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Eric Phillips Chief Commercial Officer of Schilling Hard Cider joins us for this episode. Eric tells us the story of Schilling Hard Cider. Schilling is the largest Cider producer in Washington State. Schilling opened in 2013 and currently is in a 36,000 sq ft manufacturing space and will be adding an additional 90,000 sq ft of manufacturing space....

Amanda Milholland is our guest on this episode. Amanda is the Market Manager/Director of the Jefferson County Farmers Markets.  Jefferson County has two farmers markets one in Port Townsend and one in Chimacum. The Port Townsend farmer market is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Amanda shares with us that some of the vendors have been at...

James Donaldson is our guest for this episode. James was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979 after a 4 year career at Washington State University. James played 20 years in professional Basketball. After retiring James has been a successful business owner, tireless volunteer, and much more. During our conversation James shares stories from his...

Jordan Boldt of the Vancouver Farmers Market is our guest for this episode.  Jordan has been the Executive Director for the market since 2010. The Vancouver Farmers Market is a non-profit organization with the focus of being a business incubator,  providing an open safe community space, and serving the at-need population in the Vancouver Washington...

Bekah Zietz Flynn from Sub Pop Records is our guest for this episode. Bekah is a Publicity and International Promotions Manager for the Sub Pop and Hardly Art music labels. Sub Pop was founded in 1988 and is often called the label that brought us the Grunge Movement. Some of the well known names that...

Andrew Hughes, Seattle area high altitude athlete, is our guest for this episode. Growing up in Poulsbo Andrew grew up playing outside and enjoying nature. He also grew up with Mount Rainier visible to him on a regular (remember we have clouds here) basis. Life has a way of happening and it was not until Andrew...

Erica Kutz is a freelance graphic designer, art director, and producer as Mountainmind. She represents outdoor brands as an ambassador including Kona Bike and Arc’teryx. She tells us about snowboarding and splitboarding in the North Cascades. Erica talks about growing up snowboarding and skiing, and more recently split boarding. She explains how she approaches testing the...

Shawn Niles otherwise known as The Fat Pastor joins the show for this episode. Growing up in the Yakima area, Shawn was drawn to food at an early age.  Spending Thanksgiving Day helping his dad in the kitchen is one of his most cherished memories. After moving away and living on the east coast and...

Welcome to another exciting blog post on the “Exploring Washington State” podcast! In this episode, our host Scott Cowan sits down with Ed Marquand, a remarkable figure behind the transformation of Tieton, Washington. Join us as we explore Ed’s fascinating journey and dive into how creativity and community spirit have revitalized a small town. Discovering...

In this episode, we explore Dry Fly Distilling through a conversation with Don Poffenroth, the founder who built Washington State’s first distillery since Prohibition. Don Poffenroth is our guest for this episode. Don launched Dryfly in 2007 and Dryfly was the first distillery to open in Washington State since prohibition. Our conversation took place in...

Tom Marriott is our guest for this episode. Tom is Jazz Musician on a mission,  to bring a sense of community to the Jazz music scene in Seattle. Tom has started the Seattle Jazz Fellowship. A non-profit dedicated to providing mentorship to young aspiring talent. By working alongside experienced music veterans.  The goal is a...

Cody Clark of Coffee Oasis is our guest for this episode. Coffee Oasis is a Kitsap County based non-profit organization that has coffee shops in Bremerton, Port Orchard, Poulsbo, and Kingston. Since 1997 Coffee Oasis has been helping at risk homeless youth in Kitsap County. Cody is responsible for Kitsap County Community Development – Business...