S1 E2 - 2 - John Martin - El Chorizo - From Argentina to Mexico to your BBQ!

Welcome to our 2nd episode of the Another Day Building Dreams podcast. A podcast where we explore what supporting local really means and the people behind local small businesses. We hope to shed some real life clarity on what it means when you decide to support your local businesses. To give an idea of what day to day life is like as small business owner/entrepreneur by talking about both the struggles and successes with each business venture. Today we have John Martin. Business owner and sole operator of El Chorizo Latino - Traditional Latin American Chorizo. A local food producer located here in Edmonton AB. A small business specializing in various Latin American traditional chorizo sausages. A new business and venture in it's first 2 years of operation. Being raised in a family where butchering was part of the lifestyle he learned everything you could ever know about meat and chorizo sausage. If you didn't know anything about chorizo before - you will now!! What we discuss: - Growing up in a butcher family - Traditional food safety practices - Current food safety practices - Regional differences in Chorizo - Commercial equipment costs - and so much more!