APPLEGATE VALLEY ARTISAN BREADS

So…the kids were out of school, it was time for a change. Just down the road from their parcel of land in Williams, they found Pennington's Country Bakery had a brick oven in a barn to rent and a house next door….also for rent. It was an opportunity to learn what they could accomplish as full time bread bakers. Dennis quit the computer business (and a long commute); they sold their home and moved to the little house next to the barn. Applegate Valley Artisan Breads was born in the fall of 2003. For the next year, they baked bread, watched their new home being built and traveled to the three area farmers' markets each week selling their bread and making contacts for future accounts. After a year they moved into their new home and continued to commute to their rented oven, 4 miles down the road. Having been spoiled by being able to walk across the driveway to go to work, even a 4 mile commute was no fun. The last piece of the puzzle was achieved in 2005 when they built their own bakery..

Primary location: Williams United States