{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5fe9fdffd1899e0be7fcc36f/61d34604ba6ec600138c5c89?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Fresh Banter with Michelle Berriedale-Johnson, For Many a Guiding Light in the Free From World ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5fe9fdffd1899e0be7fcc36f/1674480364610-35fc2b96977454c0716e78c0d6162bb3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Fresh Banter with&nbsp;<a href=\"https://michellesblog.co.uk/about-2/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Michelle Berriedale-Johnson </a>who for me and many others has been our guiding light on all things ‘free from’.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Michelle became interested in dairy free cooking when both her partner and son had dairy intolerances</li><li>She set up a very early ‘free from' business in the late 80s making dairy free ice cream and meals.</li><li>She created a newsletter for&nbsp;health professionals, then for people with intolerance themselves,</li><li>Next she launched a magazine, a lot of the information from this and a subsequent website is now available <a href=\"https://foodsmatter.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">HERE</a></li><li>She created what are now the<a href=\"https://www.freefromfoodawards.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Free From Awards</a></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Michelle struggled to think of a time when she has stepped outside her comfort zone, not a surprise to me as she is incredibly confident and happy to ‘ have a go’ at lots of things.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>There is no doubt that she has been pivotal in encouraging many of the producers and manufacturers of free from products in the UK today – to have a go themselves or to constantly strive to improve products they make.</p>","author_name":"Jane Milton"}