22nd February, 2023
Charlie's Wholemeal Loaves
Flour, born of Earth
Weighed down with Water
Pushed to a giving solidity
Rising with warmth and Air
Matured in dark Fire
To a light crunch and softness.
Back down to Earth.
A poem by Barn retreatant John Skrine, who wrote it to celebrate the bread made by Barn Coordinator Charlie "as an exercise in including as many elements of the Elements as I could in a small space...with my thanks for a special week".
It may not be Charlie's exact method, but here's a version of The Barn's famous bread recipe here