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Call To FarmsAuthor: Tim Eng and Sophia Eng Sprinkle With Soil
The Call To Farms podcast is dedicated to the pursuit of self-sufficiency, self reliance, and sustainability. Tim and Sophia Eng are a military family, both born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, and are self-taught first generation regenerative farmers who are building a homestead in the beautiful foothills of the Appalachian mountains. Their multi-generational family have been actively homesteading on a 5-acre piece of land. This podcast is dedicated to their journey and is a call for others to join them in pursuing self sufficiency, self reliance, and sustainability. Language: en-us Genres: Home & Garden, Leisure Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode 79: Intention, Bread, and the Hungry Ghost with Jonathan Stevens
Monday, 15 December, 2025
What does it mean to devote your life to one thing and do it with care, humility, and soul?In this episode of The Call to Farms, Sophie sits down with Jonathan Stevens, baker and author of Hungry Ghost Bread, the award-winning book that is part recipe collection, part meditation, and part poetic devotion to sourdough. Jonathan is the founder of Hungry Ghost Bread in Northampton, Massachusetts, where for over two decades he has shaped hundreds of loaves by hand, fired a wood fueled oven daily, and fed a living sourdough culture that quite literally sets the rhythm of his life.This conversation is not about scaling, optimization, or hustle. It is about intention.Jonathan shares what it means to be a wild yeast farmer, why he does not count loaves, how regional grain and living fermentation shape both bread and community, and why real food work resists shortcuts, technological or otherwise. Together, Sophie and Jonathan explore hungry ghost mythology, cultural memory, poetry, economics, and the quiet spiritual discipline of feeding people well.They also discuss:Why bread made with care still matters for culture and healthThe humility required when working with living systemsWhat modern food has lost and what local bakeries can restorePoetry as a form of nourishment Why every town needs a bakeryWhether you are a baker, farmer, fermenter, or simply someone longing to live with greater alignment, this episode is a reminder that how we do something matters and that meaning is often found in the most ordinary acts. Flour, fire, time, and trust.Step into the fire and meet Jonathan Stevens.Hungry Ghost Bread~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Interested in learning more about home buying? Join our live, online workshop on Thursday, December 18th at 4pm PST / 7pm EST.Tune in now and join the Call to Farms! Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to stay up to date with the latest happenings!
