Hello Everybody,
It's nearly 2 years since I last posted; where has the time gone?
The answer is that I have spent most of my time making and selling lots of bread.
I was at Hexham Farmers' Market yesterday in the sunshine. There are some photos attached taken just before the start of trade. There are 235 loaves in the photos and by close at 2pm there were just a couple of 100% Rye loaves left.
I know, I know! I haven't posted for over 8 months. I could say I've been very busy, which is true, but isn't everybody? So, I have little in the way of excuses. As you are about to read, however, I have recently moved into a proper unit and set up a bakery, so, any posts would really be about out-and-out commercial production, and that is really beyond what this great website seeks to offer.
Alnwick Farmers’ Market
Friday 30th August 2013
I have really enjoyed reading other TFL regulars posting about their baking adventures in relation to their local farmers’ markets. I attended my own local market on Friday of last week and thought I’d do a short blog post with some photographs of the products I offer for sale. I’ve posted formulae for most of these more than once before, but it may be instructive for me to give more description for each of them here, as they are currently made.
Summer 2013 at Bread and Roses
It’s been busy here in Powburn, but there has been time for holidays too. Bakery projects remain live, with much continued interest in the portfolio of artisan breads. It is just a matter of continuing to believe, and to drive it all forward as best as I can possibly manage.
Bread and Roses
Spring 2013
Finally, this post is coming together! It has been a long time in the making, and in the meantime it’s “all-change” here at TFL. The re-vamped site looks great Floyd, and I am about to experiment with all the new upload options now made available. I gather I should be able to embed my own videos; well, let’s just see how I get on shall we?
Hello All,
I've just finished another 5 week stint of nightshifts baking in Dunbar, which is on the coast, just south of Edinburgh, Scotland. I have run a couple of courses too, and kept up my commitments in Northumberland for the Farmers' Markets...so it's been a very busy time and I need a break...so does Alison, who has a much more stressful job than I have, though with more sociable hours, of course.
Some of you will be aware that I am currently working as a contract baker for Dunbar Community Bakery, covering 4 nights of breadbaking each week. I began this assignment in early January, and it is set to run until at least the end of March. I am continuing to sell at 3 Farmers' Markets every month in addition to this contract work.
From a very wet UK, I'm sending out my very best wishes to all of you over the holiday season, and I hope 2013 is a fine one too.
Here's a photo of the Bread and Roses stall last Friday at the Christmas Market. It was a really good time, but would have been frantically busy had there been even slightly better weather.
All good wishes
Andy
