Potato Corn Chowder

Name: Potato Corn Chowder
Ingredients: 5 ears corn on the cob (or 4-4 1/2 cups frozen corn kernels); 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil (or avocado oil); 2 ribs celery (3/4 cup, chopped small); 2 carrots (3/4 cup, chopped small); 1 small leek (3/4 cup, chopped thin); 2 garlic cloves (chopped fine); 1 tablespoon fresh chopped thyme leaves (or 1 teaspoon dried); 1/2 teaspoon fennel pollen or ground fennel (optional but delicious); 1 bay leafs; 1/4 teaspoon sea salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper; 8 ounces gold potato (chopped into small pieces); 3 cups vegetable broth or chicken broth; 2 cups half and half (or 1 15-ounce can coconut milk); 8 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled (about 1/2 pound)