Episode 34 I caught up with Ben Richards, owner of Seeds of Life Cafe in Ubud Bali, to chat about his story and what raw or 'living' foods are all about. It's a 3 hour episode, so a bit of a marathon ep, but full of golden nuggets to get you thinking about life at a deeper level, particularly why we eat what we do.IN THIS EPISODE WE COVER:Ben's childhood and how he discovered a passion for food and hospitalityBen's experience with plant medicines including mushrooms and ayahuascaWhat 'raw food' means by definitionIs raw food for everyoneWhat soaking, sprouting and fermentation isHow to soak, sprout and ferment foodsThe question that society should be asking in order to get back on track and plug into nature for a truly fulfilling experience on this planetResources to learn more about raw foodsBen's raw food workshopsWhat durian is (I try it for the first time at the end of this episode)and much moreSome of the resources we spoke about are:https://theseedsoflifecafe.com@seedsoflifebaliAnn Wigmore - The Sprouting Bookhttps://hippocratesinst.org/product-category/sprouting/sprouting-equiphttps://hippocratesinst.org/product-category/books/sprouting-wheatgrasshttps://hippocratesinst.org/ann-wigmore-founderhttps://annwigmore.org/REVIEW/SHARE:If you enjoyed the episode and have a spare 1-2 minutes please leave a review on iTunes so the Plant Proof podcast ranks higher and becomes more discoverable for other listeners. And if you have any friends that you think will benefit from listening to this episode or any of the other Plant Proof episodes please share the link – together we can make this world a healthier place.WHERE TO LISTEN TO THE PLANT PROOF PODCAST?Currently, the Plant Proof podcast can be listened to on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, Soundcloud or on the Plantproof.com directly. If you listen on iTunes be sure to hit ‘subscribe’or ‘follow’ on Spotify so you are instantly notified when I release new episodes each week.Hope you enjoy the episode.Simon Hill For agenda free information on plant based nutrition checkout my website plantproof.com