In April 2020, a week after Lockdown began, we decided to
set up an ‘order and collect’ front garden bread shop for neighbours, friends,
and NHS staff, in the days when people were literally keeping to their homes
and not going to the shops if possible. The group was run on WhatsApp, and a
weekly percentage of takings donated to the local Food Bank, with many people
donating extra.
The bakery proved a great boon for us all, giving us a
weekly diary date in a period of endless repetitive days, a chance for a random
chat, and some fresh local food.
In April 2020 I did a workshop for a new WhatsApp group
(Little Eye Live Bake) on Zoom, where I gave out sourdough starter and flour to
people taking part, and we made an overnight sourdough. In June I did a second
run, but this time with people making their own starter and then using it to
make and bake sourdoughs. This was a great success, with ongoing questions,
answers, tips and photos on the Live Bake group. Some of the people in the
photo below (about half the group) have made their own bread ever since.
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