There’s something grounding about creating your own sourdough starter from nothing more than whole wheat flour and water. It’s the kind of slow, patient process that our great-grandparents practiced ...

There’s something extraordinary about watching a fresh milled wheat sourdough starter come to life, especially when it begins with freshly milled flour you grind yourself (like the kind I use in my ...

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When you walk into your neighborhood bakery, you’re immediately met with the warm, comforting aroma of freshly baked bread from their commercial bread machines. Now any novice baker can turn their ...

Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. It’s a drizzly, cold spring day ...