Welcome everybody to the second edition of our new series Planted Unearthed.

At Planted we have been fortunate for the past couple of years to work alongside Stewart Dodd, the chief exec of eponymous food brand River Cottage.

As an award-winning architect with a background in sustainable design, Stewart is respected around the world as one of the leading experts in sustainability, hospitality, food production and green design.

In the second edition of our new series Planted Unearthed, we speak exclusively to Stewart from his home in Devon about the future of the UK hospitality industry following the coronavirus lockdown, possible short and long-term benefits to local food producers and the need to diversify in response to a changing world.

"People will remember how businesses and people behaved during the lockdown. The community spirit on show must endure.” Stewart Dodd