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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Rise Up #115: The PlanCast 2021
January 06, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutes - 16.2 MBJanuary is often a quiet time at the bakery (at least compared to December!) so it's a great time to step back and reflect on your business and what needs attention. In this episode, Mark shares how he and Cindy did their January planning at their bakery, and how a new book has helped him fix the gaps in his planning process. Plus his review of the past Covid infected holiday season. Helpful Links The EMyth Revisited, by Michael Gerber Fix This Next, by Mike Michalowicz Sup...
Rise Up! #114 - HolidayCast 2020
December 09, 2020 12:00 - 28 minutes - 13.7 MBMark shares his best tips for surviving the Christmas rush at the bakery. Plus, near death experiences, tiny Christmas Orders, podcast plans for 2021 and a musical recommendation that you're going to love. Maybe. Helpful Links Metro's Christmas Album on YouTube Support the Podcast Here! Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website The Bakers4Bakers Community Mark's Blog, with the Bakernomics series Mark on Instagram Credits: Produced and hosted by Mark Dyck Theme song and music ...
Rise Up! #113: Hannah Sadler
November 18, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 32.2 MBHannah Sadler is baking the good stuff for the folks in her town of Springfield, TN. She started in her oven until her kitchen was full to bursting, then opened Grain + Honey last year. Hannah's been there for her community through Covid and is slowly building a strong team to keep feeding the people. In this episode, Hannah shares how she's been making the business work so far and how the town embraced her shop. And they dig into why joining the Bread Bakers Guild of America might be ne...
Rise Up! #112 - Chris Stafferton
November 11, 2020 17:32 - 1 hour - 33.7 MBChris Stafferton is on a quest to bring delicious, nutritious gluten free bread to the centre of the table. Bread that everyone enjoys, whether they can digest gluten or not. Chris' book is the result of a decade of research and experimentation, with 60 gluten free formulas across the whole spectrum of bread. In this episode, Mark learns about the origin of Chris' 'bread architect' moniker, how he got started baking and how his book has been embraced by the wider baking community. Help...
Rise Up! #111 - Mark Primmer
October 28, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 37.5 MBMark Primmer is a baker and a poet and you can find both at the Well Bred market stand in Duncan BC. In this episode, Mark the host talks with Mark the baker about his long, winding journey in baking and food before he built Well Bred from the ground up. And how words matter, whether in product naming or forging an authentic connection with customers. Helpful Links Well Bred Bakery website @wellbredbakery on Instagram Support the Podcast Here! Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website ...
Rise Up! #110 - Martin Barnett
October 07, 2020 18:24 - 1 hour - 34.4 MBMartin Barnett has been a baker, bakery owner and teacher for over 40 years. After retiring as the head of the baking program at Vancouver Island University, he built the bakery and teaching centre Seraphina's Oven beside his home in Ladysmith, BC and is still teaching professionals and amateurs alike. In this episode, Mark catches up with his friend and learns about his early days as a bread runner in a hippie co-op, shifting from baking to teaching and the adventures his students had in...
Rise Up! #109: Rosie Gray Returns
September 30, 2020 17:36 - 1 hour - 38.1 MBRose 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. And more! In this episode, Mark gets all caught up on her adventures, learns how to pronounce Kincraig and gets schooled on some Scottish geography. And dig into the idea of ...
Rise Up! #108 - Stephen Knight
September 23, 2020 16:32 - 1 hour - 32.3 MBAfter a full and successful career as a broadcaster and journalist, Stephen Knight switched to baking and has worked in some of the most renowned bakeries in the USA. Currently Stephen is the head baker at the Expedia Group kitchen in Seattle, or he will be again once Covid passes. In this episode, Stephen channels his inner journalist to learn more about Mark's baking journey, then shares his experiences from baking with NYC luminaries like Zach Golper and Amy Scherber, overcoming a serio...
Rise Up! #107: The FilmCast: Ferment Sourdough and Bakers Dozen Stories
September 16, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 31.2 MBToday is a special five person podcast! Coinciding with the world premiere of Bakers Dozen Stories, a series of short documentary films about bakers and their craft, we are joined by the filmmakers and the bakers featured in the first film, FERMENT. Andre and Rafa teamed up to make Ferment Boulder, a micro bakery with a ton of heart and some seriously fast delivery bikes. Brian is a filmmaker and gifted storyteller with a passion for bread. And Ian is a photographer who is used to filmi...
Rise Up! #106 - Mike Vaona
September 09, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBMike Vaona has combined his vocation and his avocation. By day, he brings his hardware engineering skills to the team at Ooni ovens, making incredibly small and highly effective pizza ovens. By night, he is either baking his own bread or advising his squadron of Instagram followers. In this episode, Mark and Mike discuss Mike's shift from Internet startups to pizza ovens, how the baking community on Instagram is thriving and how he is bringing back his great grandmother's way of cooking an...
Rise Up! #105 - Gregoire Michaud
August 26, 2020 11:00 - 57 minutes - 26.6 MBGregoire Michaud grew up in the Swiss Alps, but his career took him to the top hotels and restaurants in the US and Hong Kong, before opening Bakehouse in 2013. His bakery continues to grow and evolve, as he tried to bring his baking closer to the people. In this episode, Mark and Gregoire talk about his baking journey from three star restaurants to his own bakery, what it's like having a bakery in a hi-rise building and what it takes to make big leaps in baking and business. Helpful Lin...
Rise Up #104: Baker's Choice - Badges, Psychographics and Martin's Bakery
August 12, 2020 11:00 - 32 minutes - 15.3 MBMark returns from a brief hiatus with a Baker's Choice episode; short riffs and stories from around the world of baking and bakery ownership. What merit badges could your bakery staff earn? Are you bending to shape your neigbourhood or searching for people who need you as you are? Plus a visit to Seraphina's Oven in Ladysmith BC. Helpful Links Seraphina's Oven - Martin Barnett's bakery project Support the Podcast Here! Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website The Bakers4Bakers Communit...
Rise Up! #103 - Megan O'Connor
July 15, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 36.1 MBAfter 15 years in the food industry, Megan O'Connor and her partner Graham decided to settle in Arnprior, Ontario and open their own shop. They are putting all their energy into Mighty Fine Bakehouse, living and baking in the same building. While they opened mere weeks before Covid hit, it was enough time to be embraced by their new community. In this episode, Megan shares her vision for her bakery, how they adjusted to life with Covid and how her customers are also pitching in around her ...
Rise Up! #102 - Daisy Terry
July 08, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 29.2 MBIn 2014, three friends got together to bake and sell their bread to the restaurants where they worked. They grew in a shipping container and later in the building across the car park. Now, The Dusty Knuckle is one of the can't miss bakeries in London. In this episode, Mark and Head of Bread Daisy Terry discuss their evolution from a borrowed kitchen, how they continue to adapt to COVID, and what they dream of doing next. Daisy also explains a 'milk float' and gets Mark drooling over pizza....
Rise Up! #101 - Sam Temple
July 01, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBWhen Sam Temple moved back to his native New Hampshire, he knew he needed a different career. So he started baking, a few loaves, then more, then more. These days, Fire Dog Breads is a full retail bakery making ferociously good bread and pastries for their community in Keene. In this episode, Mark and Sam talk about running across each other on the Guild forums when Sam was starting out, the slow, steady process to build and grow his bakery, who Sam thinks the podcast is really for, and mu...
Rise Up #100 - Jonathan Bethony and Charbel Abrache
June 24, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 36.9 MBWe celebrate 100 episodes of Rise Up! with a wild, far reaching conversation with Charbel Abrache and Jonathan Bethony, bakers and millers at Seylou, in Washington DC. With baking journeys that bloom beyond the US to Senegal and Venezuela, Jonathan and Charbel are now hyper focused on the grains closest to their bakery, and are looking far beyond wheat to their menu. In this episode, Mark learns about more than the grain; he sees the bright spark emanating from this unique, vibrant partn...
Rise Up! #99 - Kostas Karamichos
June 17, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 28.9 MBKostas Karamichos may live and bake in a tiny village of 400 people in the mountains of Greece, but he is connected to people from around the world. While he bakes for the people of his village and cooks for special events, he also hosts travellers from across the globe, sharing his special piece of paradise. In this episode, Mark goes on a virtual tour of Kostas' bakery as the delve into what being the Village Baker is truly all about. Helpful Links The Bakery of the Village on F...
Rise Up! #98: Khaled Mahmassani
June 10, 2020 09:00 - 55 minutes - 25.6 MBKhaled Mahmassani grew up in Dubai, but his family was originally from Beirut. Khaled moved back to Lebanon to when he became a professional baker, and has been making the good stuff for the people of Beirut ever since. Switching from baking to teaching before the Covid pandemic, Khaled continues to teach baking in Lebanon and the Arabian peninsula. In this episode, Mark learns about Khaled's baking journey and how it led to publishing an Arabic cookbook for the bakers and online video cou...
Rise Up! #97: Jim Challenger
May 27, 2020 19:21 - 56 minutes - 26.5 MBJim Challenger is a passionate home baker who can't just sit with an idea. After trying every current method of baking great bread in a home oven, Jim created the Challenger Bread Pan, a cast iron baking pan specifically for bread. Response from the community has been overwhelmingly positive. In this episode, Mark and Jim talk about the intricacies of designing and producing a new product, why it's so important to Jim to give back to the community, and how sometimes a good surname is a hug...
Rise Up! #96: The FutureCast with Emily Squadra and Annie Moss
May 20, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 33.1 MBThe Covid19 pandemic has thrown us all for a loop, forcing some bakeries to close and others to quickly adapt and change. But not all change has been bad. In this episode, Annie Moss and Emily Squadra, bakery owners from Portland, Oregon join Mark to discuss how their businesses have changed in the time of Covid, and how the crisis has helped them remember what is truly important to them and to their businesses. The bakery of the future will be different, for sure. It might be much bette...
Rise Up! #95: Christoffer Hruskova
April 22, 2020 09:00 - 44 minutes - 20.9 MBChris Hruskova travelled the world as a chef before settling in London. There, he teamed up with his friend and successful former bakery owner Per Brun to open Bread Station, with Chris running a location in London and Per in Copenhagen. In this episode, Mark learns how this multi-national partnership came to be, how adapting to English bread culture meant seeking wholesale customers and how the current pandemic is causing Bread Station to adapt once again. Helpful Links Bread Station ...
Rise Up! #94 - Ciril Hitz
April 15, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 31.8 MBTwelve years ago, Ciril Hitz wrote two of the most influential baking books around, complete with a companion DVD to bring his baking to life. He continues teaching and sharing his skills to this day, through Johnson and Wales University, personal classes and his popular BreadHitz website. In this episode, Mark learns about Ciril's early days as an Industrial Design student, how Peter Reinhart forced him to try out for Team USA and how that experience, and his early videos, continue to i...
Rise Up! #93: Matthew Duffy
April 08, 2020 19:15 - 1 hour - 34.7 MBMatthew Duffy is all over Instagram with his baking and cooking videos, spreading the good word about great bread. He's also teaching the next generation of bakers at Centennial College in Toronto. In this episode, Mark learns all about Matthew's long and winding career, cooking for celebrities and with celebrity chefs, while slowing and steadily developing his baking chops to the point where he can share them with his students. Helpful Links: @matthewjamesduffy on Instagram ...
Bonus Episode: Join Our Live Baker Call March 30!
March 26, 2020 18:36 - 11 minutes - 5.64 MBIt seems that every baker and bakery owner out there has been affected by Coronavirus. We are hosting a free live Zoom Call on Monday March 30 at Noon PT to get together with bakers from all around the world to talk about how you are adapting in a world turned upside down. You are invited! To join the call, sign up to Bakers4Bakers.org (the free online community about the business of baking) Once you sign up, head to the Community Calendar for all the call details. Hope to see you...
Rise Up! #92: I Don't Want To Go Viral Anymore
March 18, 2020 19:00 - 22 minutes - 10.9 MBHow are you dealing with The Virus? Are you hanging in there? In this episode, Mark riffs on the impacts to bakers, how what was impossible is now possible, and how we need a better story once this crisis has passed. Now is not the time to give up! We can get through this together! Helpful Links Support the Show Here! Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website The Bakers4Bakers Community Mark's Blog, with the Bakernomics series Mark on Instagram Credits: Produced and hoste...
Rise Up! #91: Nicky Giusto
February 26, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 34 MBNicky Giusto is a fourth generation baker and miller and is carrying on the Giusto legacy with great aplomb. Nicky competed at the Coupe du Monde and was the coach of Team USA at the most recent competition, in addition to starting the Artisan Baking Center in Petaluma, CA. In this episode, Nicky shares his family history in bread and flour. We talk about the connection between baker and miller, the purpose of the Artisan Baking Center and what it's like to compete at the highest level. ...
Rise Up! #90: Jennifer Koertner
February 19, 2020 10:00 - 45 minutes - 21.1 MBJennifer Koertner is in the centre of the action in her micro-bakery, Jen's Breads. Her kitchen is in the local community centre; all the better to make her place part of the fabric of Mt. Morris, Illinois! In the episode, Mark and Jennifer discuss the challenges with being a small town market baker, how her central location offers several advantages and how she was able to find such a great partner in her baker Sarah. Helpful Links: Jen's Bread website @jens_artisan_breads_ on Insta...
Rise Up! #89 - Joanne Chang
February 12, 2020 10:00 - 36 minutes - 17.3 MBJoanne Chang is a shining light on the North American baking firmament. Owner of the hugely successful Flour Bakery in Boston, Joanne is also the author of several beloved cookbooks. In this episode, Mark and Joanne discuss how she made the leap into baking and built up a mini-empire of bakeries around Boston. Expanding beyond a single shop requires a change of focus and Joanne now plays a significantly different role than the early days. And she still has time to write books like Pastry L...
Rise Up! #88: Laura Rogerson
February 05, 2020 10:00 - 47 minutes - 22.1 MBLaura Rogerson is bringing the Good Stuff to the people of St. Albert, Alberta. Having baked for the local farmer's market for years, she is now opening her own downtown space to both bake and teach baking classes. In this episode Mark and Laura talk about building a customer base over time, what it takes to expand to new markets and how she's keeping her build out costs manageable in her new space. Helpful Links: Breadlove Website @breadlove_ca on Instagram Support the Show H...
Rise Up! #87: Richard Placzek and Sammy Wardrop
January 29, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 36.7 MBRichard Placzek is really into baking. Really, really into baking. But it was once he teamed up with Sammy Wardrop that his bakery really took off. In this episode, Mark talks with both Richard and Sammy about their individual baking journeys, how they met one day at a London farmers market and how they are slowly building The Whole Grain Hearth into a southern Ontario highlight. Helpful Links: The Whole Grain Hearth Website @wholegrainhearth on Instagram Support the Show Here! R...
Rise Up! #86: Jodi Whalen and Phil Merrick
January 22, 2020 20:54 - 1 hour - 29.3 MBJodi 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 this episode, Jodi and Phil share their journey in baking and in business, and share their experience in building a business that will continue after their retirement. Hel...
Rise Up! #85: What Should We Track In The Bakery? What Should We Automate?
January 15, 2020 19:25 - 33 minutes - 16 MBIt doesn't take more than a handful of products before a bakery owner asks "How can I stay on top of everything?" Yet once the Pandora's Box of tracking spreadsheets is opened, it becomes harder and harder to leave the screen and get back to the bench. In this episode, Mark talks about the tracking alternatives available to bakers, from pen and paper to major enterprise level software. And then he asks the most important question: What is "good enough?" Helpful Links: Support the...
Rise Up! #84: Business Development Planning For Your Bakery
January 08, 2020 15:34 - 32 minutes - 15.5 MBAfter a busy holiday season, the start of January is the perfect time for some well deserved rest. But once your rested, smart bakery owners take some time to plan out their business development activities for the year ahead. In this episode, Mark describes a 7 step method that he and Cindy used to plan out business development for their bakery, including a current business assessment, setting realistic development goals and bringing their bake team along for the ride. Helpful Links: ...
Rise Up! #83: Alexis Hughes-Williams
December 18, 2019 10:00 - 43 minutes - 20.2 MBNot only is Alexis Hughes-Williams building her pop-up bakery, Something Sweet, but she's building a non-profit to empower young women at the same time. In this episode, Mark learns about how Alexis learned to bake from her great-grandmother, built up a popular pop-up bakery and intends to expand it beyond Nashville, while keeping Girl unKnown a prominent part of her life. Helpful Links: Something Sweet Website Support the Show Here! Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website The Bak...
Rise Up #82: Eddy Mysliwiec
December 11, 2019 17:43 - 1 hour - 30.7 MBEddy Mysliwiec worked as a chef while he got his degree and started working for the City of Victoria. But his love of food was too strong. Moving to Montreal, he started Breddy Boulangerie and is becoming a major part of his cities vibrant food scene. In this episode, Mark and Eddy talk about growing up in France, the pros and cons of a desk job and Eddy's plans for his microbakery. Helpful Links: @breddyboulangerie on Instagram Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website The Bakers4Bakers ...
Rise Up! #81: Janice Mansfield
December 04, 2019 18:59 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBJanice Mansfield switched careers from an office to personal chef, caterer and gluten free baker. Now she is the Bakery Manager of Yonni's Doughnuts, the sweet and leavened counterpart to the excellent Discovery Coffee roasters and coffee shops. In this episode, Mark learns about how Yonni's has risen and evolved alongside Discovery Coffee, Janice's journey from the office to the bake room and how her love of processes and systems has given her bakers an extra hour's sleep every night. ...
Rise Up! #80 - Amy Scherber
November 27, 2019 10:00 - 56 minutes - 26.3 MBAmy Scherber is founder of Amy's Bread, an New York City Institution. Starting in a tiny space in Hell's Kitchen in 1992, her bakery now spans five locations and even a kiosk in the New York Public Library. Through it all, Amy has been a generous teacher, sharing her knowledge of baking and running a successful business. In this episode, Mark and Amy talk about the early days of the bakery and how things have changed over 27 years. He also learns what keeps Amy excited as her business grow...
Rise Up! #79 - Dawn Woodward
November 20, 2019 10:00 - 56 minutes - 26.4 MBIt turns out the Evelyn's Crackers is about way more than crackers. It's a thriving micro-bakery in Toronto, Ontario which is focused on whole grain bread and pastries, home baker education and yes, crackers. In this episode, Mark talks with Dawn Woodward, owner of Evelyn's, about her journey north from New Orleans to settle in Toronto, the growth of the bakery and the challenges and opportunity for pursuing local grains in her bakery. Helpful Links: Evelyn's Crackers Website @e...
Rise Up! #78 - Daniel Leader
November 13, 2019 18:44 - 1 hour - 34.7 MBDaniel Leader is founder of Bread Alone Bakery and author of three outstanding books on bread and bakeries (in addition to being one of Mark's baking heroes!) His latest book, Living Bread, continues to inform local bakers via innovations in European baking and milling. In this episode, Mark and Daniel talk about the struggles the current micro-bakers face as they build businesses for the long term, in the context of the innovation he's seen in Europe. It's a challenging and compelling t...
Rise Up! #77: Laura Valli
November 06, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBLaura Valli is taking a long and winding path to her education, whether she's in school or out. She recently left her home in Estonia to study at The Bread Lab at Washington State University and is exploring the deep connection between humans and grains. In this episode, Mark learns about life in Estonia, Laura's world class pursuit of the perfect cup of coffee and what it's like to combine the humanities and wheat breeding. He's also inspired to get over his fear of whole rye loaves! ...
Rise Up! #76 - Amanda Bowers
October 30, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 36.8 MBAfter leaving the Navy, Amanda Bowers moved to Gainesville, Florida to open a cafe like the ones she loved in Italy. Instead of the cafe, however, she built several iterations of her bakery over 10 years. It's now a dedicated wholesale bakery serving cafes around town. In this episode, Mark and Amanda talk about her decision to keep her bakery small and family run and the choices that required. We also learn how forming collaborative partnerships between local businesses helps all busine...
Rise Up! #75: Anne Mayhew
October 23, 2019 23:50 - 1 hour - 34.5 MBAnne Mayhew loves working with her hands. Starting as a costumer and fibre artist, she eventually fell under gluten's spell and started baking bread. A loaf, then two, then 24 at a time before she realized she really should start a bakery. In this episode, Mark and Anne talk about her long and winding road toward opening LMNOP, being the village baker in a town with some very famous residents, deciding her next moves and how she got such an interesting name for her bakery. Helpful L...
Rise Up #74: The RealityCast
October 16, 2019 21:08 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBIf the last episode of Rise Up! was about fantasy (Ep 73 - the Fantasy BakeryCast) then this episode is about the reality of opening your own bakery. Cindy and Mark, partners in Orange Boot Bakery in Regina, Saskatchewan, reflect on their experience launching and running their own bakery. They draw on the perspective gained by time away from the bakery and the wide variety of bakery owners who have been on the podcast so far. They share several things that they wish they did better a...
Rise Up! #73: The Fantasy BakeryCast
October 09, 2019 09:00 - 48 minutes - 22.6 MBRise Up! is back after a longer than anticipated hiatus. In this episode, Mark gives an update on their move out West. Later, his wife Cindy runs Mark through a series of questions (developed during the drive to Vancouver Island) to help him discover The Bakery of His Dreams. The business model will surprise you! Helpful Links: Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website Mark's Blog, with the Bakernomics series Mark on Instagram
Rise Up! #72: Elizabeth Belkind
September 11, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBElizabeth Belkind was helping Russian immigrants receive war reparations before switching to working with her hands and her taste buds. Local foodies have enjoyed her pastries and cakes ever since. Since opening Cake Monkey in LA thirteen years ago, her business has grown and changed one tiny cake at a time. In this episode, Mark and Elizabeth talk about the switch to cooking, working with Nancy Silverton, and how she met her business partner Lisa Olin from a Craigslist ad that said "...
Rise Up! #71: Amber Lambke
September 04, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBWhen Amber Lambke moved to Skowhegan, Maine, her new community needed help. She dug in with the community, discovered the many assets they had and eventually formed the Maine Grain Alliance and started the Maine Grains mill. Now, Skowhegan is known around the baking world for their annual Kneading Conference and the revitalized grain economy in Maine. In this episode, Amber shares the story of Maine Grains and how the model they followed can be duplicated in communities around the wor...
Rise Up! #70: Mac McConnell
August 21, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 28.5 MBMac McConnell is a much admired teacher and baking instructor who made the leap to opening his own bakery. From their facility in Mountain View, California, Mac, his wife Jaime (the midwife) and their crew serve markets and coffee shops all over the Bay Area. In this wide ranging conversation, Mark and Mac talk about Mac's journey in baking, his teachers and mentors, opening his bakery and how he managed through a rapid growth spurt. Enjoy the show! Helpful Links: The Midwife an...
Rise Up! #69: Jennifer Haglund and Mark Bogard
August 14, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBWhen Jennifer Haglund and Mark Bogard work the bread shift at Josey Baker Bread, they're making the good stuff for people in the Bay Area. But soon they'll be taking their skills and ideas to the Midwest, to open their own bakery in Michigan. In this episode, they share their journey so far and their dreams for a market bakery in Ypsilanti that supports local farmers and growers. And they also describe the support and guidance their boss and mentor has given them as they make their lea...
Rise Up! #68 John Reid
August 07, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 32.6 MBIf you get John Reid talking about good bread and local grain economies, be prepared for a hearty, robust conversation. John's vast experience as a baker, oven builder and grain advocate has taken him from his small town outside Melbourne Australia to as far away as Canada, the USA and the UK in his quest to learn and bring that knowledge home. In this episode, Mark learns about the magic of Scotch ovens, the ethos behind Redbeard and why continued wheat breeding for local ecosystems is so...
Rise Up! #67 Rosie Gray
July 31, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 31.9 MBWhen Mark learned of Rosie Gray's adventure cycling from Scotland to Belgium and working at bakeries along the way, he just had to learn more. He caught up with Rosie one sunny summer afternoon, leaning against a tree, in a campground outside Genk, Belgium, after she finished a baking shift. During this entertaining chat, he learns about the vibrant baking culture in the UK and the Low Countries and Rosie's desire to soak it all up. Helpful Links: Rosie Gray on Instagram: Revi...