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Our Story

Over the years our business has grown from a "1 man business" to a busy bakery employing around 20 staff, creating and delivering bread and pastries across Wales and England.

Made with Passion & Instinct

Our Ethos

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We believe in working with nature rather than against it. Growing without the use of artificial chemicals (e.g. pesticides, herbicides and fungicides) is essential to preserve soil health and biodiversity (amongst other things). As far as possible we select ingredients that are grown according to these principles. We also believe that the way our culture has developed to use and abuse animals is fundamentally wrong so our bakery is 100% plant based.

 

Our bakery is an example of how you lose nothing by removing animal products from the recipes. We spend a lot of time perfecting everything so that our bread and pastries are as good now - if not better - than they were when we were using animal products. 

 

We bake 6 days a week delivering bread and pastries fresh to our cafés in Monmouth and Cardiff as well as to markets, delis, hotels, restaurants and Waitrose stores across Wales and England.  

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BBC FOOD & FARMING AWARDS

2010 Best Food Producer

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“It was a real honour to win such a prestigious award. We were extremely proud to be announced as only the second bakery to ever win it. ”

Our Love of Baking

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We make a wide range of products including 100% rye sourdoughs, mixed grain sourdoughs, heritage grain sourdoughs, ciabatta, 100% spelt, challah burger buns and pastries. We also create bespoke loaves for customers if they ask for it.

 

Our wild yeast starter and long fermentation act as a natural preservative and flavour enhancer, giving our bread superb depth of flavour, character and much higher nutritional value. Making bread brings you into the moment completely. It stimulates all of the senses whether it be the feel or look of the dough, the sweet toasted smell of the baking bread, or the crackle as you squeeze a stone-baked ciabatta. There is certainly something magical and inspirational about turning such simple, raw ingredients into a beautiful food.

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