A century of agricultural wisdom and three generations of farming expertise live inside every bottle of Healthy Harvest premium cooking oils. When this Colorado farming family sold their land, they didn't abandon their heritage – they transformed it into something revolutionary that's changing how professional kitchens and home cooks think about cooking oil.
Founded in 2013, Healthy Harvest represents the beautiful marriage between traditional farming values and modern food production. Their expeller-pressed method stands in stark contrast to conventional oil production that relies on chemical solvents and excessive heat. This old-school mechanical pressing preserves all the natural goodness while creating oils with some of the highest smoke points in the industry – a crucial factor that prevents the formation of potentially harmful compounds when cooking at high temperatures.
What's particularly fascinating about their approach is how deeply rooted it is in practical experience. Their commitment to non-GMO and organic practices isn't about following trends; it stems from their family's century-long firsthand experience with sustainable farming. This authenticity extends to their business model too. While scaling to serve over 170 loyal customers throughout Colorado, they've maintained that small farm personal touch – still picking up the phone when customers call and keeping their entire supply chain US-based.
The genius of Healthy Harvest lies in how they've taken something as seemingly simple as cooking oil and transformed it into a vehicle for preserving agricultural heritage. They're demonstrating that sometimes the old ways of doing things turn out to be exactly what we need for a more sustainable future. Next time you're cooking, think about the story behind that bottle of oil you're using – because in Healthy Harvest's case, it's a story worth savoring.
Episode Two
What happens when a small town's beloved avocados vanish into thin air? Join us on Great Day Radio's Comedy Drop as we unravel the hilarious mystery of the Great Avocado Heist in Ventura County, California. I’m Zachary James, your professional banana peel placer and host, and I’m joined by none other than Detective Peele Hartman. Together, we retrace the breadcrumb trail of clues—from avocado toast crumbs to the irresistible scent of lemon juice and artisanal sea salt—that led us to our quirky culprit: Gino Smalls, an avocado-obsessed hipster with a dream of winning the annual avocado sculpture contest.
Get ready for uncontrollable laughter as we explore Gino's audacious motives, including his bizarre ransom note demanding non-dairy, organic, gluten-free avocado ice cream. Detective Peele gives us an inside look at this pitiful crime, revealing how Gino's avocado ambitions landed him in cell AVO01.
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Speaker 2 (00:06):
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Speaker 3 (00:06):
You know what's wild?
Most people think cooking oilis just cooking oil, but there's
actually a century ofagricultural wisdom and three
generations of family farmingexpertise in every bottle of
premium oil.
For this GreatDayRadiocomBusiness Spotlight Podcast.
For this GreatDayRadiocomBusiness Spotlight podcast,
we're exploring how one family'scommitment to sustainable
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farming completely transformedan industry.
Speaker 4 (00:31):
That's fascinating, and it really starts with the
healthy harvest family's deeproots in Colorado agriculture,
going all the way back to theearly 1900s.
What strikes me most is howthey managed to preserve those
traditional farming values evenafter selling their family land.
Speaker 3 (00:46):
Well, here's what makes their story so unique
Instead of just walking awaywhen they sold the farm, they
channeled all that generationalknowledge into creating Healthy
Harvest in 2013.
You know, it's like they'vefound a way to bottle up a
century of sustainable farmingpractices.
Speaker 4 (01:03):
Hmm, let's talk about what makes their approach so
different.
I mean, their expeller-pressedmethod is basically the complete
opposite of how most commercialoils are produced, right?
Speaker 3 (01:12):
Oh man, exactly, so get this.
While most big companies areusing chemical solvents to
squeeze out every last drop ofoil, the Healthy Harvest team
are using this old-schoolmechanical pressing process that
preserves all the naturalgoodness no chemicals, no
excessive heat, just pure, cleanoil extraction.
Speaker 4 (01:33):
You know what's really interesting about their
product line.
They've specifically chosensunflower and avocado oils,
amongst others.
There must be a reason for thatparticular combination.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
Well, it's actually pretty clever must be a reason
for that particular combination.
Well, it's actually prettyclever.
These oils have some of thehighest smoke points in the
industry, which means they canhandle serious heat without
breaking down.
And here's something mostpeople don't realize when oils
start smoking, they're not justsetting off your fire alarm,
they're actually formingpotentially harmful compounds.
Speaker 4 (02:02):
So, if we're talking about practical applications,
what makes these oils differentin actual use?
Speaker 3 (02:06):
Let me break it down.
Their oils can actually replacemultiple products in
professional kitchens, like youdon't need separate oils for
sauteing, frying and finishing.
Plus and this is huge forrestaurants they prevent flavor
transfer in fryers and lastlonger than conventional oils.
Speaker 4 (02:26):
That efficiency factor must be especially
appealing to their 170-plusloyal customers throughout
Colorado.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
And speaking of those customers, here's what is
really cool about their businessmodel In an age where
everything's automated, they'restill picking up the phone when
customers call.
It's like they've managed toscale up while keeping that
small farm personal touch.
Speaker 4 (02:46):
The way they've handled their supply chain is
pretty smart too.
Keeping everything US-based hasreally paid off, especially
with all the recent globaldisruptions.
Speaker 3 (02:55):
You know what really gets me excited about their
story?
They're showing how traditionalagricultural values can
actually thrive in modernmarkets.
Like they're not justpreserving farming wisdom,
they're actively evolving it forthe future.
Speaker 4 (03:10):
That's such an important point about adaptation
.
They're essentially buildingbridges between old-school
farming knowledge and modernfood production needs.
Speaker 3 (03:18):
Well, let me share something else that's
fascinating.
Their commitment to non-GMO andorganic practices is not just
about following trends.
It's rooted in their family'scentury-long experience with
sustainable farming.
They've seen firsthand howthese methods can produce better
results.
Speaker 4 (03:36):
The educational aspect of their work is really
significant too.
They're helping peopleunderstand why things like
expeller pressing and non-GMOproduction actually matter, for
both health and environmentalreasons.
Speaker 3 (03:47):
And here's what I think is the real genius of
their approach They've managedto take something as simple as
cooking oil and turn it into avehicle for preserving
agricultural heritage.
Every bottle tells a storyabout sustainable farming and
responsible food production.
Speaker 4 (04:05):
That really connects to the bigger picture of how
American agriculture is evolving, doesn't it?
Speaker 3 (04:10):
Exactly, and I think that's the perfect place to wrap
up this podcast discussion.
I think that's the perfectplace to wrap up this podcast
discussion.
The Healthy Harvest team areshowing us that you don't have
to choose between tradition andinnovation in agriculture.
Sometimes the old ways of doingthings, like their
expeller-pressed oils, turn outto be exactly what we need for a
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more sustainable future.
Thanks for joining us everyoneand remember next time you're
cooking, think about the storybehind that bottle of oil you're
using.
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Comedy Drop, where we slicethrough the seriousness of life
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I am your host, zachary James,and I am a professional banana
peel placer and jester in chiefof this program.
Whoops, looks like our soundguy still falls for that one.
For this episode we dive in themysterious and utterly
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hilarious case of the greatavocado heist that happened in
Ventura County, california.
So sit back, strap in and trynot to snort.
Laugh your coffee.
Let's get into it.
Imagine this A small town knownfor its annual avocado festival
is hit with a crime so daring,so audacious, it quacks the
world.
Dozens of avocados havevanished without a trace.
Speaker 6 (06:30):
The horror, oh, the unripe humanity.
Speaker 2 (06:34):
Joining us on this episode is Detective Peel
Hartman, the man who cracked thecase wide open Pleasure to be
here.
Speaker 1 (06:42):
Never in my 20 years of detective work have I
encountered a crime so pitiful.
Speaker 6 (06:48):
Detective, let's smash right into it.
What was your first clue?
Speaker 1 (06:53):
Well, the first break came when we found a trail of
avocado toast crumbs leadingaway from the festival grounds.
A carb culprit.
Speaker 6 (07:01):
Sounds like a classic rookie mistake.
Speaker 1 (07:04):
Indeed.
Upon further investigation, wefound our suspect by following
the scent of lemon juice andartisanal sea salt.
Speaker 6 (07:13):
Sounds deliciously incriminating.
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Get ready for our next episodeBack to the case, Detective
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Peele.
Speaker 2 (08:13):
What was the motive?
Extra guac on their burrito.
Avocado art heist.
Some kind of seedy undergroundavocado matchmaking ring Hardly.
Speaker 1 (08:22):
The thief, a Mr Gino Smalls, was an avocado-obsessed
hipster who wanted to win theannual avocado sculpture contest
by any means necessary.
Speaker 6 (08:33):
So what you are saying?
Gino Smalls was a smoothcriminal.
Speaker 1 (08:38):
But he had a soft spot.
He left behind a ransom notedemanding payment in.
Can you guess?
Speaker 2 (08:45):
Hmm, let me take a stab at it.
Kale smoothies.
Speaker 6 (08:48):
I would guess maybe fair trade coffee beans.
Speaker 1 (08:51):
To my surprise, non-dairy, organic, gluten-free
avocado ice cream To my surprise.
Speaker 6 (08:57):
non-dairy, organic, gluten-free avocado ice cream
the millennial's choice.
Oh, the trope is strong withthis one, detective Peel.
Speaker 2 (09:03):
where's the perp now?
Locked up in cell number AVO01.
When life gives you lemons, youmake an accomplice to an
avocado.
Heist, pay for it.
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