RESTAURANT WHISPERER
Every week for three years sharing first-hand stories from restaurant owners, cafe owner, travel businesses and more.
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107: HIDDEN WATERS FARM -- REGENERATIVE AG, JOE SHAFFER EXPLAINS
Joe Shaffer from Hidden Water Farms shares where our food comes from, and knows how farmers steward the land and animals. There is a growing trend in the US for farm stores. This farm store opened June 2023. Joe describes how that space works, and how they are finding their customers. They are probably one of the closest farms with a farmstore for Baltimore City. If you are local, consider visiting them, and shopping in their farm store. Support local businesses regularly, it is the backbone of our community.
Considering getting to know our farms and farmers. Understand how our health improves when eating seasonally and locally. A farmers' business practices and philosophies can impact the economy, the environment and to our individual health.
Joe Shaffer from Hidden Water Farms shares where our food comes from, and knows how farmers steward the land and animals. He grew up raising cattle, and now has cattle, pigs, chickens and a vegetable plot at Hidden Waters with his partner Tom. Joe shares what the term "Regenerative Agriculture" means, and why it's an important method in caring for the environment.
There is a growing trend in the US for farm stores. This farm store opened June 2023. Joe describes how that space works, and how they are finding their customers. They are probably one of the closest farms with a farmstore for Baltimore City. If you are local, consider visiting them, and shopping in their farm store. Support local businesses regularly, it is the backbone of our community.
Considering getting to know our farms and farmers. Understand how our health improves when eating seasonally and locally. A farmers' business practices and philosophies can impact the economy, the environment and to our individual health.
106: Sandwich with a financial lesson
This season has been filled with information about the Six Pillars of a successful business. This episode is about the interplay of Quality and Financial Stability.
This season has been filled with information about the Six Pillars of a successful business. This episode is about the interplay of Quality and Financial Stability.
This Sandwich Episode uses a simple story to tell the financial lesson of changes in the restaurant industry. The recipe of building a sandwich the same way every time, ensures customer delight. That recipe reflects a quality product, created and served the same way every time. It's one version, and one recipe for quality in a restaurant. The other pillar in this story is financial stability; it is baked into that recipe. Know your food costs. Ensure you check portioning. Train your staff so your guest is eating a delicious sandwich that they anticipated, and were satisfied with an equally stellar experience. You know what makes your business revenue, and always ensures profit. We dig deeper, and reveal a story about shrinking profit that has crept into our industry in the last 20 - 30 years.
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