27/11/2024
Hi I'm Molly and I'm the creator behind Bread, Salt & Water.
This began as a thought, a curious and nagging calling to know more about my ancestory and what makes me...me. I have always been resourcful and have started a few small businesses that were successful but ultimately not my passion. They fed my soul but not on a deep and passionate level and so began my journey, that finally led me here. To a passion project that encompasses many different themes - my love of the earth, my love for community and building roots from practices and traditions I can pass on to my children.
It all began when a stranger told me a Slavic spirit of a woman, adorned in a traditional Plotok ( Russian head scarf) was visiting her. She felt she was connected to me. She turned out to be my great grandmother Anastasia, whom I knew very little about. I knew my mother's, mother was Russian, specifically Doukhabor but I knew very little about what it meant to be a Doukhabor. This first encounter with Anastasia, plunged me swiftly into the biggest whirlwind of my life - bringing me a daughter, rattling my entire view of our consciousness, and desperately trying to learn what it all meant and why it was so important I know. It felt right, like my true path. I added up the pieces - traditions rooted in connection and family, my impulsive yet resourceful tendencies, and belonging to a community that promotes holistic well being. What did I have to loose?
Upon learning more about my ancestory, I learned that I was already doing a lot of what the Doukhabors practiced. At my core I am a pacifist, as well as a home gardener, forager, cook and a hands on creative. My family values include community support and it's always been a dream of mine to live communally with like minded people. I was already doing what this business is all about and I thought what a great way to spend quality time with my family and learning more about my ancestral roots than doing something like this. I am already a novice in building a small business that gathers revenue through Farmers Markets, my dad is a food broker and my mom was raised by a doukhabor mother. I had all the tools so, I took the leap!
