Bootstrap Farmer Radio

USA Manufacturing has been at the forefront of Bootstrap Farmer’s goals over the past few years with new products added all of the time. Join Bootstrap Farmer’s Creative Director Katie Russo, Tracy Lutz our farmer in residence, and Cal our lead injection moulder for a discussion about what it takes to produce our trays in the United States, why it matters, and what more is to come. We hope you will join us. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:00 Factory Tour Overview 2:00 Plastic Characteristics and Food Safety & UV Stabilization 3:55 Process of Bulk Resin to Finished Product 4:53 Injection Moulding Process 6:39 Limiting Waste During Manufacturing 9:24 Tracy Relates Farm Sustainability Practices and Manufacturing Practices 11:47 What can we do to limit plastic waste? 13:18 Bootstrap Farmer and the Manufacturing Learning Curve 15:23 Impact of USA Manufacturing on Quality and Transparency 18:13 Creating Community with Products 19:48 Bring Manufacturing Back to the United States and Job Creation 20:35 Overview of Lates