Buying Local - Bread!

This month I'm attempting to buy local and keep within the 100 mile diet guidelines. I'm doing it one item at a time and trying to switch out my regular items with more local sources.

My second item was bread! I am still searching and exploring a really LOCAL place that makes bread from wheat GROWN in Oregon. Is there such a company? I was under the gun this week and needed bread fast but I knew I was trying to do this challenge so I thought I might slide and get something that I usually get just to be cheap and convenient. I was pleasantly surprised to find this bread at my local bread shop! It was only $3.00 and full of healthy goodness.


The company that makes it is based in Portland, Oregon and practices green farming and is fully organic. I couldn't find where the wheat comes from but the rest of it sounds good! Check out their site here: www.greenearthbaking.com Further research found that this company was actually owned by Franz bakery. I know most of you don't live here so you wouldn't know of this wonderful place. Their bakery is a landmark of Portland and when they are in full baking mode you can smell the sweet bread for miles. They have a HUGE loaf of bread that rotates above the factory and is lit at night. You can walk by the factory and they have HUGE windows where you can watch the bread being made from beginning to end as it rolls by you on a conveyor belt. They also own the company "Oregon Bread" which supports local farmers. This bread has been available to me right in my neighborhood and I didn't even realize I was already buying local! Check that one off my list.


I have also become a new fan of Dave's Killer Bread! It's made in Milwaukie, OR and it's REALLY tasty. You can even meet Dave! He's an actual person and his story is really inspirational. Check out more info here: www.daveskillerbread.com