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I’M KASSATA BOLLMAN. 

TODAY MY GUEST IS ECO-CHEF TOM HUNT.

HE JOINS US FROM LONDON…

WHERE HE’S CURRENTLY A RECIPE DEVELOPER, GUARDIAN COLUMNIST, AUTHOR AND GLOBAL FOOD SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANT…

I’LL OPEN OUR CONVERSATION….BY ASKING YOU TO REACH INTO YOUR MEMORY….

HERE…. “HAVE YOU EATEN YET ?”....IS FOCUSED MORE ON THE GREETING…IT’S A CHECK-IN OF SORTS….

WE’RE TWO MINDS…. ABOUT TO TAKE A TRIP INTO YOUR LIFE….

SO THIS IS AN OPENING… FOR US TO CONNECT…THROUGH FOOD….

THIS CAN BE A MEAL FROM ANYTIME IN YOUR LIFE….THE HOPE IS WHATEVER MEAL YOU CHOOSE TO TALK ABOUT…. IS MEANINGFUL….THAT IT BRINGS UP A  MEMORY…..OR EMOTION….

ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL PARTS OF A MEAL…HAPPENS LONG AFTER THE ACTUAL EVENT….THOSE MEMORIES CAN BE POWERFUL….AND WE LIKE TO HONOR AND EMBRACE THAT  CONCEPT HERE….TOM…. I’LL LET YOU TAKE IT FROM HERE….

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ROOT TO FRUIT

IN RESPONSE TO THE ISSUE OF GLOBAL FOOD WASTE YOU DEVELOPED A WAY FOR ALL OF US TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE…. THROUGH THE FOOD THAT WE COOK AND EAT…

THE APPROACH IS CALLED ROOT TO FRUIT EATING. 

IT’S BASED ON THREE CORE PRINCIPLES:

EAT FOR PLEASURE, EAT WHOLE FOODS AND EAT THE BEST FOOD YOU CAN….IT SOUNDS EASY….BUT I IMAGINE LIKE MOST THINGS, IT’S NOT AS EASY AS IT SOUNDS TO NUDGE OUR SOCIETY INTO THIS MINDSET….

PLEASE EXPAND ON THIS IDEA…HOW IT CAME TO YOU….AND WHERE YOU ARE CURRENTLY ON THIS JOURNEY….

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ADVICE

WHAT’S THE BEST PIECE OF ADVICE THAT YOU'VE EVER BEEN GIVEN ?

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TRUE

HOW DO YOU STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF WHILE NAVIGATING THE UPS AND DOWNS OF LIFE ?

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EVENTS

WHAT TURN OF EVENTS HAD THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE? WHAT TOOK YOUR LIFE IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, FOR BETTER OR WORSE?

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YOUNGER SELF

WHAT WOULD YOU TELL YOUR YOUNGER SELF ?….MAYBE IT’S ADVICE, A THOUGHT….OR A FEELING….….

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LIVING

INSTEAD OF ASKING, IS THERE LIFE AFTER DEATH? THE TRUE QUESTION TO ASK ONESELF IS, ARE WE LIVING BEFORE DEATH? ….WHAT’S THE FIRST THOUGHT TO COME TO YOUR MIND WHEN HEARING THAT QUESTION ?

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TRIP

WHAT’S ONE TRIP THAT YOU’VE BEEN ON THAT HAS POSITIVELY IMPACTED YOUR LIFE…THIS COULD BE AN ACTUAL TRIP….. OR….MAYBE IT’S A GOOD MEMORY….LIKE A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE…OR...IT COULD BE A PSYCHEDELIC TRIP…

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INSPIRATION

HOW DO YOU TAP INTO INSPIRATION …..AND KEEP THAT ENERGY FLOWING THROUGH YOUR LIFE ?

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NEXT

WHAT’S NEXT FOR YOU ?...….WHAT ARE YOU EXCITED FOR IN THE MONTHS TO COME ? ……IT COULD BE TRAVELING….CHANGING YOUR DAILY HABITS….SLOWING DOWN IN LIFE….A WORK RELATED PROJECT…WHATEVER YOU’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO….

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SYNCHRONICITIES

HAVE THERE EVER BEEN ANY SIGNS OR SYNCHRONICITIES IN YOUR LIFE…. THAT GUIDED YOU IN SOME WAY  ?…IT COULD BE A CHANCE ENCOUNTER WITH A STRANGER….A CONVERSATION THAT LED TO AN OPPORTUNITY….THAT YOU COULD NOT HAVE ARRANGED….EVEN IF YOU TRIED….THERE’S A WIDE SPECTRUM HERE…..NOTHING IS OFF LIMITS…

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TAKEAWAY

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR WISDOM WITH US …

I BELIEVE THAT THE JOURNEY…. IS ALWAYS GREATER THAN THE DESTINATION. 

IT’S ON THE PATH THAT WE LEARN….EVOLVE AND….. ENCOUNTER LESSONS…. THAT SHAPE US…. INTO OUR BEST SELVES.

I ALWAYS LIKE ENDING…. BY ASKING…. IF THERE’S ANY TAKEAWAY THAT YOU’D LIKE TO LEAVE WITH LISTENERS…..THAT CAN POSITIVELY INFLUENCE THEIR LIVES.

IT COULD BE SOMETHING WE JUST TOUCHED ON…. A LESSON YOU’VE LEARNED ON YOUR JOURNEY…. OR GENERAL ADVICE THAT YOU LIVE BY...

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AND WHERE OR HOW …..IS THE BEST WAY FOR PEOPLE TO CONNECT…. OR GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU  ?

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OUTRO

THANKS FOR LISTENING….AND IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY….... FOLLOW  “HAVE YOU EATEN YET?” ….WHEREVER YOU GET YOUR PODCASTS….

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