Community Bakery Course

Community Supported Bakery course

The Handmade Bakery is one of the first Community Supported Bakeries in the UK and our subscription bakery model has enabled us to start from virtually zero capital and build a sustainable bakery which engages and enlists the local community, giving them a say in where their bread comes from and a relationship with us the bakers.

 
Many individuals and groups throughout the UK have a similar dream to us; to start up a community bakery where they live, to start a business with ethics, principles and real bread at its heart.
 
This 1 day course will explore setting up and running a community supported bakery. We will look at the practical, technical and community aspects of community supported baking.
 
We'll be baking some bread as part of the day so you can get your hands on some professional equipment.
 
(If you require more hands-on baking training then we recommend you book on one of our practical baking courses as time is limited on the day)
 
The day will also be an invaluable chance to meet other aspiring bakers and hear their ideas and solutions and to develop an ongoing support relationship with them as you progress with your project.
 
Covered in the course:
  • The Community Supported Bakery model: a case study of The Handmade Bakery
  • Designing your project: holistic and integrative approaches to building your project.
  • Finance: sourcing social enterprise funding, raising finance within the community, other ways of raising money.
  • Equipment: what do you need to get going and where can you source it from.
  • Scaling up: making the leap from domestic to professional baking; considerations of production scheduling, staff and volunteer rotation, recipe scaling, using mixers and large ovens etc.
  • Marketing: spreading the word within your community and beyond. Meaningful communication around 'real' bread.
  • Logistical considerations: delivering, invoicing, accounting, product costing, legal aspects such as environmental health, insurance, labelling etc.

Price: £95/ person (£70 for every extra person from the same project attending.)
Breakfast, lunch, tea and coffee included

 

Important information

Courses take place at The Handmade Bakery premises at 14 Carr Lane, Slaithwaite, HD7 5AN unless otherwise stated.

Places will be reserved for you if available on receipt of an email to info@thehandmadebakery.coop requesting this. Bookings are confirmed on receipt of the full course fee. The fee is non-returnable if canceling within 7 days of the course date, unless the course is cancelled by The Handmade Bakery. Courses are family friendly, but under 18’s must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Unfortunately there is no wheelchair access at present.

Courses may be arranged at other locations on request. If your school, business or community group is interested in attending or hosting a course, please get in touch.