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The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

1KHO 711: A Healthy Society Begins With Healthy People | David Stelzer, Azure Standard

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.82.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2026

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Azure Standard founder David Stelzer joins Ginny Yurich for a direct, fascinating conversation about how food quality, farming practices, and community are tied together. David tells the origin story of Azure: his family’s early move away from chemical-intensive farming, the hard years of transition, and the moment they lost a major buyer forcing him to start delivering organic grains himself, one small route at a time. That scrappy beginning grew into today’s nationwide drop system (now 3,000+ locations), where families can access organic and carefully vetted products at scale while staying connected to independent farms and producers. Along the way, David explains what healthy soil actually does, why nutrient density matters, and why he believes rebuilding health has to start with rebuilding what we grow and what we eat. If you care about feeding your family well without getting lost in labels and marketing, this episode will give you a bigger framework—and a practical path forward. Learn more about Azure Standard and all they have to offer here A huge thank you to our sponsors! Check them ALL out below:  BetterHelp: Visit  www.BetterHelp.com/1000HOURS  today to get 10% off your first month. Quince - Visit www.quince.com/outside and get free shipping and 365 day returns Hungry Root - Go to www.hungryroot.com/1000HOURS and use code 1000HOURS to get 40% off your first box and a free item of your choice for life. IXL Learning - Head to www.ixl.com/1000hours to get an exclusive 20% savings on your membership Wayfair - Go to www.wayfair.com and shop all things home Cure Hydration- head to www.curehydration.com/outside to find a retailer near you Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Ever dreamed of traveling the world with your children without leaving your home?

0:04.9

Tune into Culture Kids podcast to embark on an incredible adventure right where you are.

0:10.6

At Culture Kids, we collaborate with cultural organizations, authors, and educators from all over the world to expand our children's horizons,

0:18.9

inspiring them to embrace our differences

0:21.0

while bridging communities worldwide.

0:24.0

And that's Culture Kids podcast.

0:26.6

Here's your passport. Let's go.

0:28.5

All of all.

0:32.8

Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside podcast.

0:35.3

My name is Ginny Urich and the founder of 1,000 Hours Outside. And I got is Ginny Eurton, the founder of 1000 Hours Outside.

0:38.2

And I got to speak in 2025 at the Homestead Festival. It was in the summer. And this company,

0:44.0

Azure Standard, was one of the sponsors. And then I spoke at a homemaker conference in Waco, Texas,

0:51.5

at Heritage Homestead later that year in 2025. And I met some of your people there

0:58.3

because you sponsored that as well. And we went on a tour in early 2025. Like we had five stops,

1:04.1

David. And like you can't do anything unless you have sponsors. Like you just can't even,

1:10.2

you can't even like float it.

1:12.4

And so I just was so, I just think it's so amazing when companies sponsor things and

1:18.4

help events happen that bring communities together. And so Davis Seltzer from Azure Standard

1:24.4

is here. Welcome. It's an honor to meet you. Well, thank you. Nice to,

1:29.3

nice to be here and an honor to meet you as well. So what you're doing is you're helping families to eat better,

1:36.3

but you're doing so much more than that. Helping families to eat better in a way that is affordable.

1:42.3

But then there's so much more going on behind

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