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to preserve ancestral food traditions and empower through education!

At the MSA Food Lab, we believe food is more than just sustenance—it’s a connection to our ancestors, our health, and our future.

Our mission is to preserve and teach ancestral food traditions to empower people to transform their relationship with food and live a more nourishing, ethical, and sustainable life.

Your support fuels this mission.

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SUPPORT US
  • Making the Most of Your Hunt Class

    🍽 Host Public Workshops

    Offering hands-on learning in ancestral food preparation, from fermentation to foraging, cheesemaking, and sourdough baking.

  • Baltimore Friends Class

    🏫 Provide Private Educational Programs

    Partnering with schools, organizations, and community groups to teach the next generation about real food, nutrition, and sustainable practices.

  • Research in Sardinia

    📜 Advance Research on Traditional Foodways

    Documenting and preserving indigenous and historical food processing techniques to ensure they’re not lost to time.

  • Trip to Ireland

    🌍 Create Immersive Learning Experiences

    Engaging participants in practical, hands-on food skills that reconnect them with the land, their food, and their health.

  • Potato Research in Bolivia

    🤝 Foster Global Collaborations

    Working with farmers, indigenous leaders, chefs, and scientists worldwide to revive and share lost food traditions for a healthier, more sustainable future.

  • Roast beef sandwich made from scratch!

    🔬 Develop Innovative Food Solutions

    Transforming research into action by creating sustainable, nutrient-dense foods and products that close the loop on food waste

  • 🌱 One-Time Donation

    Your contribution helps sustain our research, expand our educational programs, and keep hands-on learning accessible to all.

  • 🏗 Become a Sustaining Member

    Join our growing community of supporters by making a recurring monthly donation. Your ongoing support helps us plan for the future with confidence.

  • 🎓 Fund a Scholarship

    Help provide scholarships for students, teachers, farmers, and food advocates who are eager to learn but face financial barriers.

  • 🍞 Sponsor a Class or Workshop

    Make an impact by funding an in-person or online educational experience, helping us reach more people who want to learn how to Eat Like a Human.

  • 🏛 Support Our Growth

    Be a part of our next big leap! Your contributions will help us expand our facilities, build a more inclusive and accessible learning space, and bring traditional food knowledge to a global audience.

Child in red hoodie playing with dough in a kitchen
Group of people involved in a butchering class cutting a large piece of pork on red cutting boards with Dr. Bill Schindler
Three women holding freshly made cheese in Food Lab, smiling.
Dr. Bill Schindler and student at a wooden table, one demonstrating a skill with natural materials. The table has sticks, dried grass, and containers. Outdoor setting with trees and logs in the background.
Children engaged in an activity with hands in a large container, making sauerkraut
Two smiling men at the Food Lab holding dough, standing at a counter with a cutting board and mixing bowl.
Child in blue hoodie spreading tomato sauce on pizza dough on a wooden table.
Group of people holding homemade bread in a bakery class setting.

“The class was very informative and inspirational. It is very clear to all that Bill is passionate about what he is presenting . . . almost a spiritual event as it prompts one to take a step back and contemplate their relationship to food and nutrition and its impact on their physical and mental health.”

John F.

John F with his bread

“Taking a class with Dr. Bill Schindler is journeying through time, continents and cultures to learn from our ancestors and our fellow humans in order to better ourselves.”

Christina J.

Happy Couple

“There is always a magic that happens when people come together to learn about food.  The connection found in this class was in itself nourishing!”

Kari B.

Group of people holding homemade cheese in Food Lab, surrounded by dairy and wooden decorations.

All initiatives align with our Five-Year Strategic Plan—guiding our mission and impact.

All initiatives align with our Five-Year Strategic Plan, guiding our mission and impact.

Make an impact today

Help fuel the next generation!

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