A hand-delivered basket!
We had such fun taking our baskets of bread around to some local businesses. This is something we hope to do forever. Great Harvest is big on generosity, and we like to see people get excited over bread!
Everyone seemed thrilled to hear about the bakery, and we got our photo taken for one of the cool newspapers!
After all that bread talk, though, we were quite hungry when we got home at 1:30 and ready to dig into some bread ourselves!
I made a cheese + jam sandwich – Organic Valley Sharp Cheddar and Great Harvest jam
Plus a big green salad with leftover sweet potato, broc and shrooms, my usual dressing and some Cheddar Garlic Croutons!
With homemade beer bubbles
I’ve been getting a bunch done on the computer. Not sure if I’m going to the gym or not today – might just blow it off for productivity’s sake!
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Sounds like y’all are already become a big part of the community– so cool! The GH people at our farmer’s market in Indiana were always the MOST friendly– I loved visiting their booth!
Sometimes when you’re on a productive roll you have to keep it going.
So cool that you took bread to all of the local businesses! What a great way to get the word out about your new bakery.
That’s a great idea for spreading word-of-mouth! I know I wouldn’t say no to a basket of bread on my doorstep…
Love it – I would be thrilled to see you guys walk into my work with a big basket of GH bread!!
I love jam and cheese sandwiches! and sweet potatoes on a salad? What a great idea!
I love when I get on a productive roll. Sometimes though it helps that you have something coming up to really supercharge that feeling — like “I must get it all done before X o’clock because I have to XYZ”
You make me want a cheese & jam sandwich RIGHT NOW!
I just recently got back into eating cheese and jam sandwiches. So good!
Have you seen Mark Bittman’s latest column in the New York Times? (http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/is-eat-real-food-unthinkable/?src=me&ref=homepage)
He concludes by promoting a new acronym: ERF (Eat Real Food)!
Thought you’d appreciate that
I would love a cheese sandwich just like that one…it looks amazing!
That looks yummy!! I’ve never tried a cheese and jam sandwich but they seem to be more popular than I thought!
Jam and cheese sandwich?? I must try it sometime!!!
I think your walking around delivering amazing bread baskets was a good workout today ; )
I wish I was one of the lucky peeps getting one!
I am so excited for you and Matt! Your business is going to be SUPER successful and especially because you and matt are such sweet and down to earth people and that is a big bonus!
I’ve never had jam and cheese together before, but it sounds tasty! Kind of sweet and salty?
What a fun, productive day! Would you like to tisket, tasket, deliver me a basket all the way out in California?
Your salads always look so fresh and delicious
You and Matt are the perfect people to embody Great Harvest’s generosity and sense of community. How exciting to put these things into motion. I’m sure it’s all feeling very real.
I love that Matt made seltzer in the keg! So cool.
I rec’d a SodaStream for Christmas and love, love, love it. I get such a kick out of making my own seltzer every day, it’s a little crazy!
I’m addicted!
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I love bread. Can you bring some by my office? My office is just me and I am up in nova, but I really want some bread.
What a great way to get out there and see the community! I am sure it was a lot of fun meeting people too!
So fun! ANd I STILL want your great harvest shirt!!
I wrote a post about baby food and choosing organic today.
I’ll be interested when you get to that phase of life and hearing your thoughts on it!
I love that they are so giving to the community! That definitely fits in with Charlottesville.
I love how that salad looks next to your placemat (that isn’t paper too, is it?)
I also love that GH is generous! I wish one opened near where I work — I’d love free bread!
Jelly and cheese? Never thought of that combo but it sounds amazing!
I love the baskets! I great way to let people know you are coming!
Although we don’t have a Great Harvest close to us, I still have a very fond memories from high school when every year at Christmas time they would deliver a lovely gift basket to my father at Christmas time, because he is a Pastor. Our family always enjoyed the lovely breads and treats and it is still such a fond memory, so nice to see it is something that is universal.
Man, that sandwich looks good! Your photography skills seem to be constantly improving!
Can Great Harvest come to southern MD? Please?
Where in Southern MD? There’s one in Columbia where we’ll actually be doing some training!
I wish I had a Great Harvest near me! The bread looks fantastic.
I know I would be super excited to have someone (especially you!) with free Great Harvest bread on my door step.
When I saw the title of this post I most definately sang it to myself! haha Glad your new adventure is going well!
I am totally craving a sandwich with cheese and jam now!
Opening your Great Harvest store must be so exciting. I have to admit I’m a bit jealous. They just opened one in my area and I LOVE it. Their products are amazing and like their practices and what they stand for. I feel good investing in that type of business
The gift of bread would the best gift to receive. Nice idea.
I love cheese & jelly sandwiches. My mom used to make them for us all the time when we were kids.
BTW, the baskets look spectacular
The fact that your hubby can stand outside in a t-shirt makes me so jealous right now. It’s FREEZING in Chicago!
Oh, it was FREEZING!! We just left our coats in the car so our logos would show up!
Now craving bread and dirty keg water.
You two are too cute! I wish you great success with you business.
Feel free to send one of those baskets my way
It’s great you’re giving back to the community! And what awesome bread to be given, too!! None of that day-old supermarkey stuff they give away.
What fun! I’m curious to know how you decided which businesses to give to? Did you already have a list made? That seems like so much fun, and giving kind of makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside! Hope it did the same for you!
I’m sure your business will be an awesome success
We’re choosing businesses that would find our business interesting at first (like newspapers) but we’ll expand to all kinds of businesses in the future
(and of course KERF readers who happen to work downtown!
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Did you see the latest Bittman article (http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/is-eat-real-food-unthinkable/?src=me&ref=general)? It concludes with:
“Let’s try ERF: Eat Real Food”
Ha!
Looks like such fun. It feels great to be a part of the community. I miss working the summer farmer’s markets. Can’t wait for spring!
Generosity is a beautiful thing! And so is salad and sunshine:)
That is so wonderful that you guys could donate that bread! I bet they loved it!
I ditched going to yoga last night in favor of a 20 minute yogadownload session so I could keep being productive yesterday!
Such a great idea to spread the word about your bakery. I’d loooove to have a GHB basket show up on my doorstep…mmm!
jam and cheese is such a great combo. I discovered it once when I was in middle school and couldn’t decide if i wanted jam or cream cheese on my bagel and decided to do BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. lol
oh that would definitely be a welcomed surprise to me!
I love that GH is very generous and supports local communities. I think it’s great that you’re going to continue to take goodies to your fellow business owners – what a great PR idea!
Was Fun having you and Matt at the Radio Station today! I hope you liked my home away from home! Bread was delish
It was fun to see a familiar face!!!
Your husband is rockin’ the apron. You guys are cute.
Is Great Harvest in the same line as, say, Panera Bread (it seems that GH is more focused on bread though)?
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not at all similar! They don’t make any bread on site. Ours goes from wheatberries to flour to bread all made with real food from scratch in a day. Much more similar to a mom and pop bread bakery.
Okay, sorry! I guess I was thinking more Panera than opposed to like Subway.
Haha – no worries!
I’m pretty sure Panera makes their bread on-site. I’ve seen them doing it, plus I saw this on their web site:
“Panera Bread freshly bakes more bread each day than any bakery-cafe concept in the country. Every day, at every location, trained bakers craft and bake each loaf from scratch, using the best ingredients to ensure the highest quality breads.”
I’m pretty sure the BAKE it on site, but I don’t think they MAKE it on site.
This is true!! They bake it..not make it:)
so cute! just as long as you don’t do the singing-grams!
Actually, they can sing. That might be a fun idea!
The food looks delicious!
This is a GREAT business tactic. Not only are you actually meeting other businesses but you are allowing them to sample some of the products beforehand. This is SURE to generate business.
I’m very glad you guys are getting all these things done! How fun and exciting~congrats once again
Okay I just discovered we have a great harvest here, I wonder if it is the same thing? Is there a great harvest in woodbury, mn?
Yeah, it should be the same parent company – but each store is very different because it’s modeled like a co-op.
Who wouldn’t love hand-delivered, amazing bread?! Lucky ducks!!!
How did you cook your sweet potatoes? They look absolutely delicious; I’ve always wanted to try them!
They were roasted at 425* for 30 minutes the other night. Tossed in a little olive oil beforehand and roasted on a cooling wrack on top of a sheet pan for additional circulation
cheddar garlic croutons sound like something i’d be very into…
O what a lovely day it seems like you guys had delivering all that bread! I would be so happy too if someone delivered me a loaf of that yummy stuff too. I would do a happy dance
I often feel like my blogging and “computer work” takes over my gym time too. I haven’t found a good balance quite yet.
I am so excited since my box of PB that I ordered from SPREAD arrived today! 7 different flavors
Thanks again for the bread and cookies, Kath! Everyone really loved it – I heard choruses of “Mmmm!” all afternoon! I got to take home some whole wheat honey bread and I think I’ll make a jam and cheese sandwich on it.
Yay – so glad to hear it!! We’re filling up on Honey WW too!!
How refreshing to see someone who embraces one of the best carbohydrates – bread!
How do you find sitting in the afternoon or for most of the day? I have to do this as well and I stiffen up terribly and feel incredibly “lazy” – but I have to work! (or similar if I wish to write more). I’m also prone to excessive snackage during this time….eeks!
Sitting isn’t my favorite, but I try to get up and stretch every now and then.
You guys look adorable! So fun
You’re the fairy breadmother!
yum! that cheese and jam sandwich looks phenomenal.
I am INSANELY jealous that you could eat your lunch outside!!! Yummy bread… yes please =)
Matt’s GH hat is back!
wish ya could send some of that bread my way
Yuuum to that salad! Tell Matt he looks pretty cool in that hat!!!
Eggs w/green anything, yum. A simple staple dinner in my world is a big spinach salad with veggies, a fried egg and hummus dressing (hummus mixed w/ balsamic). yum. I am a total random reader but found your blog and check back often!
I really want that tee shirt you are wearing. Will you sell those to us?….please!
Yes
Nothing wrong with blowing off the gym once in a while….especially for a good cause:)
I wish I lived in your community is ALL I have to say!
Happy day!
It’s so business-smart to introduce yourself into the community like that! Your bakery is going to be a hit!!
I was wondering why you put your bread in plastic bags? Do all GH bakeries do that? I live in Europe and here a baker worth his grain woud NEVER do that since it ruins the crust and the bread within the hour. Here bread would only be kept in paper bags, and not packaged at all until sold. Once the crust is cut we keep the bread standing cut side down on a cutting board.
We do not bag the bread in plastic until it is completely cool, so there is no deterioration of quality. Unlike most European breads, our breads are not hard-crusted like a baguette, so without air protection they would dry out very fast and become stale. Packaged in the bags properly, they last 7-10 days and stay super moist.
I know you have mentioned many times before….but….could you post the recipe for your “usual” salad? I’m always looking for new ones. Thanks Kath
dressing! I meant to say “usual salad dressing”! Oops
Have a great day, Kath!
Just a drizzle of honey or balsamic, a drizzle of olive oil and salt.
No mixing involved!
Matt is a Cutie!
A clean cut hipster
Good for You!
Best of luck with your bread venture!
You and Matt are so inspiring! It’s very encouraging to see two young people reaching their dreams. I’m a young business owner too, and as I pursue new projects I find it supportive to see others reach their goals.
So excited for you!!