Join baker, writer, and regional grain leader Amy Halloran in a baking class exploring Ukrainian Pampushky. These garlic buns have intense flavor from a cold leavain, and are commonly served with borscht. Amy developed this recipe and class with her friend Ellie Markovitch, using Ukranian chef, cookbook author and activist Olia Hercules' recipe as a springboard. Participants will explore the intersections of baking, activism, and regional grains by learning how to prepare this traditional Ukrainian bread.

Tickets will be sold on a “pay what you can” basis, with a suggested donation of $20 per ticket. All are welcome to join, regardless of ability to pay.

Revenue from Grainstorm will go directly to paying student employees at Chatham University. We engage students across all of our programming at CRAFT, serving as a practicum space for students to gain work experience alongside their coursework. 

If you plan on attending the event, please register for Grainstorm and register for the workshop below!

Instructor: Amy Halloran

A writer and change agent, Amy works to add social values and economic viability to farms, cities, families, the emergency feeding system, and communities. Her love for pancakes led her to write a book about flour, THE NEW BREAD BASKET: How the New Crop of Grain Growers, Plant Breeders, Millers, Maltsters, Bakers, Brewers, and Local Food Activists Are Redefining Our Daily Loaf.

She lives in Troy, New York, and works with the Artisan Grain Collaborative in the Upper Midwest, and the Northeast Grainshed to create networks that support regional grains. She loves to create bridges between ideas and people through food. Her newsletter, Dear Bread is a record of the research she's doing about her city, her family, and the history of American baking.