“You get so much of that at MAZU,” Ward said. Ward described Taproot as a vegan “mobile kitchen” with no storefront, traveling into clients’ homes, to special events and back into MAZU, where much of Ward’s cooking life took shape. With all that in mind, Ward said she’s still working out how to concisely describe the wide range of work she hopes Taproot will encompass. “There’s a behavior that comes with all of it that’s really hard to displace.” Outside the village, find Taproot at Cincinnati Vegan Fest on Sunday, Aug. 16, and Dayton Vegan Fest on Sunday, Sept. 20.