As Grains go, Farro can be misunderstood, with the grains that make up this family – Einkorn, Emmer, and Spelt – being misidentified or confused with one another. A reality that I sympathize with in an odd and indirect way. My wife, Pilar, is an identical triplet; distinctly unique within a magical, often overlapping, shared experience of Life’s wonders; being in this trio’s combined presence is truly something to behold, akin to a Stoppard play in three acts with everyone onstage at once without intermission: mesmerizing, at times difficult to follow, and guaranteed to change your Life and experience in it. As for our grain friends, to keep things simple, I follow Italians who qualify Farro as Picolo (Einkorn), Medio (Emmer), and Grande (Spelt). All feature outer hulls that protect the grains, while also making it difficult to assimilate them into modern practices focused on maximum efficiency. A genetic point that has allowed them to remain decidedly unique: wondrous in flavor, Old School in composition, and unlike anything you’ve previously experienced, until you do and then can’t imagine the world without it, especially when combined. This humble loaf is earthy, grassy, delicate, with a slight astringency that can finish in more pronounced assertions of well fermented flavor. All of this with only two of the three Farros present, because, like triplets, it can be difficult to get the Trinity all together at once. This Bread is nevertheless a taste of our shared History; of common roots, simple dedicated practice, and Love.
Ingredients: Responsibly Grown, Freshly Milled Wheat Flours (Einkorn, Emmer, Yecora Rojo, Fife) [OR], Sea Salt [IT], Wild Yeast
Ingredient Sourcing: Oregon, Italy
PRICE INCLUDES ~3% PROCESSING FEES.
FEE FREE PRICE: $12
As Grains go, Farro can be misunderstood, with the grains that make up this family – Einkorn, Emmer, and Spelt – being misidentified or confused with one another. A reality that I sympathize with in an odd and indirect way. My wife, Pilar, is an identical triplet; distinctly unique within a magical, often overlapping, shared experience of Life’s wonders; being in this trio’s combined presence is truly something to behold, akin to a Stoppard play in three acts with everyone onstage at once without intermission: mesmerizing, at times difficult to follow, and guaranteed to change your Life and experience in it. As for our grain friends, to keep things simple, I follow Italians who qualify Farro as Picolo (Einkorn), Medio (Emmer), and Grande (Spelt). All feature outer hulls that protect the grains, while also making it difficult to assimilate them into modern practices focused on maximum efficiency. A genetic point that has allowed them to remain decidedly unique: wondrous in flavor, Old School in composition, and unlike anything you’ve previously experienced, until you do and then can’t imagine the world without it, especially when combined. This humble loaf is earthy, grassy, delicate, with a slight astringency that can finish in more pronounced assertions of well fermented flavor. All of this with only two of the three Farros present, because, like triplets, it can be difficult to get the Trinity all together at once. This Bread is nevertheless a taste of our shared History; of common roots, simple dedicated practice, and Love.
Ingredients: Responsibly Grown, Freshly Milled Wheat Flours (Einkorn, Emmer, Yecora Rojo, Fife) [OR], Sea Salt [IT], Wild Yeast
Ingredient Sourcing: Oregon, Italy
PRICE INCLUDES ~3% PROCESSING FEES.
FEE FREE PRICE: $12
