Serious man

I talked to a serious man today. If I can meet his set price than I can sell my pepper sauce to his bar for hot wings. I'm excited about this chance, if I can find a way to keep my  ethical standards and have a green business I soon will have a second income and will meet my short term goal to pay my grocery bill each month. I will need to find a whole sale source of organic gochu pepper from a farmer that I respect and understand his philosophy. I'm generally of the mind that I want to support the farmer who is doing the good work, di-rec-tly.

I met J today for 2 dinners since each one was disastifying for different ways. The company made it all worth it. I had dinner with J. J is a foodie and chef in waiting- I say this because she could be with an opportunity and the pressure to go full-time and sling it out as a cook. I'm thinking that it would be great if I evenrtally could find a business opportnuity to support her ideas and my collaboratively. She has dreams of being a food vendor of the gourment ilk and bring to LA a good street food stand. Street food stands are great start ups. They require small over head and a DIY spirit and perhaps a little crazyiness to do something good in a mediocre quantiy over quality country in the USA mainstream. It can be done as J has pointed out and people like Anthony B of No Reservations fame has covered. (Look up food raves in the NYtimes.)

I dream about my small and green business on my own terms and standards with feet on the ground approach and humility and the pride needed to push that standard of quality. I say this knowing I've done so little but I want to do more. My small business would supply people like Jamie with condiments and fermented foods that can only be done on a small scale to maintain the quality and the love. But the business would incorporate more than just food but also herbalism on the small scale. My business could blur food and medicine, pleasure and healing, sustaining and fasting.

Eventually, I would like to grow my own food as well but just not on the same level. I see myself as a jack of all trades and business so I can continue to grow and my business model will change with me. I don't want to be Bill Gates. I don't want a big business because I don't evey want my standards to diminish as tasks get handed to people who aren't interested in my mission or don't share my idealism. Then again, I've just said it now I have to prove it.

Thats why I appreciate the serious man I talked to today. He is not a believer of my mission but I can give him something with my high standard and it doesn't matter if the other products he buys fits my ethics. He can do business with me, then I can give him my standard and quality. But what I appreciate about the serious man is that he is serious and smart enough to be in a position to take risks on the small business. That's a seriously good thing.