Know Thy Foods with Tim Richards of Philosopher Foods

Written By Modern Species

In this episode, we're joined by Tim Richards, founder, and CEO of Philosopher Foods, to talk about the challenges of running a premium food product company, and the benefits of raw, sprouted, and generatively grown foods.

Philosopher Foods is a nut butter company, currently, focused on creating the most delicious, nutritious, ethical, and ecological nut butters. Find more here

Key Points of this Episode:

  • Tim Richards introduces himself and shares his company: Philosopher Foods.

  • Why Tim decided to major in Philosophy.

  • Tim’s thoughts on journals and his thesis on environmental ethics.

  • Community approaches to sustainability with the Thomas J. Watson Foundation.

  • Gage and Tim dive into how they got into environmentalism.

  • Why Tim decided to found a nut butter company and his studies in holistic health.

  • Tim describes the download from the universe he experienced.

  • How to find the right suppliers?

  • Tim explains the uncertainty on the price of organic almonds.

  • The first nut butter company to be certified glyphosate residue-free.

  • Nutrient density quantification for food.

  • How Philosopher Foods is trying to make its products as affordable as possible.

  • Philosopher Foods’ wins that Tim Richards is most proud of.

  • What the future looks like for Philosopher Foods.

  • A last piece of advice from Tim.

Tweetables:

“Almonds don't have a water problem, they have a chemical problem.” - Tim Richards [00:25:47]

“We should want to spend more money to promote the flourishing of all life.” - Tim Richards [00:25:47]

“Food should be good food, by default.” - Gage Mitchell [00:37:48]

“Whenever something can express its essence, and fully actualize as a living being, whether that's a tree or a person or a frog, then that's the essence of regeneration.” - Tim Richards [00:59:23]

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