{"id":2797,"date":"2021-03-12T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2bgreener.com\/?p=2797"},"modified":"2021-02-24T22:13:11","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T03:13:11","slug":"part-1-how-clean-can-a-business-be-s2c-e11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2bgreener.com\/?p=2797","title":{"rendered":"Part 1 &#8211; How Clean Can a Business Be? (S2C E11)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was so fun to talk with <strong>Mark Harrison<\/strong> about Black Kettle Soap, Company, his family&#8217;s craft-made soap and cleaning product business. Located in Troy, NY, this small-batch business wants to clean up how we clean up.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It is a joy to talk with someone passionate about his business and totally in love and inspired by his family.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Join us to learn more from Mark about the importance of local and non-toxic ingredients, the connections created by local businesses building on and with each other, and his views for what the future will bring for craft and small batch businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Mark has been inspired by his family, intrigued by his research into non-toxic ingredients, and supported by the growing interest in small batch production. Let&#8217;s hope we all catch a bit of his passion for life, love, and learning!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enjoy this conversation, and please, consider subscribing to our YouTube channel, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCoLrmdksGl9RTvAyYs6hqjQ\">Subject2Change &#8211; Sustainability<\/a>&#8220;, to learn even more.<\/li>\n<li>Add your thoughts in comments here or on the YouTube channel.<\/li>\n<li>We also ask you to recommend people we should talk to, so that we are not limited by our own experiences!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MRh3D7DKnKg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for joining in the conversation,<\/p>\n<p>Jodi and Lauren<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was so fun to talk with Mark Harrison about Black Kettle Soap, Company, his family&#8217;s craft-made soap and cleaning product business. 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