Kölcsönkért kovász | Tímea Gáll | TEDxCsíkszereda

Can a ruined, 120-year-old watermill become the heart of community revival and sustainable gastronomy? In this deeply moving talk, Tímea Gáll shares her 20-year journey of returning to her roots in Csíkmadaras, Romania, to save her grandparents' historic mill from decay. Combining her mother's pharmaceutical precision with her grandmothers' hospitality and traditional mill-keeping wisdom, she explores how ancestral "peasant logic" embodies the purest form of sustainability. Through the symbolism of a borrowed sourdough starter and local heritage preservation, Tímea delivers an inspiring testament to slow living, proving that an sustainable future is found by listening to the wisdom of our past. How can a ruined mill building become a renewed center for Szekler gastronomy and community life? Tímea Gáll, owner of the Zsigmond Malom inn and author of the book Kölcsönkért kovász (Borrowed Sourdough), has not merely rescued a heritage site but has created a way of life. Her work is built upon respect for ancestral legacy, sustainable local farming, and the responsibility that elevates the values of the past onto the tables of the future. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx