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The Change - Makers Meet the People on a Mission to Change the Way We Consume A t the core of the Living in Bangkok event is a commit- ment to learning about and supporting the local community. This year, Living in Bangkok will part- ner with Bangkok Farmer’s Market to delve even deeper into Bangkok life, bringing participants closer to those making the city a more connected and sustainable community. Here are some of the stories be- hind Bangkok Farmer’s Market — the entrepreneurs, foodies and craftspeople at the center of the market. These are the folks at the forefront of the fight against blind consumerism. Working every day to bridge the gap between producers and consumers, they remind us of the beauty and art of handmade, ar- tisanal products. CHANGING THE WORLD, ONE LOAF AT A TIME and introduce the people here to something else he loves: the art of beautiful, organic and sustain- ably-made bread. And customers around Bangkok have certainly taken note. Whether it’s pain au chocolat, the finest vien- noiseries, or organic artisan breads that are anything but plain, Amantee is the place for it. Find Amantee at the Bangkok Farmer’s Market and their Chong Nonsi bakery. [email protected] www.amantee.com Before Gilles Sandre founded Amantee The Bakery with master bread-maker Benoit Fradette, he was a young shepherd who grew up to become a humanitarian working in war-torn countries all over the world. How did this former humani- tarian become the proprietor of a popular Bangkok bakery and Thailand’s most-trusted ambassa- dor of bread? The simple answer is love. Having spent more than two decades working to help refugees put their lives back together, Gilles was inspired to relocate to Thailand 38 WANDERLUST Contact Amantee The Bakery 2240/12-13 Chan Kao Road, Chong Nonsi, Yanawa, Bangkok 10120 Tel: [phone] FROM HIS FARM TO YOUR TABLE: THE SCIENTIST FARMER Local, sustainable food agriculture might be a buzz phrase, but very few people actually think about it in terms of their daily food decisions — which is precisely what Mr. Bramot hopes to change. His dream is that future gen- erations will have access to fresh, or- ganically-grown produce, just like the kind of food he has always known. Bramot grew up in a family of farmers who wanted him to follow a career in the civil service. Instead, he WWW.WANDERLUSTMAG.COM