Provianten — A balanced gut is a pathway to a balanced life
Provianten is Neuro Pirates’ communal kitchen and café at SpaceShip 1.
It is a place where food is not about performance, recipes, or dietary regimes — but about creating calm, stability, and the possibility to take part.
For many neurodivergent people, food is complex. For many Pirates with ADHD, medication affects appetite, sometimes leading to unhealthy weight loss. For many autistic people, food is deeply connected to sensory experience, making most meals difficult. These are challenges individuals are often left to handle alone, with little or no support.
Provianten was created to take some of that responsibility off the individual — and place it within the community.
Food and the nervous system
The gut and the brain are closely connected. What we eat — and when we eat — affects our energy, concentration, and emotional life. When the body lacks nourishment, the nervous system becomes more vulnerable, and restlessness, anxiety, and rigid thought patterns are amplified.
At Provianten, we work with food as regulation. Not as a health ideology, but as a practical tool to support the body in settling down. Regular meals, familiar structures, and a low pace make it easier to eat — even on days with low energy.
Breakfast and lunch café
As part of Provianten, Maja and My run a breakfast and lunch café. A low-threshold offering where you can drop by and get a good start to the day — without expectations of small talk or surplus energy.
In the afternoons and evenings, the kitchen opens up for other initiatives such as communal meals, cultural events, and social projects. Provianten is an alcohol- and stimulant-free space.
Provianten as an experiment
Provianten is not finished. It is an experiment.
We explore what happens when food becomes a shared concern. When responsibility is distributed. When the pace slows down. And when it is allowed to show up — even on days when you do not have the capacity to contribute.
The experiences gathered here feed into Neuro Pirates’ wider work with community, well-being, and participation — and form a central part of the SpaceShip model.