Record numbers of people across the world turned to baking, for many reasons, during the pandemic – passing the quarantine time, saving money, and relying on the therapeutic benefits of kneading dough. For many, including Austinites like Syed Ali Haider and local groups like Neighborhood Baking Collective and Recycled Love, baking has become part of something much bigger. Recycled Love cofounder Colleen Tabolt (Courtesy of Jessica Jarrett)
It’s Not That Hard to Make PB&J
A group of neighbors in East Austin has been offering camp support for the Tillery and Zaragoza camps of unhoused people living in tents and cars since January 2020 or so. Organized under the name Recycled Love, their focus is primarily providing meals, almost always seven days a week, for around 50 people – that s roughly 8,000 meals, not to mention other supplies like bug spray and hygiene products. Whether it s coordinating with other groups like Red Beans and Ricely Yours and restaurant