When it comes to bread, one of the oldest and most fundamental food staples, modern health-conscious consumers face an array of options. Choosing the “best” bread can often feel overwhelming, with choices ranging from gluten-free loaves to whole-grain and seeded [...]
Before the 1950’s, most bread bakeries ran two shifts of workers. The first shift prepared the dough, leaving it to ferment overnight. The second shift completed the baking. This type of baking is referred to as the Sourdough Baking Method [...]
Ensuring our children eat a healthy, well balanced meal at lunch is vital to their school day, mood and productivity. That said, it’s not as hard as you may think to ensure your children actually enjoy their healthy lunches and [...]
Probiotics are absolutely essential to your health and well-being. These little beasties live in your digestive system and help you to properly digest your food. Largely ignored for many centuries, scientists are now discovering that these tiny organism play an [...]
Lactic acid fermentation is a food production and preservation method which has been around for thousands of years. Fermented foods like breads, sour grain porridges, wine, cheese and kvass sustained people through harsh winters and crop failures. Today, lactic acid [...]
When it comes to foods that cause IBS, wheat products are most often cited by sufferers as being a trigger for symptoms. A recent study by Adele Costabile and her team of researchers from the University of Reading investigated the [...]
Greenwashing is the practice of using words like ‘natural’ or ‘organic’ on a product to entice buyers even when the products don’t deliver. While the fact that consumers are demanding food that is healthier and contains fewer chemicals is a [...]
If you’ve had to cut bread from your diet then boy, do we have some great news for you. If you choose the right baker, you can enjoy all your favorite breads again! There are a few bakers who are [...]
We've put together a short informational video that help us understand the time honored technique that goes into our sourdough breads. Click here to view the video [...]