Hands-on learning for healthy food, people & planet
Workshops to explore, cook, learn, and connect to health & sustainability
Learning for everyone
I offer interactive workshops designed to inspire, educate, and empower participants of all ages. Whether you are an adult, a young person, part of a corporate team, or an older adult, my sessions provide hands-on, immersive learning experiences that combine sustainability, healthy eating, and practical cooking skills.
Workshop topics can cover the following themes, and are tailored to each audience:
- Sustainable living and food systems – exploring how our food choices affect health of people and the environment, and practical tips to live more sustainably
- Healthy eating for gut health – practical cooking recipes and strategies for healthy mind and body
- Seasonal cooking – making the most of fresh, local ingredients, and why this is important for health of people and planet
- Reduced-waste cooking – techniques for a more sustainable kitchen, and environment
- Specialist topics – fermentation, plant-based, allergen-free (gluten-free, dairy-free etc), cooking for specific health conditions e.g. heart health, brain health, diabetes, and many more topics….
Practical & fun skills building for healthy sustainable living
All workshops are designed to engage, empower, & inspire whilst having fun, and build curiosity, confidence, and a sense of accomplishment while demonstrating the real-world impact of healthy, sustainable choices
On-Farm walks & talks - for immersive learning
Our fully immersive on-farm sessions give learners the chance to step out of theory and into reality. By learning directly on working farms, participants see first-hand how food is grown, the trade-offs producers face, and how decisions around soil, inputs, animal welfare, and yields play out in real operations. Hearing directly from farmers brings sustainability to life, grounding it in practical constraints, commercial realities, and lived experience that simply can’t be replicated in a classroom.
We have partner farms in London, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, and other food production and food retail venues across the South East & Kent. See our venues here
Current talks & events
Local & Sustainable Sourcing strategies
Where: FarmED Station Rd, Shipton-under-Wychwood, Chipping Norton OX7 6BJ
When: Tuesday 10th March 13.00 – 17.30
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This half day interactive workshop is designed for all those that are seeking produce from our local farmers and growers, including farm shop owners, those working in hospitality and home cooks. We encourage the producers of food to join us too, to share their supply chain insights and make market connections. We have also teamed up with Emergent Generation to welcome young farmers, growers, chefs and food buyers to this event – their role and growth in the food system is crucial. More details on North East Cotswold Farmer Cluster here
Healthy & Sustainable Eating
Where: Frank’s Farm Brockley Rd, Elsworth, Cambridge CB23 4EY
When: Saturday 14th March 11.00-12.30
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Healthy & Sustainable Eating
Where: Full of Beans Wholefoods 2 Church St Sawbridgeworth CM21 9AB
When: Tuesday 24th March 19.00-20.30
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Confused by conflicting advice about what’s “healthy” or “sustainable”? Organic, ultra-processed, plant-based, local, low-carbon, regenerative, pasture-fed…..food messaging has never been louder or more contradictory.
This workshop cuts through the noise, and breaks things down to provide tips for healthy, sustainable day to day living. Led by a naturopathic chef and sustainable food consultant, it explores what healthy and sustainable eating actually means, beyond trends, labels, and marketing claims.
Healthy & Sustainable Eating
Where:Deersbrook Farm, Shalford Green, Braintree CM7 5AZ
When: Saturday 28th March 11.00 – 12.30
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Green Food Skills for Food Sector
Where:Connygree Farm, Aldsworth, Cheltenham GL54 3PW
When: April – August
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Julie Cleijne and team will be delivering their Accredited Green Food Skills Training to Food businesses.
The Green Food Skills Passport Training, developed by Sustainable Kitchen Consultants, offer industry-first, role-specific training that is practical, accredited (pending), and deeply grounded in real-world food sector operations. Backed by a highly experienced team of mentors spanning the entire food chain, from farm to fork, this programme equips food professionals with the knowledge, skills, and behaviours needed to lead the green transition in their sector.
Flexible, role-relevant learning
Designed for food sector professionals working in real-time environments, the programme offers flexible learning pathways tailored to both front-of-house and back-of-house roles, from entry-level (Level 1) through to leadership roles (Level 4). Training is delivered alongside day-to-day job responsibilities, integrating real-life projects and portfolio-building tasks that learners can immediately apply in their workplaces.
Green Food Skills for Food Sector
Where:Duchess Farms New house Farm, Sawbridgeworth CM21 9LE
When: April – August
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Julie Cleijne and team will be delivering their Accredited Green Food Skills Training to Food businesses.
The Green Food Skills Passport Training, developed by Sustainable Kitchen Consultants, offer industry-first, role-specific training that is practical, accredited (pending), and deeply grounded in real-world food sector operations. Backed by a highly experienced team of mentors spanning the entire food chain, from farm to fork, this programme equips food professionals with the knowledge, skills, and behaviours needed to lead the green transition in their sector.
Flexible, role-relevant learning
Designed for food sector professionals working in real-time environments, the programme offers flexible learning pathways tailored to both front-of-house and back-of-house roles, from entry-level (Level 1) through to leadership roles (Level 4). Training is delivered alongside day-to-day job responsibilities, integrating real-life projects and portfolio-building tasks that learners can immediately apply in their workplaces.
Reconnect Retreat
Where: Domaine de Bize 46 Bize, Bize Domaine de, 09500 Mirepoix, France
When: Sunday 7th June – Sunday 14th June
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Let go, show up, and fall in love with life again; reconnect.
This is the best gift you can give yourself, a space to rest, reflect, recalibrate and reconnect to your inner authentic self, and retune to your inner creativity.
The world is moving at an incredibly fast rate with much turbulence, this is a chance to find your inner centre, calm and strength for healthy relationships and life.
With 25 places available, book your space with just 15% deposit now at La Sustainable Table
Magic Meadows – Healthy & Sustainable Eating
Where: At Home Farm, Aldenham Road, Elstree, Hertfordshire, WD6 3AZ
When: Saturday 26th July
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A ONE DAY FAMILY FESTIVAL IN MAGICAL MEADOWS & WOODLAND WONDERLANDS.
Naturopathic Chef & Sustainability consultant Julie Cleijne will be taking individuals on a woodland foraging walk and talk to emphasise the concepts of healthy sustainable eating and the importance of soil health and link to gut health and our environment.
One Health approach to Sustainability, from farm to fork
Where: Trondheim Norway
When: 13th – 14th August
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The first Regenerative Farming Festival for Norway! More detail here
Julie Cleijne is an MBA-qualified sustainability specialist in food and agriculture, a nutrition-trained naturopathic chef, and CEO of Sustainable Kitchen Consultants. She helps food businesses implement practical, credible sustainability strategies that improve both environmental impact and profitability, with a focus on plant-forward, seasonal, low- and zero-waste systems.
Her work is rooted in a One Health approach, linking human, animal, and planetary wellbeing. Julie has created a hands-on One Health framework used across farming, sourcing, product development, manufacturing, and hospitality, guiding organisations toward meaningful, systems-level change rather than superficial initiatives.
Her experience spans regenerative and organic farming, restaurant operations, education, and award-winning recipe and product development. She delivers training and talks on soil health, biodiversity, carbon sequestration, nutrient density, and their connection to human health.
Julie leads sustainability curriculum development at East London Food School and has worked with major hospitality groups, food brands, and nonprofits, bridging academic knowledge with real-world farm-to-fork practice.
Why my Workshops are different
Flexible, engaging workshops designed to bring practical cooking, nutrition, and sustainability learning to life anywhere in the UK
- Online or in-person: Online live and interactive, or in-person live hands-on sessions
- Hands-on and interactive: Encouraging curiosity, creativity, and practical problem-solving
- With or without cooking equipment: Practical skills and knowledge can be delivered anywhere, without the need for a kitchen. We adapt content based on what you have
- Adaptable: Suitable for different ages, abilities, and group sizes; available as half-day sessions or a series culminating in an award
- Your or our venues: Delivered at your venue, a local community space, or one of our partner venues in London, South East, South, or Midlands, including on-site at local farms for immersive learning experiences
- We manage everything: From start to finish, including sourcing ingredients and connecting with local sustainable suppliers
- Experienced educator: Led by a DBS-checked facilitator and keynote speaker with extensive subject knowledge
- Safe and structured: Fully risk-assessed, ensuring thorough learning and a professional, structured experience
- Outcome focused: Aligned to school curriculum, awards & badges, Corporate Sustainability & Wellbeing goals, and creating lasting life skills that benefit health of people, environment, economies and communities
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+447810311742
julie@sustainablekitchenconsultants.com