Welcome to the Botanical Blend Flour Open Source Library.
Unfortunately, it has become evident that certain companies are exploitative of my time and resources and several corporations have commercialised innovations without proper attribution. As a small company I do not have the resources to commercially monetise the Botanical Blend flour.
By making this knowledge accessible and affordable to home bakers and artisan bakeries my aim is counteract such practices, ensuring that the information benefits the broader community rather than being monopolised by larger companies who will dilute the principles of BALM and The Botanical Blend Flour the underpins social justice and gut health through bread for the artisan bakers. This strategy subverts traditional market dynamics, by empowering small artisan bakers to make Diversity Bread™️ with the tools to innovate and contribute to a collective advancement in the field, thereby establishing a new paradigm of transparency and shared progress in artisan and home bread making.
Preempting the unethical appropriation of knowledge by commercial entities.
My objective is to transform the understanding within the artisan bread community and preempt any unethical appropriation of knowledge by commercial entities. By freely disseminating detailed research and methodologies, and creating a licence for small bakeries for just £1 I hope that the people who want to use this knowledge will align with the principles of sustainability and health and us The Botanical blends to bake with.
Why Botanical Blend Flour?
The traditional approach to flour has to change if we are to nourish the gut microbiome and support diversity in the environment. You can make up any blend to bake with but we use some signature blends. You can find them here in The Botanical Blend Library.
While this section provides the lessons, the task and supporting worksheets are here.