Rise Up! The Baker Podcast with Mark Dyck
217 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 80 ratingsThe Rise Up! Podcast is a celebration of bakers, the bakeries they created and the people they serve. Join Mark Dyck as he talks with bakers and bakery owners from across North America and around the world. Hear about their struggles and triumphs and learn about the satisfaction that feeding a community can provide.
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Second Rise: Blair Marvin and Andrew Heyn
December 29, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MB"Second Rise" is a collection of Mark's favourite conversations from deep in the Rise Up! archives. This conversation with Blair Marvin and Andrew Heyn, was originally broadcast as Episode 65, in July 2019. In this episode, Mark, Blair and Andrew discuss building and running their wood fired bakery, committing to using locally farmed grain in their bread and bringing the same commitment to local in the design and production of their stone mills. Helpful Links Elmore Mountain Bread ...
Rise Up! #158 - Holiday Memories with Cindy and Robyn Dyck
December 22, 2021 20:49 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBRobyn is home for the holidays so she and Cindy sit down for a special live taping of the Rise Up! podcast. We share some of our favourite holiday stories from Orange Boot Bakery, with some insights into what it was like owning a family-run bakery from a teenager's perspective. With a special shout-out to Ben, the fourth member of the family who isn't home quite yet. Happy Holidays from our family to yours! Helpful Links Support the Podcast Here! Rise Up! The Baker Podcast websit...
Second Rise: Jesse Merrill
December 15, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 70.9 MB"Second Rise" is a collection of Mark's favourite conversations from deep in the Rise Up! archives. This conversation with Jesse Merrill, live from his bakery in Guelph, was originally broadcast as Episode 30, in October 2018. In this episode, Mark and Jesse discuss his move from a home business to a retail bakery, how he's built his team and the strong emotional connection between his customers and great bread. Some of his customers even break into the conversation to let us know first h...
Rise Up! #157 - Joshua Bellamy
December 08, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBWhen Joshua Bellamy decided to become a baker, he went for it, moving to Vermont to learn and apprentice. Then he moved back to his hometown of Raleigh, NC and eventually opened Boulted Bread with his partners Fulton and Sam. In this episode, Mark learns about Joshua's teachers and mentors, opening and growing Boulted Bread, the food scene in Raleigh, the new ideas he is pursuing and the challenges in growing and rejuvenating a strong team. Helpful Links @boultedbread on Instagram Bo...
Rise Up! #156 - Sara Calkins
November 24, 2021 12:00 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MBSara Calkins loves baking and loves her team. She's worked all over Seven Stars Bakery in Providence, starting as a barista before moving to the bench, the stone mill and now to spreadsheets and coaching as Bakery Manager. In this episode, Mark and Sara talk about team building, keeping things fun during the holidays, planning massive holiday bakes and all about Sara's love of good bread and fine bakeries. Helpful Links @sarabakes on Instagram @sevenstarsbakery on Instagram Seven S...
Rise Up! #155 - Kyle Greer
November 17, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBA summer work exchange in France changed the direction of Kyle Greer's life. After experiencing the cycle of farming, milling and baking first hand, he moved back to Quincy, California to build his own farm and bakery, and to build the unique Astrié style mill that he used in France. In this episode, Mark learns about Kyle's transformative trip to France, the difference between the Astrié mill design and traditional stone milling and why the world needs more "pan-archy." Helpful Links ...
Rise Up! #154 - Larry Harris
November 03, 2021 11:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBFrom the moment Larry Harris learned that Canada was getting their own version of the Bake Off / Baking Show, he wanted to be a contestant. And once he was on the show, he knew he wanted to have his own artisan bakery. In this episode, Mark delves into Larry's Great Canadian Baking Show experience, baking every single Technical Challenge, and then gets the lowdown on Larry's new bakery, the transition to professional baking and how it's still a thrill to get stopped in the street by Baking...
Rise Up! #153 - Sarah Black
October 27, 2021 11:00 - 57 minutes - 53.4 MBSarah Black is an OG of the New York baking scene. She's one of the first bakers at Tom Cat Bakery and was later a teacher alongside Amy Scherber, before moving home to Ohio to teach and write the excellent book "One Dough, Ten Breads" (one of Mark's favourites.) In this episode, Mark and Sarah talk about the glory days of baking in New York in the early '90s, making the move to teaching and consulting, and Sarah's newest project, the Bread Box home baking kit, which launched in the fall o...
Rise Up! #152 - Kristen Richards
October 20, 2021 11:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBKristen Richards was taking the slow & steady route to open her bakery, from baking school to apprenticing in NYC, to working as a pastry chef for a restaurant group in Maryland. But Covid threw her a curveball which forced her into some quick decisions. Thankfully, her community embraced Kristen, her baking and Front Porch Baking Co. was born. In this episode, Mark learns about Kristen's new bakery, what it means to be grain forward and how Kristen is organizing local bakers to help tho...
Rise Up! #151 - Ahuva Gottdiener
October 13, 2021 11:00 - 53 minutes - 49.7 MBWith her bakery and lifestyle blog Homegrown Kosher, Ahuva Gottdiener is feeding her community two ways. Not only is she baking excellent kosher-certified sourdough bread, but she is promoting a life that is more connected to the land and the people who grow your food. In this episode, Mark learns how Ahuva started Homegrown Kosher, found a business model that works for her, and how she is able to feed her Orthodox Jewish community and stay true to her own faith as well. Helpful Links ...
Rise Up! #150 - Stephanie Swane
October 06, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBStephane Swane is the publisher and editorial director at Modernist Cuisine, which recently launched a deep dive into pizza with Modernist Pizza. In this episode, Mark and Stephanie discuss her Dakota roots, the work involved to compile such a massive compendium of history, culture and science about our favourite baked meal, the design decisions that went into the book and some of the myths that were dispelled during their research. Helpful Links Modernist Cuisine Website @ModCuisine...
Rise Up! #149: Sarah Gonzalez
September 29, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBWhen Sarah Gonzalez moved from California to Tennessee, she found a community in desperate need of baked goods. So she started feeding people, through farmers markets, a retail bakery and now with a cookbook and baking classes. In this episode, Mark and Sarah talk about how Spring Hill Bakery burst on the scene in her new town, how baking builds strong bonds within families and communities, and how Sarah is finding balance and resilience to keep her going for the long term. Helpful Link...
Rise Up! #148 - Jamie Alexis
September 22, 2021 11:00 - 53 minutes - 49.7 MBJamie Alexis was going to be a lawyer and a judge before she realized it was more rewarding (and tastier) to feed The People instead. She opened Suga Brown Pastries and Catering in 2017 and hasn't looked back, making a splash at events throughout LA County. In this episode, Mark learns some of the ins and outs of the catering business, what it's like to dive into the deep end of an Art Show Gala and how her business craves stability as much as her clients crave Jamie's Pineapple Cloud. ...
Repost: John Reid from 2019
September 16, 2021 16:19 - 1 hour - 29.4 MBFrom August 2019, Mark's conversation with John Reid, baker and owner of Red Beard Historic Bakery in Australia and one of the organizers of the 2019 Grainz Gathering. John died on September 16, 2021 at age 58. Memorial information can be found here.
Rise Up! #147 - Eric Pallant
September 15, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBEric Pallant is an avid baker and bread head and is the author of the new book "Sourdough Culture: a history of bread making from ancient to modern bakers." The book is both a love story to sourdough baking and an entertaining account of bread baking throughout history. In this episode, Mark and Eric take a deep dive into the history of bread, the complementary relationship between sourdough culture and brewers' yeast, and how bread baking helps us recover our time and maintain some magic...
Rise Up! #146: Chris Young
September 08, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBChris Young is on a mission. As Coordinator of the Real Bread Campaign, he wants to make bread better for us, for our communities and for the planet. In this episode, Mark and Chris discuss the history of the #RealBread campaign, how they are advocating for improved package labelling for bread products, supporting independent bakeries in the fight to stand out from highly processed, chemically enhanced supermarket fare and how simple bread is the best bread of all. Helpful Links @r...
Rise Up! #145 - Richard Miscovich
September 01, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 30.9 MBRichard Miscovich has been working with good bread, brick ovens and baking education for a while. He was part of America's 'Bread Renaissance', as a student at SFBI and in the very early days of the BBGA, before moving east to King Arthur Flour and Johnson & Wales University. In this episode, Mark and Richard talk about the early days, the vision behind the KA baking school, the current generation of baking school graduates, and geek out on their shared love of wood fired cooking and bakin...
Rise Up! #144 - Andrew Janjigian
August 25, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 30.8 MBAndrew Janjigian is well known in the bread world as a teacher and writer at renowned entities like King Arthur Flour and America's Test Kitchen. Earlier this year, he launched the Wordloaf newsletter where he continues his work teaching home bakers everything about the craft of baking. In this episode, Andrew shares his long, winding road to becoming a food writer, why it's important to have control of your communication platform and his new focus on elevating Armenian cuisine in America....
Second Rise: Rosie Gray Returns
August 18, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 37.8 MB"Second Rise" is a collection of Mark's favourite conversations from deep in the Rise Up! archives. This episode was originally broadcast as Episode 109, in September 2020. Rose Gray is back! After completing her cycling/baking adventure in Belgium and Denmark, Rosie returned to her native Scotland to oh, let's see, organize an awesome gathering on local grains, convert a horse trailer into a bakery and start baking six days a week for the people in her village. And start University. A...
Second Rise: Jodi Whalen and Phil Merrick
August 11, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 29.7 MB"Second Rise" is a collection of Mark's favourite conversations from deep in the Rise Up! archives. This episode was originally broadcast as Episode 86, in January 2020. Jodi Whalen and Phil Merrick opened August First Bakery and Cafe in Burlington Vermont back in 2010 and step by step have grown it into a sustainable business for them, their staff and their community. They even have the team and systems in place where they can step back from the day to day operations of the bakery. In ...
Second Rise: Martin Philip
August 04, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 29.1 MB"Second Rise" is a collection of Mark's favourite conversations from deep in the Rise Up! archives. This episode was originally broadcast as Episode 25, in September 2018. Martin Philip spent time as a musician and a financier before turning his attention to baking and many, many people are glad that he did. Martin is the Head Baker at King Arthur Flour in Vermont and author of the amazing memoir and bread book Breaking Bread: A Baker's Journey Home in 75 Recipes. In this episode, Mark...
Rise Up! #143 - Stefan Senders
July 28, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 32.8 MBOne farm, one bakery and a well fed community. That's the Wide Awake Bakery story. In this episode, Mark learns about the magical meeting when Stefan's neighbour Thor Oechsner suggested baking with wheat from Thor's farm, how they followed the CSA model for getting their bread to the people, and how, over the years, Stefan continues to explore new ways to use his bread for the greater good. It's a wonderful chat with an inspirational baker. Helpful Links Wide Awake Bakery website @...
Rise Up! #142 - Brooke Hanes
July 21, 2021 11:00 - 55 minutes - 25.8 MBBrooke Hanes is a self-taught bread baker making the good stuff for the people in her small town in rural Pennsylvania. She recently opened a retail shop and slowly growing her bakery, while keeping things manageable for a solo operation. In this episode, Mark and Brooke talk about her early travels in Colombia, returning to Pennsylvania, the regeneration of Brookville, finding other bakers and the joys and challenges of staying solo. Helpful Links Wild Rose Bread Co. Facebook Page...
Rise Up! #141 - Kevin Scollo
July 14, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBKevin Scollo worked in restaurants through college until succumbing to the baking bug. After several years working in restaurants and bakeries in New York and Ohio, he moved back to Georgia and took over Independent Baking Co. in February, 2020, just before everything turned upside down. In this episode, Mark and Kevin talk about his early days in music and food, taking over from the legendary Thom Leonard, working through the pandemic, and how he is slowly putting his own stamp on the bak...
Rise Up! #140 - John Gerlach
July 07, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 31.6 MBJohn Gerlach's family owned a bakery but John was convinced he would not be following in his dad's footsteps. But eventually, he found his way back to the dough, first as a bagel baker and more recently baking his own bread on days off for a growing list of happy customers. In this episode, Mark and John dig into New York bagels in Pennsylvania, coming back to baking after early resistance, his plans for Hemlock Bread once his new oven arrives and the opportunities to collaborate on his ow...
Rise Up! #139 - Tara Black
June 30, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 29 MBWhen Tara Black started Origin Bakery, she was adamant that her gluten free products had to look and taste as great as their wheat based counterparts and that the bakery would be warm and welcoming to everyone who came into the shop. Her hard work has paid off as the original Origin is thriving and they've recently opened a second location. In this episode, Mark and Tara talk about how Origin's beginnings and how Tara has slowly and systematically removed herself from daily production, so...
Rise Up! #138 - Thom Leonard
June 23, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 35.7 MBOver his long and illustrious baking career, Thom Leonard has helped hundreds of bakers understand the mysteries of grain and flour. He's owned bakeries in Kansas and Georgia, has been a leader and teacher via the Bread Bakers Guild of America and helped Heartland Mill create flour suited for artisan bakers across the country. In this episode, Mark sits down with Thom to get a fuller story of the life and career of one of his true baking heroes. Helpful Links Support the Podcast Here!...
Rise Up! #137 - Rob and Monica Segovia-Welsh
June 09, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 35.1 MBThere's something special about farmers markets and when it comes to the Carrboro market in North Carolina, Chicken Bridge Bakery makes that market extra special. In this episode, Mark talks with Rob and Monica Segovia-Welsh, the husband and wife team behind the bakery, about their journey from Wisconsin to Pittsboro by way of Austin and Costa Rica, the evolution of Chicken Bridge Bakery, thriving during Covid and why farmers markets play a special role in making all people feel part of th...
Rise Up! #136 - Tobi Sovak
June 02, 2021 11:00 - 58 minutes - 27 MBTobi Sovak was a pastry chef in fine dining restaurants on both coasts before opening Noisette eight years ago with her husband Michael. Now they are serving up all kinds of the good stuff whether you're sitting down or taking out. In this episode, Mark and Tobi talk about moving from NYC to SF and up to Oregon, adjusting the meet the needs of her community & how wedding season during the year of Covid might have been a blessing in disguise. Noisette is thriving thanks to great food + frie...
Rise Up! #135 - Arturo Enciso
May 26, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 30.9 MBArturo Enciso got the baking bug when he discovered the cob oven in the back of the house he was renting. Slowly and methodically, he slowly grown his craft and his business from a passion project to a full retail bakery, Gusto Bread. In this episode, Arturo shares his journey from the backyard to the front room and now to a retail shop. How his bread journey is took him east to New York, Vermont and eventually Spain, and how he is combining the two great staples, wheat and corn, in his ba...
Rise Up! #134 - Adrian Hale
May 19, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 34.2 MBFrom a childhood enjoying Montreal Bagels to spending time travelling across America, Adrian Hale has created a strong network of bakers, millers and farmers. And while she shares her love of local grains with home bakers, she is also sharing a story of community and connection. In this loose and winding chat, Mark follows Adrian's journey across the North American whole grain scene, from Portland to Florida and back again. But they keep coming back around the table, with good food and peo...
Rise Up! #133 - Amy Emberling
May 12, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 34.1 MBAmy Emberling went south from Cape Breton to college in the USA but found herself attracted to the baking life more than the office life. Starting as one of the original bakers at Zingerman's Bakehouse in the early 1990's, she is now the managing partner of the business. In this episode, Mark and Amy discuss the north-south connections along Canada's east coast, how Amy realized baking was her passion, how the Bakehouse has evolved over the years and how things are different for her as ma...
Rise Up! #132 - Katie Quinn
May 05, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 38.2 MBKatie Quinn is a journalist and author who just published her second book about three of Mark's favourite foods: Cheese, Wine and Bread. She has also become a new Italian citizen and is continuing to dig deep into the fermented food of her new nation. In this episode, Mark gets the lowdown on immigration during Covid, how learning about cheese helped Katie fit into a new city and what it takes to write and publish a major food book. Helpful Links @qkatie on Instagram Katie's B...
Rise Up! #131 - Mo Cheeks
April 28, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 29.7 MBMo Cheeks is a community activist with a love of great bread. And he's figured out a way to marry these two important parts of his life into something way bigger than himself. In a few short months, Mo has people around the country sharing his ideas and clamouring for his bread. In this episode, Mark and Mo talk about how Bread & Justice was a newsletter before a bakery, how he increased his impact beyond the bread he can bake in a night, and how the world needs both more bread AND more ju...
Rise Up! #130 - Whitney Keatman
April 21, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 30.8 MBWhitney Keatman and her partner Jess opened The Sparrow Bakery in 2006 and the bakery has shifted and evolved a lot since then. Now with three locations including one in Portland, Whitney and Jess continue to dive in during difficult times. In this episode, Mark and Whitney talk about starting The Sparrow when she was too young to know better, getting good at building kitchens and building a place where customers come for the people as much as the products. Helpful Links @sparrowbaker...
Slow Rise Podcast #1 - Mark Dyck and Mitch Stamm
April 19, 2021 11:00 - 50 minutes - 24.7 MBIn this inaugural edition of the Slow Rise podcast, BBGA Executive Director Mitch Stamm sits down with Mark Dyck to learn about his journey in baking and his experience as a Guild member. It's a lively chat that ranges from the joys and struggles of owning a neighbourhood bakery to Mark's adventures in getting his podcast off the ground. Mark is a baker, community builder, former bakery owner and long time Guild member who, in 2018, started Rise Up! The Baker Podcast, where he talks with b...
Rise Up! #129 - Edna Cochez
April 14, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBEdna Cochez is bringing all the good stuff to her native Panama, as a chef, baker and advocate for both chefs and baking brands. She's run restaurants and wholesale bakeries, competed and judged on TV and has continually shared all that she has learned throughout her career. In this episode, Mark and Edna discover all the ways they are connected through baking and coaching, and dig into Edna's journey cooking, baking and teaching, along with bringing teaching food brands how to grow in he...
Rise Up! #128 - Adam Christie
April 07, 2021 11:00 - 51 minutes - 23.8 MBAdam Christie grew up in Regina and used to visit Mark's bakery before heading West. After working in bakeries in Vancouver, he and his partner Jess moved to the Island and set up Working Culture Bread just a few blocks from Mark's apartment. Now the roles are reversed! In this episode, Mark sits down across the bench from his local baker to learn about how he built his bakery, what their first five months in business have been like and what's in store for the bakery and the bakers. H...
Rise Up! #127 - Brant Stewart
March 31, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 31.1 MBBrant Stewart came to Beirut as a photographer who wanted to tell the stories of the refugees fleeing the war in Syria. Before long, he was fundraising and starting food related projects in and around Beirut, including Mavia bakery. In this episode, Mark learns of Brant's constant drive to help his community in Lebanon thrive, even as he faces political revolution and deals with the explosion that damaged his home and bakery. And he learns of the myriad of projects Brant has underway and p...
Rise Up! #126 - Edward Tatton
March 24, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBEd Tatton travelled the world as a chef who baked, before coming to Whistler, BC. where he took a look around and settled down to do some serious baking. Before long, baking for neighbours wasn't enough and Ed and his wife Natasha got to work, opening Ed's Bred bakery and coffee in 2019 where they serve locals and tourists alike. And since they were both Vegan, their bakery was going to be 100% plant-based too. In this episode, Mark learns about Ed's start in the UK, being a plant based...
Rise Up! #125: Jen Zeuner and Anne Keller
March 17, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 29.2 MBJen Zeuner and Anne Keller came to Fruita, Colorado for the awesome mountain biking and stayed. Visitors kept asking where to find good food in town and they took the hint and opened Hot Tomato Pizza to feed the people. But they aren't just feeding cyclists; they are building community across all social groups in town. In this episode, Mark, Jen and Anne talk about the rise and rise of Hot Tomato, what it means to serve the whole community and how they are evolving their business to serve ...
Rise Up! #124: Jason Bowman
March 10, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 33 MBJason Bowman worked in a bakery as a youth in the UK before following his father into the insurance industry and eventually bringing his family to the USA. Now he's a feeding the people in Pound Ridge with his weekly pop-up bread and pastry shop, Breads-n-Bakes. In this episode, Mark and Jason talk about their mutual love of family, baking and cricket before getting into the nuts and bolts of Breads-n-Bakes, how it started and how Jason's dining room now contains a sheeter and spiral mixe...
Rise Up! #123: Jimmy Alderson Benitez
March 03, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 38.5 MBJimmy Alderson Benitez baked in New York and Paris before settling down in San Juan, Puerto Rico and opening Cultura Bread in 2019. Due to open his retail bakery just before the Covid pandemic, he was forced to re-work his plans and start his bakery on a smaller scale. In this episode, Mark learns about the current version of Cultura Bread, and gets a glimpse into Jimmy's remarkable life and baking education. They also dig into Jimmy's new 'slow growth' plan for the bakery that tak...
Rise Up! #122 - Matt Sanger
February 24, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 38.5 MBMatt Sanger was seeking the balance between head work and hand work and found it in baking. He's built Round River Baking from a basement micro-bakery to a thriving retail bakery while continuing to find the right balance as he grows. In this episode, two friends Mark and Matt catch up on what's happening at the bakery, dealing with ever present change, and then dig into Matt's background and why baking had such a profound effect. Helpful Links Round River Baking @roundriverbaking on...
Rise Up! #121 - Jane Mason
February 17, 2021 12:00 - 58 minutes - 27.4 MBJane Mason is a Canadian who, ten years ago while living in London, founded Virtuous Bread, a course and network for micro-bakery owners the world over. Now living in Mexico City, Jane and the Bread Angels are still going strong. In this episode, Mark and Jane talk about Jane's career in high finance, life in Mexico City, the founding of Virtuous Bread, the continued growth of micro-bakery startups and how her organization is changing to meet the needs of bakers today. Helpful Links ...
Rise Up! #120: Erin Kirley
February 10, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 34 MBErin Kirley travelled the world thinking of farms and the environment before focusing in on baking, moving near her parents on the North Carolina coast and opening her bakery. Now she's building a rocking solo bakery serving Southport, Oak Island and as far afield as possible. In this episode, Mark gets a virtual tour of Erin's bake space, before talking about the birth of her bakery, challenges with wholesale baking, and finding a product lineup that suits a community without a strong bre...
Rise Up! #119: David Morton
February 03, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 35 MBWhen David Morton moved to the southern tip of South Pender Island, he knew exactly where his oven would sit. It wasn't long before his cob oven was built and he started supplying bread for neighbours up and down the road. Now, when he's not swimming in the ocean or editing his novel, David is delivering his bread all over the island. In this episode, Mark and David talk about the birth of Happy Monk, their love of wood fired ovens and their concern for the folks just across the Juan de Fu...
Rise Up! #118 - Charlie Emers
January 27, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 32.1 MBCharlie Emers was a market gardener, but the outbuilding he had designed for vegetable storage was calling to him to be a bakery. So he borrowed a mixer, bought an old oven and got to baking. That was over 20 years ago and Patchwork Farm and Bakery is still going strong. In this episode, Mark and Charlie finally chat after swapping emails for over a decade. They talk about the early days, how his everyday matzoh changed his business and how baking fits his personality and lifestyle so w...
Rise Up! #117: Meg Roberts
January 20, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 29 MBMark first heard of Rustica Wood Fired Bakery when he talked to Emily Cayer on the show way back in 2019. He was enthralled by this tiny bakery way up in northern BC, with its hand made bread and wood fired oven. In this episode, Mark learns about Meg's start as a baker in Australia, building her oven in Smithers and how her bakery supports her community. It's a testament to how bakeries can nurture a community and provide a living for the baker at the same time. Helpful Links @rustica...
Rise Up! #116: Noah Elbers
January 13, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 39.8 MBNoah Elbers has a massive impact on the baking community from his farm and bakery in New Hampshire. Whether it's generously helping bakery owners and oven builders, or redesigning his bakery as a training and education centre, Noah is willing to go the extra distance to build a business that lasts. In this episode, Mark gets to know Noah beyond the baking forums and digs into the history of Orchard Hill, its amazing apprentice program and even geeks out a bit about software for the small b...