spontaneously fermented beer has been brewed unchanged since medieval times, a remnant of how all beers were once brewed.The story is more interesting though.Beer Historian Roel Mulder from LostBeers.com joins me to explain how Lambic beers originated in the 18th century and how they w…
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Bezos Earth Fund Recipient: North Carolina State University's William Aimutis and Rohan Shirwaiker
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Rohan Shirwaiker and Bill Aimutis, Co-Directors of the Bezos Earth Fund Bezos Center for Sustainable Proteins at North Carolina State University share the news about the new $30M grant for the center and its true and fast/slow approach to partnership, marrying food and science and addressing problems like food insecurity, planetary health and human…
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Talking Fonio Beer And Burton Union Systems At Thornbridge Brewing.
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Thornbridge Brewing in the UK are an award winning brewery that have a strong emphasis on tradition but like to take chances.They have recently linked with Brooklyn Brewery founder Garrett Oliver to brew a beer with Fonio. This is a staple grain crop in West Africa but it's not widely know outside of the area. It's hardy and grows in dry conditions…
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Can We Impact Energy Consumption with Food Systems Shift? With Rob Du Boff and Rob Barnett
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Robert Barnett, Bloomberg Intelligence Energy Analyst, and Robert Du Boff, Bloomberg Intelligence ESG Analyst, join CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, to discuss the overlap of energy use and food systems and how shifting one can shift another. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@el…
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A Chat With Wild East, Brooklyn's Mixed Fermentation Brewery
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Wild East was founded in 2019 by Brett Taylor, Tyler March and Lindsay Steen. Based in Brooklyn they have a focus (though by no means exclusive) on mixed fermentation and Brett-based beers. They started with 40 barrels and have since grown that by a further 100. As they say they themselves, they aim to push boundaries and open new doors for anyone …
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A Chat With Tom Standage, Author of A History Of The World in 6 Glasses
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Looking at the history of the world through it's 6 favourite drinks might seem a bit unusual. But this lens throws light on changes in culture as well as power throughout the ages.Tom Standage, editor of The Economist, took this approach in his book "A History Of The World In 6 Glasses," in which he traces trends through the history of Beer, Wine, …
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Will Precision Fermentation Shift the Global Food Supply System? With Maria Cho of Triplebar
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CEO Maria Cho of Triplebar joins me on The Plantbased Business Hour. We discuss the protein supply chain benefits provided by precision fermentation and when scaling will take place. If this topic sounds down in the weeds, you need to tune in to learn about the shifting building blocks of the global food supply system! Subscribe! For plant-based me…
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Why are Institutional and Philanthropic Investors Focusing on Food? With Caitlin MacLean and Holly Freishtat of The Milken Institute
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Senior Director of Innovative Finance at the Milken Institute, Caitlin MacLean and Senior Director at Feeding Change, Holly Freishtat join Elysabeth on the Plantbased Business Hour to discuss blended capital and why institutional and philanthropic investors are focusing on food. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaki…
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What is Stakeholder Engagement & Is It Important for Food Systems Shift?
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Chief Investment Officer of VegTech Invest, Dr. Sasha Goodman, discusses the firm's recent white paper, in conjunction with Harvard University student, on Stakeholder Engagement for Plant-based Innovation & Diversified Proteins. Along with host, Elysabeth Alfano, the two discuss the top 5 findings of the white paper and the impact on the diversifie…
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On this week's episode, Elysabeth was on a panel at the Future of Protein Production conference. She was on the panel discussing investing in food systems transformation with Aleh Manchuliantsau, Founder and CEO or Planetarians, Fengru Lin, CEO and Co-founder of TurtleTree and Alex Shirazi, Co-Founder and Director of the Cultivated Meat Symposium. …
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What is the Future of Cultivated Meat? With Davide Dukcevich
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Lots of good information and lots of misinformation is swirling around about the future viability of cultivated meat. The former owner of Daniele prosciutto and now cultivated meat investor, Davide Dukcevich discusses the outlook for cultivated meat AND the outlook for meat. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, …
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Will Investors Embrace Food Systems Transformation? With Mahesh Roy of IIGCC
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Will Investors Embrace Food Systems Transformation? Mahesh Roy, Investor Strategies Programme Director of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change, discusses the IIGCC perspective on investing in food systems transformation to combat Climate Change and partake in the potential growth of the sector. Subscribe! For plant-based media/brandi…
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It's a big claim to say any one brewery is the best in its country. But Elias Wicked Ales won the award as The Philippines best two years running at the Asian Beer Championship.Founded by Raoul Masangcay in 2019 Elias Wicked Ales gained prominence quickly. Raoul is the first beer sommelier in The Philippines and built his interest in, and knowledge…
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Bloomberg Intelligence's Jen Bartashus at the Farm, Food, & Fuel Summit
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Senior Research Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, Jen Bartashus, joins host and CEO of VegTech™ Invest Elysabeth Alfano on Awesome Vegans at the Farm, Food, & Fuel Summit. They discuss conference and their panel experiences as well as their predictions for the sector in the next five to ten years. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulti…
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Vietnamese are among the top ten beer drinkers in the world. The country also has one of the most vibrant beer scenes in Asia. East West is one of the leading craft breweries in Vietnam. Based in Ho Chi Minh City they were founded by a multi-national team (hence the name) with the intention of building a world-class brewery.Their brewery and taproo…
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Plant-based Innovation In Napa Valley with Chef James Corwell
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In this episode of Awesome Vegans, Elysabeth discusses the future of food with Chef James Corwell at the Culinary Institute of America's event in Napa Valley. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. For more information, vi…
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Bastet Brewing, Florida's Egypt-Inspired Brewery
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Huston Lett and Tom Ross founded Bastet Brewing in Tampa Bay, Florida back in 2014 but didn't actually launch until 2019.Inspired by the ancient Egyptian brewing culture they chose the name Bastet after the god who was prevented from destroying mankind when she was fooled into getting drunk.With such a long view of brewing history both Tom and Hust…
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The Investment Thesis Behind Food Systems Transformation: Lombard Odier’s Thomas Hohne-Sparborth
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Thomas Hohne-Sparborth, Head of Sustainability Research at Lombard Odier Investment Managers in Switzerland joins the Plantbased Business Hour. Host and CEO of VegTech Invest, Elysabeth Alfano, discusses with Thomas who pays and who benefits from food systems transformation. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, …
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The Role Of Chicha Beer in The Andean Wari Empire. A Chat With Archeologist Donna Nash.
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The Wari Empire ruled in Peru from around 600 to 1100. During that time they ruled over much of coastal and highland Peru.Recent excavations have revealed that one of the tools they used to forge alliances was with the local beer, chicha. This was brewed in large state-owned breweries and used both as a way of creating links with neighbouring tribe…
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This week Elysabeth comes to you from Expo West in Anaheim, California. She discusses the state of the plant-based sector with Noah Hyams, Founder of Vegpreneur, and Rodd Willis, Director of Natural and Specialty at Dot Foods. Hear about what kinds of products Elysabeth saw at Expo West and what the hot topic items were. Subscribe! For plant-based …
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What You Need To Know Before You IPO: George Khalife of TSX
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George Khalife, V.P. of U.S. Capital Formation on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) joins Elysabeth to discuss taking Plant-based Innovation brands public on the exchange. They breakdown what you need to know before you IPO. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more…
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Beyond Meat: Examining the Stock Surge and Sink After the Earnings Call
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On this episode of Awesome Vegans, Elysabeth discusses the recent rise in stock price for Beyond Meat after their Q4 2023 earnings call Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and public speaking, reach out at elysabeth@elysabethalfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com. For more information, visit ElysabethAlfano.com…
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Vine Street Brewing: Missouri's First Black-Owned Brewery
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Black owned breweries are just 1% of breweries in the US. Recently opened Vine Street in Kansas City is the only one in Missouri.Join founders Kemet Coleman and Woodie Bonds for a chat about the brewery and the challenges and expectations of being minority owned. As the first black-owned brewery in Missouri, Vine Street not only crafts exceptional …
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How to Raise Capital in this Economy: Jeffrey Harris of Green Venture Advisory
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How can you raise capital for your start-up or existing company in this restrictive economy? It is what is on almost every founder's mind. Jeffrey Harris, CEO of Green Venture Advisory, joins Elysabeth today on the Plantbased Business Hour to talk about the three things you need to know. Subscribe! For plant-based media/branding consulting and publ…
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