Episode Details

Meet Loren Foss, VP of Strategy at CMI Orchards, who reveals how this Washington state fruit company became the world's first carbon negative fruit producer. Discover their revolutionary 8-acre worm farms and regenerative cattle ranch that sequester enough carbon to offset 60,000 cars annually. Plus learn about exciting new fruit varieties like their upcoming new apple variety.

🕒 TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - CMI Orchards: 15% of Washington's apples, pears, and cherries

1:30 - Favorite varieties

2:17 - Gem pears: solving the pear confusion problem

4:19 - Revolutionary regenerative agriculture and carbon sequestration

5:45 - World's largest worm farms: 8 acres of carbon capture

7:10 - Marketing carbon negative fruit to consumers

8:21 - Brand leadership through specialty varieties

9:54 - AI technology in fruit sorting and quality control

10:38 - Japan-originated variety for color breaks

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