Summer Newsletter #4

We always forget just how much it rains during the late spring/early summer months here. Well, I've been reminded this past week! We have quite a few projects going that depend on dry weather - a new wooden deck in the back, various garden tasks, rain barrel installation (oh the irony!)...  This morning I woke up to SUNSHINE so I'm going to keep this short in an effort to take advantage of no rain and get outside!

First and foremost: order by 8pm tomorrow (Monday) for Wednesday home delivery this week. We have all items still in stock, some with limited quantity. Reminder: home delivery is FREE with a $20 minimum order, and within a 15 mile radius of us. If you try to check out and don't see "Wednesday Home Delivery" as an option, it means that your zip code is outside of the range.

After Wednesday, the ovens will be off for the next week. That means NO Saturday markets next weekend (May 30) and NO home delivery next Wednesday (June 3). This won't really be a "break" from working, though! We'll use the time to gear up for WALK-UP sales at Deerfield, and a new WALK-THRU market format at Montgomery! 

Yes, starting in June, you'll be able to purchase product on-site at the Deerfield market!!! THANK YOU for being patient with us as we navigated pre-order only there over the month of May. There were many reasons I chose to keep that format for the first weeks of summer season, and now it is time to move forward with bringing additional product each week to purchase at the booth. 

As for Montgomery, I'm still waiting to hear from market management just what the new format will be, but all indications today are that we will be able to have folks walk through the market vs driving through. Personally it's been very difficult for my outgoing-side to NOT chat with you all each morning as you're picking out your weekly bread! So regardless of if it's still a preorder only format or a walk-up and shop format, the fact that we can greet each other face-to-face is a huge win in my book. Stay tuned for more details for Montgomery!

The new market formats mean that we need to get new displays built. We also need to get a new booth layout to accommodate all the loaves and pastries that we'll be bringing each week. The booths will look different this year, and frankly I think that's a great thing! I've been wanting to switch things up for the past couple of years, but never got around to it. 2020 seems like the year to "switch things up," am I right? Haha! I'm also going to scale back on the variety of menu items. We've really been struggling to get all.the.things made each production day, and a team of 2 is realistically too small to be making the variety that we're putting out each week. So look for some items to go away, but know that the items that we're keeping around will be of better quality and more consistent! 

Avi is doing a bang-up job with everything I'm throwing at her, and it's a LOT! She's even put in a few 9 hour days with me, making all the pastries, making granola (seriously, it's never been better!), organizing labels and bags, and helping to scale and shape yeasted breads - including challah! She used to make challah with her grandmother, so she knows her way around the braids and is picking it up MUCH quicker than me! She braided all the loaves that went out yesterday and they were gorgeous. I think I'm going to rename the loaf, "Avi's Challah" for the remainder of the summer!

That's it for now! Get outside and get some vitamin D today! Happy Memorial Day to everyone and remember to hold space for the significance of this holiday. ❤️

Avi’s Challah