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#GirlBoss
Meet some of the amazing Mums in Business right here in Northland.
Read their journeys as they juggle invoicing, kids, dirty dishes and
meetings.
Name:
Business:
Kaye van der Straten
K4 Cultured Foods
How many years have you been in business?
We started working on our business plan in March, 2016, and we have
been officially trading since March 2017.
How do you help people?
We create live, probiotic, cultured
foods and drinks that are safe
and delicious, which take away
the guesswork and DIY messes
of doing it yourself at home. Our
fermented (cultured) products
are all created from functional
wellness foods, which are foods
that are scientifically known to
produce health benefits. We then
apply the traditional practices of
fermentation, which enhances
the flavour and longevity of these
foods, and makes the essential
nutrients within them more bio-
available for absorption by our
digestive systems. And, they are
culinary treats! We want them to
inspire people to create delicious
and nutritious dishes in their home
kitchens.
Tell us, how did it begin?
How to make a short story long…!
When I was pregnant, I became
very unwell with a chronic
autoimmune disease.
It was
pervasive and really affected my
ability to live and love my life. It
took a lot of research and trial and
error before I discovered a group
of people who were successfully
self-treating their auto-immune
conditions by making sweeping
changes to their diets and
lifestyles. It was the Autoimmune
Protocol (AIP), and it was a difficult
challenge to follow the changes