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hair raising facts

Someone just sent me this link and I just had to share. Our friends at Suma Wholefoods stopped using their longstanding baker over just this issue regarding the Veganess of their bread. We're really happy that they're now eating our bread in their worker canteen.

 

The full article can be seen here on the bbc website but read on for some off-putting facts.

Spreading our wings!

The new year brings with it 2 exciting new outlets for our bread:

Unicorn Grocery in Chorlton, Manchester will be stocking it on Tuesdays and Fridays. If you haven't heard of them, you should have. They're an inspiring cooperative grocery specialising in organic produce.

Real Bread on the Food Programme

Just thought you might be interested in a really interesting Radio 4 Food Programme all about real bread. There is a small piece about us in the programme and lots of other fascinating stuff!

click the link to listen: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pdz1q

Bread in Transition

It's been a while since I last blogged about the bakery. We've been up to our arms in dough and spreading the word about the bakery. Part of the word-spreading came in the form of a workshop we did on Friday at the Transition North Conference here in Slaithwaite. We told our story and explaines the concept behind community supported baking.

A quote from the past

I’ve been thinking long and hard while we’ve been setting up the bakery about our motivations to do so and the possible effect it will have on the community.

Of course some of the motivations are selfish. I love making bread, so what a good way to earn a living! I want to work somewhere I can walk to instead of commuting for 3 hours a day. I want to do something that I can see the results of daily and that others will hopefully appreciate. It all makes sense.

Jam Tomorrow

We are taking part in a bread revolution.

Recently we spent three incredibly inspirational days in Melmerby,
Cumbria with baker Andrew Whitley and six other people from all over the
country interested in finding a way to bring real bread back into their
community. Some ideas revolved around a wood fired community hearth
where anyone could bake, some thought of teaming up with schools, some
considered volunteering, others needed to earn a living.

Co-operative hands, sustainable hands

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Today The Handmade Bakery was featured on the BBC Radio 4 'You and Yours' programme which discussed co-operative businesses as an appealing and sustainable model for post-recession entrepeneurs. Please click on the link to have a listen. Our piece starts at 27 mins 5 seconds into the programme.

Jam Tomorrow

We are taking part in a bread revolution. Recently we spent three incredibly inspirational days in Melmerby, Cumbria with baker Andrew Whitley and six other people from all over the country interested in finding a way to bring real bread back into their community.