GIVING BACK / A CHAPTER FROM OUR STORY
A LITTLE BREAD.
A LOT OF HEART.
When Chicago shut down during COVID-19, NDF turned to sourdough and to the people around them.
CHICAGO / DURING THE PANDEMIC
FEEDING
OUR PEOPLE.
As events disappeared, the team began baking bread daily. Requests came through social media, including from service workers, artists and musicians who needed support.
Donations connected to the bread helped provide meals for frontline workers. It was a way to keep cooking, keep caring and stay connected during a difficult time.
NDF itself began over a fresh loaf of sourdough. Returning to bread was a way of returning to the beginning: something familiar, made by hand, to share with someone else.
A LOAF BECAME A CONNECTION
KEEP COOKING.
KEEP CARING.
The kitchen became a small source of continuity as work and everyday routines fell away. NDF baked what it could, shared the word on social media, and welcomed requests from people who needed food.
The response grew beyond bread. Community donations helped turn those loaves into meals for frontline workers, connecting the people giving support with the people needing it.
This is the story of NDF’s COVID-19 response, not an announcement of a current daily pickup program.
FROM THE NDF KITCHEN
GOOD THINGS
TAKE CULTURE.
A closer look at the bread-making process.