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Colleen and Carolyn travel to Jackson Heights, Queens, NY to the home of Ethan Frisch. Together, they converse on the farmer's role in the value chain, and the clear differences in flavor between freshly harvested spices and those that sit in warehouses for years before making it home.

This episode also features Ethnomusicologist Danielle Maggio for a segment on how globalization has affected music-making and music listening. Danielle poses the question: what exactly is world music?

Check out Ethan's current selection of spices here:

https://www.burlapandbarrel.com/

Carolyn and Colleen discuss why they chose this international perspective, as our neighbors to the north create a supply chain on a national level. Alison joins Carolyn to discuss the evolution of the legalized market, organic farming practices, vertical integration, capitalism, and the allowance of interstate commerce.

This episode also features Ethnomusicologist Danielle Maggio for a segment on reggae, which was drastically influenced and in many ways formed by the communal use of cannabis.

Check out Rob & Sims' current selection of oysters here: https://realoystercult.com/

Colleen and Carolyn discuss Dandelion Chocolate’s educational storefront. Greg D'Alensadre pays a visit Sourceress HQ to break down the nuances of the cocoa trade. Colleen and Greg discuss the nuances of sourcing in the global south, and how to be an ally when building a bean-bar company.

This episode also features Ethnomusicologist Danielle Maggio for a segment on West African Highlife. The Highlife genre is a powerful case study in acculturation, the process of cultural change that results when different cultures interact. In this case, West African and African American cultures melding.

Colleen and Carolyn discuss visiting a hemp research center. Brittany joins Carolyn in a conversation about the blossoming hemp and cannabinoid industry in the state of New York. From the pursuit of day-one-equity in legislation, to advancing genetics in hemp cultivation, Brittany and her team are right on the front lines.

This episode also features Ethnomusicologist Danielle Maggio for a segment on the birth of modern American music, and the ways in which cannabis use constructed the cultures of blues and jazz.

Check out Brittany's current selection of CBD products here: https://www.tonicvibes.com/

Welcome to Sourceress Educational Bites! This one, commodities. Learn all about the system that rules the buying, selling and trading of most of the products we use on a daily basis - in under 7 minutes!