In this episode….. We are featuring an interview with Derek Azevedo of Bowles Farming Company in Central California…….
Derek is one of those rare gems of a person who has had experiences in many different parts of the same industry – in this case, the food supply chain. As a result, he understands deeply the challenges, trade-offs, and pressures that affect each part of the chain……
So, if we are going to have a chance to change something as big as the food supply chain…… we really need the insights of people like Derek who understand both the pressures on the system to change……the pressures on the farmer to react to conform to the supply chain – and even – the barriers from the processing and distribution sectors that he has dubbed the “messy middle” — which connect the farmer to the consumer.
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This conversation is almost too rich to summarize…..we talk about so many valuable things in this interview……including:
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Website: https://bfarm.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-azevedo-2a94a817/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BowlesFarming
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bowlesfarming/
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