Bridging the gap between French epicurean culture and a love of Australian nature, Jennifer is paving her own path: that of a responsible pastry chef and naturopath who combines pleasure and well-being. A woman who constantly adjusts her path, convinced that the care we give ourselves finds its source in the sensory.

“Every day, I need small gestures that bring me back to the material.”

Watering my plants, making my oils, bringing little oases into my city life. I like to be, in one way or another, in contact with nature. Protecting it involves the body and the holistic dimension. I need to get my hands dirty with matter, whether it's food, oil, or soil.

“I have always cultivated a natural approach to beauty; I am not hyper-feminine.”

The greatest care I give myself involves hydrology. Common sense accessible to all. I've implemented ice-cold showers, first thing in the morning. When you start a ritual in the summer, it's easier to keep it going in the winter. Cold water on the adrenals is more effective than coffee! All my beauty, health, and well-being treatments are linked to sensoriality. I don't focus on what's on paper, nor on scientific promises, but on the good they bring me.

“As a child, I had two very complementary inspirations: the epicurean and joyful vision of France and the knowledge of plants and nature of Australia.”

In France, I grew up in a family of bon vivants, where women didn't seek to be pretty but rather to feel good about themselves. In Australia, my grandmother had a wild 2-hectare plot of land and a whole ecosystem that went with it. Nothing was demanded of me, except that I feel good. That's a blessing and it's essential in raising my children now. For me, seeking to feel good involves the body, the senses, the instinctive exploration of nature.

2 BOOKS THAT GAVE JENNIFER A BREATH OF LIFE

" Elise Thiébaut's little eco-feminist booklets and newsletter . The format is lovely, the thinking is like a staircase. It takes you to rich places... »

" Sociologist Hanane Karimi 's book: Are Muslim Women Not Women? It deeply moved me. I like to escape from global thinking. "

ARE WE GETTING MOMENTUM?

Do you know anything about plants?
To start the conversation, we share three sources of inspiration with you:

- Jennifer's Instagram account @jenhartsmith: tips, recipes, books for a gourmet and virtuous approach to baking and food.

- The book Homemade Natural Grocery Store, written by Jennifer, to learn how to build your own grocery store, one jar at a time, incorporating wild plants, superfoods, and living things to optimize your vitality.

- The book Grandiose, the craziest plants, “a brilliant book to raise children’s awareness of the poetic beauty of plants.”