Were you making 🍕in high school?

Plus donations from February

Good morning bread friends!

I hope you’re having a good week so far.

Can I tell you about one of the coolest things I’ve done in a long time?!?

I had the pleasure of getting to teach a pizza making class to a class of high school students last week.

Before I get started talking about that, I want to pause and celebrate this bread community for the ways that we are able to give back to our local community.

As you know, Bread & Justice is a philanthropic enterprise. Each month we donate 100% of our profits to a different organization who is fighting against racism and/or otherwise working to make our society more just.

Last month we partnered with River Food Bank to donate all of our profits. As we discussed The River is South Central Wisconsin’s busiest food pantry, where they serve over 3,000 people every week in pursuit of its vision: a fully nourished community.

I’m proud to report that after all of the profits from each loaf of bread that you bought, we were able to donate $314 to support River Food Pantry.

Thank you again for buying bread from Bread & Justice! Your support means a great deal to me, as we all work together to touch the lives of others in our community who need a little extra support.

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Alright, back to the coolest thing that I’ve done in a long time…

Last week I was able to teach 15 high school students how to make high-quality pizza from scratch. None of these students had ever made pizza before, and had no experience making or handling dough. And by the end of a 90 minute class they had learned: how to make dough from scratch, some of the science that goes into pizza making, and all got to eat their own pizzas for lunch.

Huge shout out to REAP Food Group for their partnership which covered making this possible. Capital High School is partnered with REAP Food Group on a National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant with an overarching theme of promoting local food justice.

I’ve had a relationship with Capital High for many years, through the Madison Public Schools Foundation adopt a school program - but this was my first time getting to merge my passion for food justice and my commitment to their school.

As someone who originally went to college to become a high school teacher, this was a little bit of a full circle moment for me :)

Anyway, here are some pics from that day.

I hope your Thursday is filled with as much delight as my day was on this day!

Cheers,
Mo
neighborhood baker 🥖🍕