Welcome back to another episode of the PBN Podcast!

Today's guest is the incredible Sarah Bentley, the visionary behind the plant-based community cookery school and charity Made In Hackney. Sarah has nurtured its evolution from a local project to an influential organization with a national and international reach, advocating for a shift towards plant-based diets without losing sight of its core mission of communal care.

Under her leadership, Made In Hackney has empowered over 400,000 individuals to embrace plant-based eating and has collaborated with more than 200 community partners.

Sarah is now focusing on penning a debut cookbook featuring a decade's worth of community-inspired plant-based recipes and launching a consultancy to drive significant, positive change for the environment and society through the third sector and committed corporations.

Host: Robbie Lockie

Editor: Polly Foreman

Audio Editor: Phil Marriott

Social Media: Darrell Sawczuk

Producer: Xisca Taylor

00:00:00 An Introduction to Sarah Bentley from Made In Hackney

00:03:00 Discovering the vegan lifestyle

00:13:20 Getting into Music Journalism

00:17:25 Food sovereignty

00:22:07 Why The World Needs Community Kitchens (incl. TedTalk clip)

00:21:48 The inception of Made In Hackney?

00:39:12 Ambassador Andi Oliver visits Made In Hackney Community Meal Service (clip)

00:40:45 Why we need to see more Made In Hackney’s around the world

00:42:20 “We will open!” (TedTalk clip)

00:42:57 Making a stand and taking control

00:51:08 Expanding the movement

00:57:58 The partnership with Fuller’s pubs: creating a “plant-based hero” on the menu

01:00:05 The noise around Plant-based meats

01:14:58 The future of Made In Hackney / New roads ahead

01:17:41 Stranded on a desert island