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Lying in bed under the skylight in a vaulted cream shiplap room of a converted 1800s coach inn with the full moon shining on my face, I was warding off jet lag from my flight from Portland, Oregon to Bath, United Kingdom. Bath bathed me in an awareness of the mystical with the ancient healing streams that pass underneath the city. Before going to sleep, I asked to be given the title of what is to become my manual for living life well with consideration of our natural resources - Stale Bread and Moonshine popped into my head.
Room No.9, The Yard in Bath
Bread and grains were freshly harvested from nearby fields, hands were kneading the dough, the warmth of the fire was used to bake it, and it was shared with the community. The foundation that allowed civilizations to flourish. During the trip to Bath, I enjoyed several cardamom buns from Landrace Bakery made from such grains.
Landrace Bakery, Bath, UK
Cardamom Bun and Oat Milk Latte, Landrace Bakery
Stale Bread provides an opportunity to be resourceful. Nothing is wasted - breathe new life into it. Revive it with heat, add water to make a soup, cut it into chunks for croutons, dredge through egg batter, grill for French Toast, and many more.
Moonshine, was a stroke of ingenuity when times got tough. Thought to be no less necessary than bread to those who partake in it. Forget your troubles and take your awareness to new heights. I am not suggesting you drink moonshine. It was a valuable commodity and represented resourcefulness and entrepreneurial talent to run it during its heyday.
I seek to bottle up the ingenuity of times gone by to help us transition to holistic ways of re-designing our everyday habits around food and drink. How can we take charge of our choices around nourishment for us and the planet?
Stale Bread and Moonshine exists to relieve eco-anxiety, turning energy into ways to re-envision and re-do our eating and drinking patterns. Let’s tap into the resourcefulness within us all.
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