How a Loaf of Bread is Changing Lives - Nurture Your Zest with Andy Haddon

Join your host Ashleigh King as she chats to Andy Haddon, Founder of the ‘Big River Bakery’ and Host of the ‘Big River Rising’ Podcast. Andy is an academic, an activist and a change maker seeing social problems other people miss, and working out solutions to solve them for the greater good.Themes of this conversation:🌵The ‘power of the stottie’ and how it inspires communities as messaging a tool to get people talking about important matters🌵Finding your values, purpose and passion🌵Andy’s ‘emergent strategy’ to tackle climate change and how he started his activism🌵Turning waste apples in Wylam into an award-winning community orchard🌵The journey of Earth Doctors and the ‘Big River Bakery’🌵How to drive volunteer efforts and build momentum beyond yourself🌵Helping people ‘on the breadline’, protecting regional heritage and stopping the stottie from going extinct🌵Employing 17 people and providing jobs for people who wouldn’t typically access these opportunities🌵Creating shared value in your community and diversifying income streams🌵The challenges of monetising a ‘social model’ 🌵Policy making and why communities should be included in making decisions, rather than have decisions made for them. 🌵Andy’s experience with neurodiversity and how it’s impacted his personal and professional journey🌵 How Andy is using his voice through his new podcast ‘Big River Rising’Shout outs to some cool people or organisations mentioned in this episode: Earth Doctors - https://www.linkedin.com/company/earth-doctors-ltdWylam Community Orchard - https://wfs.cheviotlt.co.uk/community-orchard/ You can find Andy online at:💻 LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/andy-haddon-earthdoctor💻 Website: https://bigriverbakery.myshopify.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooZu15NJOAjLHOc2mQCmBjrZV2nUFRGl387YfEoCxnFeP1EaYrT💻 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-river-rising/id1790224146📲Watch the episode over on our YouTube channel, if you like what you see please give us a like, comment and subscribe! It really helps us to grow our channel, and it’s a free way you can support us in bringing your more stories! 🎙️🫶This podcast was filmed at Flamingo Heights Podcast Studio. If you would like to record a podcast or have any questions about starting a podcast please write to: 💌 [email protected] www.flamingoheights.co.uk #NurtureYourZest #NurtureYourZestPodcast #BigRiverBakery #BigRiverRising #NationalStottieWeek #Sustainability #CreatingSharedValue #CSR #CorporateSocialResponsibility #FoodScarcity #Recycling #SavingFoodWaste #ClimateChange