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LAUNCHING THE FIRST MOBILE BREAD HOUSE…To then go global from Princeton!

May 22, 2013

MAY 25^th, Saturday, noon – 4pm, Terra Momo Bakery Parking Lot, across the Princeton Public Library

The audacious task of changing the world can’t be waged on an empty stomach - but what about bread alone? Perhaps - if produced by the Bread Houses Network (BHN). Their hand-made, artisanal breads, enriched with uncommon additives like hope and brotherhood, boast a proven track record in countries around the world.

On May 25th, due to the generous support of Princeton University’s David A. Gardner '79 Magic Grant, the Princeton community can enjoy the launching of the first-in-the-world, to then go global, Mobile Bread House. The concept was developed by Princeton anthropology graduate student Nadezhda Savova, and the design was created by architect Raymond Olive, part of his Master thesis on Interventional Design from the Pratt Institute in New York and engineer Pete Abrams building on his B Home project for affordable housing cells in the form of beehive hexagons (https://thebhome.wikispaces.com/mobile+bread+house).

The long-term mission of the Mobile Bread House is to travel to neighborhoods and their public parks, schools, YMCAs, etc. and host community events / mini festivals where children and adults and people of all ages will be encouraged to participate in collective bread-making and earth oven-building as methods of community-building that we have already proven successful in various countries. From Princeton, the Mobile Bread House is planned to go global and be built in the countries where the BHN already works.

The mission of the Bread Houses Network, and thus the Mobile Bread House, is to break barriers and empower people of different ages, cultures, and classes through the making, baking, and breaking of bread together. Infuse that scene with other art forms (theater, music, painting, poetry, pottery, etc.) and it can become a universal recipe for bringing very different - even feuding groups - together.

The Bread Houses Network evolved out of Dr. Nadezhda Savova’s PhD research on community development through the arts, where she developed bread-making as a form of community art and art therapy, forming community cultural centers called Bread Houses. After only 3 years the Bread Houses Network connects more than 12 countries on 5 continents (www.breadhousesnetwork.org). For her initiative, Dr. Savova was named “Traveler of the Year (2012)” by The National Geographic for her travels to knead joy and friendships among cultures (https://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/travelers-of-the-year/nadezhda-savova/).

The Bread Houses Network has a tax-deductible 501c3 status in the USA as a fiscally sponsored project under the umbrella of the NY-based organization Fractured Atlas, where we receive donations that are tax-deductible for the donors: https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=7006.

For more information please visit BHN (www.breadhousesnetwork.org) or contact us at:bhn.mbh@gmail.com and nadezhda.savova@gmail.com.