He shelved his ambition to be a chef, went to university and for 25 years ate no meat. Then Glen Burrows became an omnivore.
Glen discusses his high-octane, interesting and hugely successful career as a globally sought-after professional photographer and videographer, and his very intriguing personal choices around food.
Having been the 'awkward veggie one' among his meat-eating friends, Glen found himself having to square his change of heart with his long-standing community of vegetarians, which he admits wasn't easy. And then Glen took everything a step further by co-founding The Ethical Butcher, selling regeneratively farmed, ethical, high quality meat direct to consumers. He also founded Regenuary, a January campaign to encourage sustainable food choices.
Glen's latest venture is as head of knowledge exchange for New Foundation Farms, a radical natural food and farming enterprise based in Devon. The foundation aims to democratise access to affordable food without compromising quality or depleting the environment.
In the podcast Glen discusses:
• a career in photography
• the lessons he learned leaving his 'tribe' of vegetarians
• food, farming, and marketing
• maintaining optimism about the planet and the people within it.
Mentioned in this podcast
New Foundation Farms
The Ethical Butcher
George Monbiot
Not the end of the world by Hannah Ritchie
Glen Burrows portfolio
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