Are We Really What We Eat? ft. Honie Ann Peacock
Join me in talking with Honie Ann Peacock of Hon’s Healthy Kitchen! We talk about the interconnectedness of food, soil, microbes, and everything else 🥰 It’s the perfect conversation to help us all celebrate Earth Day and I hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed recording!! 🌱
MEET HONIE ANN PEACOCK ~
Honie Ann Peacock is an award-winning leader and social entrepreneur whose extensive
career includes founding four companies and bridging two connected but parallel tracks:
the organic food, health and fitness industries; and economic development and community
development for women and minority-owned businesses and community-based non-profits
in the culinary arts, education, fine arts and human services.
Honie Ann is a former corporate Human Resources executive and MSW social worker. Her new webinar series
‘Are We Really What We Eat?...Food for Thought’ brings together the common thread in the
highway of her life: to enable individuals and organizations to get the information and tools
they need to live healthier, more productive lives. 🌱
CONNECT WITH HON
On the web: https://www.honshealthykitchen.com
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/honshealthykitchen
On YouTube: https://youtu.be/cZJFKdXkPAo
To learn more about her webinar series “Are We Really What We Eat?…Food For Thought”, 🫧 click here 🫧
To learn more about becoming a sponsor for her work, 🫧 click here 🫧
FAVORITE MOMENTS FROM THIS EPISODE ~
some of my favorite lines of conversation that came up in this episode:
‘the recipe means nothing’ if the sourcing is problematic
reflecting on health food stores in the 90s
disconnecting from the busy of our culture to remember our interconnectedness
growing up as a species and choosing to take care of each other and our planet home
Hon’s tips on making small do-able changes instead of getting overwhelmed
using Hon’s incredible series to get ideas for small and meaningful changes 🫧
approaching change intuitively and finding what speaks to you
finding meaning in life by working on big problems
RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS SHOW ~
ARE WE REALLY WHAT WE EAT?… FOOD FOR THOUGHT VIDEO SERIES
DETAILED EPISODE BREAKDOWN ~
0:00 - 10:00 ish:
Welcome Hon! learn about who she is and what she’s passionate about
reflecting on Hon’s childhood, growing up with whole food
how our childhood experience of food shapes us
the experiences that led to Hon’s first business
10 - 20:00 ish:
Hon’s journey into learning about soil health
‘the recipe means nothing’ if the sourcing is problematic
going far beyond ‘we are what we eat’
the savvy marketing behind ‘natural foods’
Hon’s second business, Hon’s Buns as a response to the ‘fat free muffin’ of the 90s
reflecting on health food stores in the 90s
20 - 30:00 ish:
sourcing of ingredients is as important [if not more important] than anything else
taking a holistic view of all that we consume and absorb from our environment
bringing together positive change makers to serve as role models
disconnecting from the busy of the world to remember our interconnectedness
taking time to slow down and act only on the things that we really value
forest bathing as a way to down regulate the nervous system
how change truly happens 🌱
30 - 40:00 ish:
growing up as a species and choosing to take care of each other and our planet home
Hon’s tips on making small do-able changes instead of getting overwhelmed
tips to eat for well being [instead of convenience] year round 🥰
using Hon’s incredible series to get ideas for small and meaningful changes 🫧
seeds as heritage and one of the foundational blocks of life
40 - 50:00 ish:
miso, making foods kids love, forest bathing and more of the amazing thing inside season one of Hon’s series
the importance of the energetic body, not just the physical body
foraging, growing your own herbs, all the things!
approaching change intuitively and finding what speaks to you
50 - 60:00 ish:
Season two topics!
biophilic design, living walls, fungi and the mycelial network, how other species communicate!
what are keystone species and why are they important?
finding meaning in life by working on big problems
‘what we eat’ is not just what we put in our mouths, it’s everything that we take in
shoutout to Hon’s amazing sponsors! 🎉
THANKS FOR LISTENING!
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Lots of love,
Caroline
