Tim Richards

About Tim Richards

Philosopher Foods® exists to promote the flourishing of all Life through delicious, nutritious, ethical, and ecological food products from regenerative agriculture.Our line of sprouted almond butters and Gut Nuts™ fermented snack nuts are Regenerative Organic Certified® and Glyphosate Residue Free certified plant-based proteins.I founded Philosopher Foods as my way to tie together three of the dominant threads of my life: being a thinker, activist, and foodie. As a philosophy major, I thought a lot about the world’s problems, and more importantly how to solve them. As an activist, I worked on ways to implement these solutions. As a foodie, I had to re-learn how to optimally nourish myself to engender my holistic health, and then teach others to do the same by being a Certified Holistic Health Coach.Know Thy Foods® is our motto because if you are what you eat, then knowing your food is knowing yourself. I grew up on 18 years of the Standard American Diet, which was extremely detrimental to my mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical health. Lacking knowledge of and connection to my food and how it was grown and processed caused me serious harm, which I’m still working to repair now. I’m passionate about holistically educating people about their food so that they can thrive, and so can the rest of Life and the Earth.I\'m based in in the unceded territory of the Awaswas-speaking Uypi Tribe, presently known as Santa Cruz, California.

Experience

1. Philosopher Foods

   Present

Education

• Haverford College

  Bachelor’s Degree, Philosophy

  2005 — 2010