“Hi, I’m Emily and I make Twin Oaks Tofu.
I like getting into the flow and rhythm of the work, listening to music playing, and just being a part of the beehive dance of activity in the Tofu Hut. I like making healthy food that people like to eat.
My favorite part of tofu making? Well, weighing the tofu blocks is great fun… dealing with the thick slices and the thin slices and those that are conveniently between one and 1.20 pounds. After weighing and trimming, we package our tofu and then it’s ready for distribution to great stores like Whole Foods and the Park Slope Co-op in Brooklyn. It feels great to know that lots of people are enjoying Twin Oaks Tofu every day… and I helped make that happen.
My best tofu-making moment so far has been when the music which most reflects my experience at Twin Oaks Community unexpectedly came on. I was just learning how to run the packager and finally getting the hang of it, and this song came on… It was perfect. Everything felt complete in that moment. Tofu nirvana.”
