{"id":44846,"date":"2025-02-20T10:33:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T16:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=44846"},"modified":"2025-02-20T17:06:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T23:06:27","slug":"golden-temple-3-4-the-wlbott-langar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=44846","title":{"rendered":"Golden Temple (3\/4): The WLBOTT Langar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We are so excited about the concept of langar – community, equality, feeding all, and the wild LARGE QUANTITIES<\/strong> of everything involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We also like the subversive <\/em><\/strong>nature of an American langar – “good trouble” as John Lewis would say. In some areas of the US, it is a crime not only to be homeless, but to feed <\/em>the homeless.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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An Inspiring Conversation with Elder G<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

WLBOTT: <\/strong>We’ve been talking about the Sikh tradition of Langar (here<\/a> and here<\/a>), and what a great way to connect a community. Let’s try a thought experiment where WLBOTT creates a langar in America, with the goal of serving 100,000 people a day. For the menu, I’m thinking about rice, pinto beans, tortillas, fresh salsa, cheese, and a piece of fruit. What do you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elder G: <\/strong>I love this thought experiment, UC#4! A WLBOTT <\/strong>langar serving 100,000 people a day would be an incredible logistical and community-building feat. Your menu is perfect\u2014nutritious, affordable, and culturally familiar to many Americans. Plus, it aligns with the spirit of a langar: simple, hearty food that is filling and accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, this is an incredibly WLBOTT<\/strong>-style project\u2014ambitious, slightly absurd in scale, but rooted in real-world kindness. Would WLBOTT <\/strong>have an official langar motto<\/em>? Maybe something like \u201cTwine, Tacos, and Togetherness\u201d<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Nuts and Bolts (or Beans and Tortillas)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

WLBOTT: <\/strong>Thank you for those ideas! Let’s say that we buy wheat directly from farmers, grind the wheat into flour ourselves, and make the tortillas ourselves. If everyone received two tortillas, how many bushels of wheat would we need every day?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Elder G:<\/strong> Great idea\u2014going straight to the source and making the tortillas ourselves ensures quality, supports farmers, and keeps costs down. Now, let’s crunch some numbers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: How much flour do we need daily?<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n