The Food Foundation Podcast Pod Bites: Plant-based food justice
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Dec 26, 2025 In this engaging discussion, Sarah Bentley, founder of Made in Hackney, illuminates her journey from a local initiative to a global plant-based food justice movement. She shares how her organization fights corporate food control while promoting joy through community-focused cooking. Sarah highlights their impactful emergency food support during the pandemic and outreach to over half a million people. Listeners can also learn about the Global Plant Kitchens movement, which aids community kitchens worldwide, and her new book, "We Cook Plants."
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Plant Food As A Justice Tool
- Made in Hackney frames plant-based cooking as a tool for food justice, not just diet change.
- Sarah Bentley links plant-based food to health, climate, community cohesion and animal justice.
Teach Practical, Budget Cooking
- Teach practical, budget-focused cooking like 15-minute meals and 'feed four for three pounds' to boost uptake.
- Offer skills classes (baking, fermenting, preserving) to build daily cooking confidence on tight budgets.
Pandemic Roots To Ongoing Meal Support
- Community Made began during the pandemic and at its peak delivered to 500 households a day.
- It now runs twice-weekly cooking sessions producing 200 meals for housebound residents and local charities.