Xanthe is a chef and food sustainability advocate. She is partially self taught but has attended the world renowned Ballymaloe Cookery School, to take their six week sustainable food course. Xanthe’s mission is to educate people of the positive effects that the right food choices can have on ourselves and our environment. We increasingly see the alarming results of industrially produced meat, fish, dairy, and even fruit and vegetables and this is at the centre of Xanthe’s ambition to change things. She believes education is at the centre of the solution. eating and shopping more responsibly might just be one part of the solution. Xanthe is the Director of Food and Food Sustainability for The Good Life Experience, Glen Dye Cabins & Cottages, Hawarden Estate Farm Shop, and The Glynne Arms. She curates and develops menus, oversees food and product sourcing, and strives to help these businesses run as sustainably as possible. Xanthe also runs private catering events in London and North Wales, where she also grows vegetables in a beautiful walled garden and greenhouse. She co-founded knuckle in 2019 — a sustainable food initiative.

This was recorded live from a greenhouse in North Wales. Sadly we had some technical difficulties with the recording so this is the audio.