Hello bread and grain lovers, Wow! I’m still in the inspired afterglow of my short trip to Los Angeles to attend the Breadwinners symposium. The whole evening was about women in the bread and grain world, and many of my heroines (heras?) who have been nearly overlooked were honored by some of my favorite women doing work in the field (literally!) In a particularly electrifying speech, farmer Mai Nguyen encouraged us all to take our phones out on the spot to write a thank you to Monica Spiller, a scientist who preserved heritage seeds from the germ plasm and … Read more

Hello bread and grain lovers, I had the chance to make bread for a great cause this past week. A friend reached out to me and asked if I’d like to contribute to the Portland Alliance for Self-Care and after checking them out, my answer was a resounding YES!!! I love their mission of connecting vulnerable communities to access for self-care. The event itself was like the church basement dinner of my dreams. For one, it was at the Unity Church of Portland, whose mission is inclusivity. And yes, it was, literally, in their basement. For the price of … Read more

Hello bread and grain lovers, Wow—what a robust few weeks it has been! In my travels, I was able to meet up with some of my longtime friends from the grain world, some of whom I’d never met in person. I’ve been eagerly awaiting the opening of Jonathan Bethany’s bakery in Washington DC, Seylou, and I made a special stop between Florida and NYC just to visit. Omg, I’m so glad I did! I was inspired at every turn. Not only is he pushing his excellence in whole grain baking, but he’s also holding his pastry chef to the … Read more