Catharine Noel, our Episode 6 guest, is an inspiring and generous leader, with a quiet authority born of lived experience. From her earliest days she has boldly embraced adventure, hard work, and choices that honor her heart. With characteristic, unfailing generosity, Catharine takes us through her quietly extraordinary life so far; from hilarity to heartbreak, through resolve and resilience, learned wisdom in love, and the courage required to choose a life of adventure. Fueled by her keen appetite for life, Catharine generously offers our listeners inspiration and encouragement. Her early faithfulness to her unfolding passions took her to Minnesota, where she began her culinary career. She studied, and later taught, at the famed Le Cordon Bleu. She was Chef at the beloved Lucia’s Restaurant, the “Chez Panisse of Minneapolis”, until it closed in 2017. All this while owning and operating an alfresco dining and learning center on her hobbyist farm, called The Roost. Currently she is Pastry Chef at the Swift House Inn in Middlebury, VT, earning her master gardener certification, and recently joined the board of the renowned Clemmons Family Farm.