Sonia is a member of staff at Sutton Community Farm, London's only community-owned fruit and veg farm. The farm grows over 40 types of fruit and veg in harmony with nature, building healthy soils, welcoming wildlife and never using chemicals to grow food. Over 70 weekly volunteers come to the farm to get involved in all areas of farm activities. The farm runs an online farm shop and delivers fresh seasonal food to people's homes and pick-up points across south London and Surrey. Sonia has been working at the farm since 2017 and has a background in food growing, education, and working for organ ..read more

Sareta Puri is a Scottish-Indian plant-based chef, writer, consultant and food activist. She became vegetarian aged 8, due to a love for animals, and eventually vegan in her late 20s. After a decade working in youth charity sector, Sareta decided to become a ‘professional vegan’ - starting with supper clubs & food writing - and now works on a range of projects that make a positive impact on the planet. Sareta is currently Head Chef of Made in Hackney’s community meal service in London, a cooking teacher, a Diversity & Inclusion Associate for Be Inclusive Hospitality plus works on ad ho ..read more

Hi, my name is Chantelle, and I began my vegan lifestyle back in February 2016 and found the transition from being a short-term vegetarian to vegan, pretty straightforward Both sides of my family were restauranteurs and my dad was French-trained chef, so growing up, I was always surrounded by fantastic food, so veganising dishes that were familiar to me was not only enjoyable but also easy — I had support from my whole family, which was a huge advantage and they soon too became vegan I started my own vegan catering business and tried to introduce vegan food to a wider community. Fast forw ..read more

Monica Gaga is a British-born, London based, Black African queer improviser, facilitator, host and scripted actor and performer. When she is not performing, hosting or teaching, Monica is championing diversity, inclusion and equity in improv and trying to get as many people, particularly POC, involved as possible. ​Let’s explore her relationship with food, food waste, and that horned melon! Website: www.monicagaga.com Instagram: @msmonicagaga ..read more

Alright Raiders ?? Are you partial to a yellow sticker, reduction raiding? Do you get knee deep in the supermarket reduced crate? Or are you wanting to waste less? Change your relationship with food, cooking? I’m here to talk to guests about their relationships with food. Discover their food journeys and consider the changes we want to see for our person, our people, our planet ..read more

Aria Beheshtaein is founder of B’liev, a new plant-based, protein shake available in three unusual, but utterly delicious flavours: Blueberry Muffin, Cookies & Cream and Chocolate Brownie. Packed with protein and fibre, and fortified with vitamins and minerals, B’liev delivers much more than hydration and great taste, and encourages us all to believe that anything is possible, we just have to believe in ourselves. Web: https://bliev.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlievOfficial/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blievofficial/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blievofficial Linked ..read more

Hey my name is Robert Straw and in March this year I founded Action Against Food Poverty, which is a Saturday morning walk in London supporting not only our homeless friends with food and supplies but others such as students, single parents, unemployed and many other social groups that finding it hard to access decent food and other necessities of life. We use food as a catalyst for conversation as emotional contact and support is just as important as the food we serve to our friends. After spending time talking to them we want to come away with our friends feeling in a much better place menta ..read more

Suzy Holding & Lisa Harmer of Best Before Cafe and Food Rescue Hub in North Hertfordshire. Both our nonprofit organisations rescue surplus food to ensure no good food goes to waste. Best Before Cafe, run entirely by volunteers, works out of one shop and serves the community in Letchworth Garden City. Food Rescue Hub is an eco-community that has 3 market style pop up outlets at sites in Hitchin, Welwyn Garden City and Stevenage. Though the Cafe and the Hub work in different ways, both teams are passionate about environment and people. This brings us together ..read more

Fatima “Fatti” Tarkleman is a zero-waste, British migrant chef of mixed African-Asian descent. She has special interests in cross-cultural cooking that prioritises sustainability, inclusivity, and local produce, while representing her London upbringing and the flavours of her heritage. Fatima works as a private chef, workshop facilitator, recipe writer, and content creator. She embraces innovative ways of using age-old techniques to make delicious food, putting care for people, their stories, and nature at the heart of her practice. @foodventures_with_fatti ..read more

Ellen Tout is a sustainability writer passionate about helping us reduce food waste. After writing about sustainability for many years, she became fascinated by compleating – eating all edible parts of fruits, vegetables and herbs. Ellen's debut book, The Complete Book of Vegan Compleating, is out now and shows us how to make the most of our ingredients, save money, have fun with food and reduce food waste by compleating. For more, see ellentout.com @ellen_tout @compleatly_vegan ..read more