About—

Since I was a child, I’ve found the world fascinating and deeply confusing. I’ve spent most of my life since trying to work out what the hell is going on—for myself, and for others. Food is perhaps the most confusing part of all. As a girl, I was confused by diet culture. As I got older, I got confused by food systems—how they make us sick, make the planet sick, and keep us alive anyway.

With “Eating, in context,” I’ve brought together my persistent confusion and curiosity in one place. Every month, I take one theme relating to how we eat and pull it apart from various angles: science, culture, history, philosophy, and small, practical experiments.

As a community journalist, I am here to find answers to my readers’ questions about food. Send them my way: write[at]annejomard[dot]com

Beyond this column, I write about various food topics for various outlets—check out my feature on Swiss food security in Green Queen Media, and my piece on the culinary uses of wild herbs in Tomato Tomato.

I am also engaged in various education and community projects in the food space, mostly locally in Switzerland, including working as a coach. You can find out more here.

I work professionally as a journalist, scientist, and educator/coach. I hold a Doctorate in Nutrition from ETH Zürich and I am an Associate Registered Clinical Nutritionist with the UKVRN. I completed Integral Coach training at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, as well as 135 hours of yoga nidrā and meditation teacher training, and I am an accredited coach with the International Coaching Federation at ACC level. You can find out more about my work experience here.