Brooklyn Brew Kids by Dark Rye
Fun Fact: Beer is one of the oldest beverages made by human hands!
Erica and Stephen of Brooklyn Brew Kids are revivalists of this historic libation, crafting flavorful, small-scale, sustainable suds ranging from curried stout to rhubarb root.
The Unseen Bean: Roasting Coffee In The Dark by Dark Rye
Gerry Leary may have been born blind, but the coffee-roasting craftsman never let that stand in the way of sweet success. Now Gerry’s shop, The Unseen Bean, is a destination for the most particular coffee drinkers in Boulder, Colorado.
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From rooftop gardens to basement distilleries to artists’ studios, from the coasts of California to the streets of Brooklyn to the forests of rural Sweden, our friends at Dark Rye are bringing you stories of people crafting a more sustainable, creative, and beautiful world.
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The Last Supper by Dark Rye
As Julie Green sipped her coffee and thumbed through the paper one morning in 1999, she stumbled upon an article that surprised her. It was a report outlining the final meal request by an inmate that had been executed the night before.
Bothered, Julie turned to her work to reflect, collecting these articles and eventually illustrating over 500 ceramic plates with final meals. She’ll continue painting plates until capital punishment is no longer.