Nourishing Grains

A long time ago, a grandmother in the jungle told me that quinoa has a universe inside it. That it was the mother grain, full of protein and strength. No one had spoken to me about food like that before, or told me a story about a single grain. To see such beauty in a single grain. To see such beauty in food. She told me, “If you eat food from the earth, you will feel connected to her, and in return connect to yourself.” It was during this very conversation that I learned that food wasn’t a