Many people around the world would have come across the food produced by the Twelve Tribes through their Common Ground market stalls and bakeries or their Yellow Deli cafes. A post from 2011 on the popular Weekend Notes website says, “The Common Ground Café has had its share of media-related controversy as it is run by a religious community, whose mysteriously stand-offish ways freak some people out. Do not be deterred by that, as no one will try to convert you and the food is truly delicious. If you are curious, just ask them.”

It might be worth listening to award-winning journalist Tim Elliott’s new podcast, Inside the Tribe, before you follow this advice.

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Links:

• Inside the Tribe — podcast by Camille Bianchi and Tim Elliott, out Monday 28 November 2022
• Have a tip or information about Twelve Tribes? You can email ITT at [email protected]
• The great escape — by Tim Elliott, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 April 2007
• Sect woos recruits among the fairy floss at Easter Show — by Tim Elliott, The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 March 2008
• Secrets of the family — by Tim Elliott, The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 December 2013
• Common Ground Café — review by Nekoburro, Weekend Notes, 21 February 2011
• Farewell to the Father — by Tim Elliott, Picador Australia, 2016

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