Yangnyeong, elder brother of King Sejong the Great, is entombed just south of Bamgol. Present-day residents told The Korea Times that Prince Yangnyeong (1394 to 1462), was once the legal owner of the land in Sangdo 2-dong. Most Bamgol residents moved in as squatters only some managed to make legal claims to the land beneath their homes. Moon villages such as Bamgol were built on previously unoccupied land, usually without government approval or support. While it may conjure up romantic imagery, Bamgol ― along with other moon villages found in Seoul and across South Korea ― was the byproduct of desperation and hardship, and thus is treated more like a bad memory. This place is called a "moon village," or "daldongnae" in Korean, signifying its high elevation and closer proximity to ― and better view of ― the moon. Tucked away inside a crescent-moon-shaped ridge in Dongjak-gu, Seoul, stood Bamgol Village, a hillside community founded in the aftermath of the 1950-53 Korean War as refugees and other impoverished people moved to the rapidly urbanizing city. His belief in minimizing waste with the subscription service will continue for now though, to make it “easier on us and the food system in general”.Bamgol Village is nestled within a crescent-shaped ridge in Dongjak-gu, southern Seoul, in this picture taken Sept. Subscriptions take Stanberry all over Seattle and occasionally beyond King County with his cookies, pound cakes, and breads, but he admits that gas prices and doubling wheat costs are making him rethink certain details of his current business plan. “We would make a whole wall full of bread and throw it all in the dumpster after a few days or so.” With that in mind, the subscription service made the most sense. Having started baking at Borracchini’s Bakery, Stanberry has known food waste. We like to make things in small batches and mostly to order so that we don’t end up wasting stuff.” “We’re a minimum-waste kind of bakery in the sense that we don’t like to mass produce stuff. (Photo: Alex Garland)Īs a self-described environmentalist, Stanberry lets his morals and experience guide his current model. In addition to breads, Moon Village Bakery also sells cookies, pound cake, and more. And like people were just like, ‘Oh my god, this is like the greatest thing,’” he said. The oil from the curry leaves flavored it, and then the deep-fried curry leaves were extra crispy and flaky. “We had fresh curry leaves, and we deep-fried them to make them crispy. According to Stanberry, customers enjoy not knowing what kind of bread comes next, and there have been some unique flavors. Stanberry’s passion for baking is as apparent as his creativity, with a determination to keep trying new flavors and making note of what’s well received. So it’s arrogant when people say stuff like that, because that’s not true.” There’s a lot that hasn’t gone into food yet. Not to mention that in America, we’ve overlooked so many indigenous plants. When I was in culinary school, people would always say, ‘Everything’s already been done.’” Stanberry disagrees and added, “Every ingredient from every continent hasn’t come together yet. “With bread, we keep experimenting and trying different things. (Photo: Alex Garland)Ĭonstantly developing new kinds of bread, Stanberry says they have already made over 60 kinds of bread this year. According to Stanberry, “The main subscription service is an assortment. The baking team’s current focus is their bread subscription service delivering bread to your door on a weekly basis or available for pick up from the storefront. The name Moon Village is an homage to Stanberry’s daughter, Mayari, whose name means “goddess of the moon” in Tagalog. In late May of 2021, he and his partner, Naomi Zandt, rebranded as Moon Village Bakery, an artisan bakery in Skyway. With business hitting a rough patch, a landlord who wouldn’t make necessary repairs, and calls about “clock repair” or “countertop installation,” Stanberry knew he had to make a change. Four years later, the COVID-19 pandemic caused the loss of all but one wholesale client, Cafe Red, and even they had to shut down for a while. Miles Stanberry grew up in the Genesee neighborhood of South Seattle, and it’s where he launched his first business, Clockwork Counter - a café and venue space that also sold baked goods to private clients - in 2016.
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