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Freshly baked bread cools on a kitchen bench at Salty's cafe and bakery on the Cocos Islands.

Tony Lacy stands in front of greenhouses on his farm on West Island

"It gets back to that simple thing in life; efforts of sourdough bread and salt, water and flour,"
he said.

A map of Cocos (Keeling) Islands off Australia offset over an island.

Cocos Islands farmer, baker and restaurant owner Tony Lacy in his West Island packaing and processing shed.

Cocos Malay man stands in the aisle of a grocery shop.

Sourdough rests in proofing baskets before baking at Salty's cafe and bakery on the Cocos Islands.

A woman places loaves into an oven for baking.

Salty's cafe and bakery employees Sharifah Bos and Sa'Adia Rabuhu at work on West Island.

A hydroponic farming setup inside a greenhouse on West Island

"It's like mainland Australia, perhaps 50 years ago, where you don't have to worry where the kids are,"
he said.
A man stands in a garden with his hand resting on a stone fountain with the sign "Saltmakers".

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