It’s still unbelievable to me that this is our workplace! We can customize the office however we want!
Photos to come later!
Have you ever used a laminator!? Very cool! We now have signs all around the bakery. Whoo!
OH, and WE PASSED INSPECTIONS! And the oven works!!!!!!!! It’s video time!!!
I worked straight through morning, came over here, worked through lunch and finally had to stop to eat for nourishment.
Packed into my lunchbox, and eaten at a Great Harvest Cville table…
Salad with honey + olive oil + lavender salt plus zucchini, green pepper, leftover tomato basil risotto and leftover chicken and chickpeas.
Yum!
Plus the last slice of High Five bread 
Can’t wait to eat our own bread in here!!
Sorry to those of you who missed out on the Justin’s Nut Butter OpenSky deal! There is a place on the promo page to sign up for the wishlist – we’re trying to get Justin to authorize another batch to be released and if you’re on the wishlist you’ll be the first to know.
Back 2 work!
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mmmm I love salads brought from home<—they taste oddly so much better?! ha.
The bakery is lookin good over there. Congrats! And yes, I LOVE using laminators–so cool and pretty how the stuff turns out
So glad you guys passed inspection!
Lunch looks yummy!
Congrats on passing inspections! Looks like things are really coming together, it’s so awesome to watch this process as a reader! It makes me want to open a business of my own some day.
Your salad looks delicious — and how nice to eat at your tables and chairs!
I can’t wait to see how things are coming along. Congrats on passing inspections!
Congrats on passing inspections! The place looks fabulous. I have a Great Harvest question I’m hoping you can answer. As someone concerned about portion control (and no scale) I’m wondering if GH breads are often sold pre-sliced . Or is it up to each individual store to choose whether or not to do so?
Hi Beth,
It’s up to the store whether or not they do slicing, and also up to the customer to choose. If you have a food scale at home, you could weigh a few of your hand slices and get an eyeball idea of what a 2 oz serving looks like?
Big news. Yeah for passing inspections!
Oh I meant “Yea!”
Grats on passing the inspections!
It is always impressive how you continue to eat healthy no matter how hectic your day gets.
I’m a total office depot nerd and i LOVE things like laminators!
Yay for office and passing inspections
Everything looks great
Sounds like things are moving right along and going really good. Best of luck.
So glad to hear you passed inspections!
YAY on passing the inspection. Another milestone ticked off your list.
Oh, and as usual, I want your salad.
Hmm that salad looks delicious for a light lunch!
Already got the nut butter deal email.
Love his nut butters!
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I love it when I bring salads from hme for lunch. They take longer to eat then my standard sandwich.. and for some reason.. my mind things.. the longer it takes me to eat something, the fuller my stomach
Congrats, guys! All your hard work is paying off!! Totally deserving.
Love that cute salad container. Is that a bread loaf pan?
It’s just a glass tupperware set I have!
Could you get that awesome water bottle into OpenSky? I really want one!
I can ask!
OOOh, I second that!
Do you ever think of offering cooking classes at your bakery? I think that would be so much fun, especially if you can have them be very specific (for kids, mom and daughter date, for diabetics, etc.) Not sure what goes into something like that, but it might be a fun addition. Especially since you know so much about healthy living and *enjoying* it to boot! I think so many people fear that dietitians eat cardboard. You prove the opposite.
Definitely a possibility !!
Oh, that’s a terrific idea, Kath…sounds right up your alley and would further boost your GH community profile!
My desire to move to Charlottesville is growing each day
Oh I love the glass bowl salad. So pretty!
And congrats on passing your inspections! As with new construction on real estate or any type of construction project, if the city doesnt like you, the buck stops there til they do! Glad that’s all handled. The things that one has to do before you can open a store are mind boggling. One day you could write a How To Open A Retail Biz book
I actually really like the loaf pan turned salad bowl also! Looks like the bakery is really coming along…how exciting!
Kath! It looks FAB!!
The Great Harves here in Jackson, WY is one of my favorite places, especially their red-velvet cupcakes and whole-wheat cinnamon rolls.
You and Matt are so inspiring. Keep up the awesome work =)!
I can’t wait to eat some GH bread too!
I really like that green water bottle, where is it from?
The internet
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That bread looks scrumptious. I love how the store is coming along. I wish I had a laminator now. For what? I have no idea. It looks super cool.
Hehe, love how you have mason jars on your tables- so cute
I feel you on the tiredness and stress- it’s finals time around here!
It’s so awesome how everything is coming together!
It looks like you were your own first customer today
Best wishes with everything
Kath – what is your favorite bread of all of them? What makes the High 5 different?
Kath- Whats in High Five Bread? It looks so good! Enjoy your new workspace!
Flax, millet, doughy whole wheat flour – it’s so crunchy!!
I used to be a teacher so yes, I have operated a gigantic dinosaur of a laminator many times, but I was never very good at it and always ended up with some bubbling in places. Can’t wait to see what you do with the place, Kath!
Congratulations – how exciting!
The salad looks scrumptious. Where is the glass container from? Our glass containers with plastic lids are not the right depth for salads, so I am always on the lookout. Currently I am relying on plastic way too much.
It’s Anchor brand – was a gift
Salad looks craaaazy good!
You guys are rockin it out at the bakery! It’s going to come out awesome!
for some reason, I find laminating things to be fun! but I always make it crooked hahaha. so exciting for you guys! it’s a step forward
I want to laminate things… just for fun! lol
I like your salad bowl.
Ah, it’s all coming together! It’s been so fun to watch your progress.
By the way, you mentioned lunchboxes. I’m in the market for a new one. Any suggestions? I feel like you’re the person to ask. Needs to fit big salads!
I use Built NY because you can fit ANYTHING in them and machine wash. We have two and have used them for 3+ years
I really like the Built NY bags too. So handy. I’ve found good prices on them at Wal Mart, TJ Maxx and Marshalls. Think Target has them too (online also).
I had a piece of High Five this morning!
I am a Staples/Office Depot fanatic and love all things office supplies, so your laminator has me excited!! Watch out to anyone that gets between you and that drill!
i LOVE using laminators – so fun!!
Congrats on the inspections!!
I actually got chills that you ate lunch in your own bakery! That must have been pretty great! Good luck with getting things ready for the video!
I used to have the job of laminating signs for my 5th grade class. I will never forget how exciting I thought it was to watch the machine fuse the plastic together!
Your salad looks yummy and interesting! When you use honey and olive oil as a dressing, do you just drizzle each on separately or do you whisk them together first?
Just drizzle!
Congratulations on passing the inspection! I used to use a laminator at a bookstore I worked at. It ws so fun!
You’re a mean machine with that tool your are holding, lol!
I wanted to buy a laminator for some wedding DIY, but I decided to go to Staples instead and paid them to laminate customized luggage tags for me for our guests.
I LOVE laminating! And collating and hole punching . . . I should have worked in an office! I find that kind of work strangely satisfying–it’s fun to make things! But even more fun to make things to eat!
The place looks so great!!!
You can add “Carpenter” to your resume, huh?
It is great news that you passed inspections! Everything seems to be going smoothly!
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Yay! It’s REALLY happening, that must feel so great!
I just made an identical looking salad because of those pictures. I even used the same casserole dish! I want to hang your food pictures up on my walls at home <3
Congratulations on all the progress!!
I really like the simple glass dish you used for your salad…does it have a lid? I’ve been looking for alternatives to my plastic storage-ware, but haven’t been able to find smaller sized pieces with lids.
Yup, it’s anchor brand
Oh, okay – thanks for the info. =)
congrats on the inspections! and that salad looks bomb.com as always!!
Yay for passing inspection!!!!!!
Loving the glass dish you have your salad in too!!!
I am so pleased to see how wonderfully everything turned out!
So happy for you! Can you send me some bread? hehehe
So cool! I want to play with that laminator!! Hehe. Congrats on passing inspections, huge sigh of relief. Can’t wait to see videos
That is so cool to see everything come together! I will have to plan a trip down to C-ville.
I found your blog a few days ago & LOVE your updates. Great Harvest is one of our favorite places, but we don’t have one here (Andover, MA):-( You mention lavender salt a bunch — I assume it’s good? Thinking of buying some to try on my salads.
Welcome!!
I bought the salt from the San Fran farmer’s market, but you can make your own. Check out my friend Faith’s recipe at Gracefulfitness.wordpress.com
So awesome about passing inspection! Congratulations!
I love that you ate lunch at a Great Harvest Cville table.
Congratulations on passing inspection!! Looks like things are moving along great for your prospective opening date!!!
What a pretty salad! So much nutritiousness packed up to go.
Is it me or does this warm weather just make you crave big cold salads?
I can only imagine the bread coma I would constantly be in if I owned a Great Harvest!
The salad looks beautiful but is the zucchini raw? I love zuke cooked in every way but I don’t think I could ever eat it raw!
I love that the bakery is coming together! It’s going to be amazing
. You have worked sooo hard 
Mmm, the high five bread looks so good! I love bread – I’m afraid I’d consume way too much if I owned a bakery.
I love using laminators – so fun.
i can’t wait to see final pictures of the bakery! you have put SO much time and effort into it, just judging from what we see on the blog not to mention everything else that goes on in ‘real’ life!
The bakery is looking good! I’m so excited for the opening day. All these months reading about your Great Harvest adventures made me want to look one up and visit! So I looked to see if there are any in my area (I live in GA), and there are! So now I HAVE to visit
I can already taste the warm, fresh bread… And if I’m ever in the VA area, I’ll definitely have to drop by and see the fruits of your labor in person! 
It must be so exciting to see the bakery coming together!
I want to try that bread so badly! It always looks so good.
Congrats on passing inspection!! That rocks. When are you on track to open? We’ll be down in C’ville next weekend for UVa graduation, would love to check it out if you’re up and running by then!!
Congratulations on passing inspection!
Given Matt’s bread-making skills, will he also be making bread when the bakery opens??
Sometimes yes, but not full time
You must be feeling so, so proud right now… and just imagine how it will feel when you open!