Living raw

Entrepreneurial sisters Rosa and Margo Flanagan are the brains behind Two Raw Sisters, a business created to show the benefits of eating plant-based food. It’s a journey that began when they were living in Los Angeles and suffering from multiple mental and physical health issues. To help this, Rosa and Margo changed their lifestyle to be purely plant-based, choosing to survive on food that is as minimally processed as possible. Since returning to Christchurch they hold in-demand cooking workshops across the country to educate people about the huge benefits of consuming plant-based food. Now working full time on Two Raw Sisters, they are releasing their very first cookbook, aptly named, Two Raw Sisters. We caught up with the duo to ask them about their exciting new venture.

Mental and gut health is a big topic right now. How has going plant-based helped you both?

We believe gut health is the future of medicine and we are so stoked both mental and gut