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What does organic mean to the consumer?

by Dan Lepard
What does organic mean to the consumer?

(from British Baker, first published January 2000) Tell me about organic bread. Any difference in taste? Well, no. Does it last longer? Not really. Then what’s so special about it? Well, it’s organic. So what does the word ‘organic’ mean? Simply, that the ingredients used are free from any pesticides, and their harvest and milling [...]

When a young baker leaves to open a high street bakery

by Dan Lepard
When a young baker leaves to open a high street bakery

(from British Baker, first published January 2000) I get calls from students and young bakers thinking of opening a small craft bakery on their local high street, and before too long I’m digging through files, giving them the names of small artisanal equipment manufacturers, independent mills, God knows, any contact that might help them make [...]