Quiet Earth was created by two home cooks, holding the prayer to bring reverence for cooking back into modern kitchens.

Clay cookware has been used across cultures of the world for thousands of years. This is ancient technology, time tested for generations.

The clay pot holds the wisdom and stories of our makers and their lineages. In a time of convenience and disconnection, we rebel. 


We believe cooking is a sacred act, worthy of our time and care.

Deepa Ramakrishnan was raised in a rural coastal town in Tamil Nadu, the southern most part of India. She grew up in a close family with deep cultural connection which gifted her the embodiment of daily prayer and ritual.

 

She speaks a saying in Tamil - (Mūnru thalaimurai kadandhāl vazhi thirumbi varum.) மூன்று தலைமுறை கடந்தால் வழி திரும்பி வரும் - translating to how three generations later the family lineage will find its way back to their ancestral calling.

 

Deepa’s maternal Great Grandparents ran a chathiram (a feeding place for pilgrims, in close proximity to temples). Cooking was their prayer. Her paternal Great Grandparents were lineage-based Ayurvedic practitioners, in tune with their bodies and the environment. Herbs grew in the gardens and food was prepared intentionally for good health. It was a simple, yet harmonious and connected way.

 

Deepa walks her life with a hand holding both her maternal and paternal lineages, walking the humble, yet weighted path of returning to those ancestral ways in a modern world. For her, cooking is nourishment, devotion and connection to the old ways of her family.

 

Cooking in clay speaks to this.
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Cade McConnell is the cook behind Om Cade - an organic retreat catering business operating in Byron Bay, Australia and the author of the cookbook 'Plants, Clay & Fire'. 

 

He grew up in a small coastal town on Worimi Country, Tuncurry on the East Coast of Australia. His upbringing seeded a deep appreciation for the wild aliveness of the land and sea.

 

He began cooking in clay pots at the age of twenty after returning home from a trip to Sri Lanka. From then on, clay pots are the main cooking vessel in his home and catering kitchen. His cooking is inspired by his travels, traditional ways and foods, and his daily mindfulness practices. 

 

He is passionate about growing his own food and supporting small-scale organic farmers. Inspired by the philosophy of consciousness over convenience - he translates this to his kitchen and way with food. Prepare food from scratch with care, devotion and presence, the way our ancestors did - both for connection and nourishment.

We acknowledge the Arakwal, Widjabal and Minjungbal people of the Bundjalung Nation, where we work and live. We honour their innate connection to the land and waters.

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