Meet the Directors: Jess Hooper

Jess Hooper. Source: Thom Novi

We hope you are having a good Easter break so far! As part of our Crowdfunder campaign we figured  it'd be nice to give you an idea of what happens behind the scenes at The Real Junk Food Project Brighton! Over the next few weeks we will be introducing you to the people who have enabled TRJFPB to happen. At the moment we have six Directors and a number of amazing volunteers, without whom we would struggle to save all those tonnes of food from landfill. First up we'd like to introduce you to one of our directors - Jess Hooper! 

Jess is an avid traveller, she has spent time in India, South Africa, Europe, and Mexico, working with children and animals, and is now attempting a new project to live waste-free which she writes of in her blog The Rubbish Junkie. She joined TRJFPB as a Director at the start of 2015.

1. Why did you get onboard with The Real Junk Food Project?

Because I was bored of working for unethical businesses which wasted edible healthy food

2. Which phrase do you most overuse?

Why would someone throw this away?!

3.  What’s your favourite dish?

Spag bowl

4.  How do you relax?

I walk my dog

5.  Who would you invite to your dream dinner party?

Alfred Wallace

6.  Which book has had the greatest impact on your life so far?

Moneyless Man by Mark Boyle

7.  What is your favourite smell?

Cut grass

8.  Which living person do you most admire and why?

Birute Galdikas, because she persevered with her dream and never gave up

9. What do you like to listen to when you’re in the kitchen?

Reggae

10.  Where do you see The Real Junk Food Project in the future?
In the past- hopefully we won't be needed one day