Sep 22, 2019
This week we’re learning about how to move food
around planet earth via just the power of the wind. Awesome
produce, better for the environment, direct from the producer to
the consumer, delivered by the wind. I'm going to take you
back in time, when beautiful tall ships criss-crossed the
sea to deliver foods we couldn't grow ourselves.
You
might think I'm describing the 18th or 19th century. Actually, I'm
only turning the clock back by a few months, when a former herring
logger called The Gallant sailed serenely into Newhaven, with a
cargo of olive oil, almonds and sea salt.
This programme is about the
amazing groups that have an impressive vision: to transport
food and drink across oceans(and to our
plates) in a way that is not only kinder to
the planet, but - in the case of Sail Cargo
South East -
also supports community groups who benefit from being out on the
sea.... Plus they
give hospitality businesses like
The Herb Kitchen brilliant
stories to share about their wind-powered ingredients.
You’ll hear from Dan Cuss, co-founder of The Herb Kitchen later in the programme. But first we meet Dhara Thompson, co-founder of Sail Cargo Southeast and the Sail Boat Project based in Sussex...