Stories

My philosophy about food is pretty simple - nourishing, healthy, vegan foods. I try to eat seasonally as much as I can, so this is what my meals are looking like lately.

I'm definitely a sweet tooth. I knew if I was ever going to last as a vegan long term I needed to learn how to master the art of vegan desserts.

I’ve been eating a plant-based, vegan diet since early 2013. I shouldn’t call what I do a ‘diet’ though. It’s simply eating the way humans are designed to. Why do I eat this way? Because I love how happy and healthy and compassionate I feel when eating a vegan diet. There is nothing better than eating as much sweet fruit, fresh vegetables, nuts, seeds, legumes, whole grains and healthy fats as I care for. I don’t feel hungry or deprived and I never feel guilty about food. This is really the best kind of lifestyle and I will never look...

The first area of the business I worked on for The Sweet Meadow was the branding. That's right, even before I'd written the business plan or looked at the financials!

It wasn't easy deciding on a name for the business idea that had been swirling around in my mind for the longest time. I wanted something unique, I wanted something that referenced nature, and I wanted something that would roll off the tongue.

Growing up on a fruit farm in regional Victoria, Australia, I felt a closeness to nature at a very young age.