Warm Hug Broth Collective
The above image pictures a heaping bowl of vegetable posole in a turquoise blue bowl. Within the posole, tomatillos, beans, cabbage are visible in a whitish-greenish broth. Adar’s bent thumb is visible holding the bowl on one side. The posole and the image were both made by Adar.
Why broth?
Cultures around the world have used bone broth and similar remedies since ancient times to provide comfort, nourishment, and warmth in times of crisis.
Broth is known to be easily digestible and nutrient dense. It feels like a warm hug in a cup/jar. There are a wide variety of methods to make broth out of kitchen by-products that might otherwise go to waste– like animal bones, corn husks, and vegetable scraps.
While some people are able to rely on meal trains organized by friends in times of crisis, not everyone has the social capital to do so, or has community who are well-resourced enough to provide this kind of support.
The above image pictures the Queercrip Xenogender flag was designed by Sky Cubacub of Rebirth Garments.
who can receive broth?
Anyone in the Four Corners area (Durango, Mancos, Cortez, Farmington, Shiprock, and surrounding) can request broth from the collective.
There are no income requirement necessary in order to qualify this gift.
Chronically-ill, disabled, and grieving folx are encouraged to participate, but we’re not here to judge your reason for making a request.
When we practice coming together in times of grief and crisis, the more we make this part of the heartbeat of our activism circles and our community more broadly.
Food restrictions? Several of our members keep allergen-free kitchens and are experienced with food intolerances and dietary protocols.
The above image pictures some bright orange carrot and ginger soup in a yellow bowl with lots of fresh Cliantro on top. The soup and the image were both made by Adar. The bowl is sitting on a black granite table, and there is spoon in the bowl.
Who should participate?
If making broth a deeply nourishing ritual for you, or is a ritual of care that you would like to develop a relationship with, then you might want to join!
If grief work, death work, or caring for aging and disabled folks is part of your calling, then you may want to join!
If you have been nurtured by community during a time of loss or crisis and you are looking for a way to pay-it-forward, then you may want to join!
If you want to build community with care workers, cooks, herbalists, parents, etc. etc. who hold similar values and have bomb broth recipes to share, then you may want to join!