With extensive experience in the cultural heritage sector, Noma is deeply passionate about social justice and community development. She has worked with numerous national and local charitable organisations. Noma’s interest in plant-based cooking was sparked by her first job working for a cultural community project in Liverpool, where only vegan food was prepared for the staff and the community. Her personal experience of living with food intolerances further deepened her curiosity about the food industry’s approach to processed food, as well as the connection between mental health, wellbeing, and how cultural differences can unite around the universal subject of good food.