With less than two weeks remaining to place orders in time for Christmas delivery, the mighty Liz (pictured here behind the Great Wall of Flour) and Pamela are flat-out at the mill fulfilling holiday orders.
If there’s someone in your life who would like to step into the world of sourdough, hand them the key with one of our baking gift packs – they come in small, medium and large sizes and contain everything required to bake that first loaf. Find them in our online shop, and at the Bowhouse Christmas Market on December 12 – 14th.
We are busy working on the fourth Scottish Festival of Real Bread which will be held on Saturday February 28th 2026 at Bowhouse, St Monans, KY10 2DF.
The programme is coming together, centred on two highlights that demonstrate the growing importance of community action in liberating our bodies and our food system from the scourge of ultraprocessed food:
- a live presentation of Nourish Scotland’s Public Diners initiative, accompanied (in every sense) by Scotland The Bread’s People’s Bread (with samples for all to taste)
- the award ceremony of the Scottish Bread Championship 2026 showing just what can be achieved by bakers who embrace the simplicity of Real Bread, made with flour, water, salt and nothing else – except time and love.
There will be workshops, live demonstrations of the real bread baker’s craft, a communal bread stall featuring the best selection of Real Bread in Scotland, tours of our tiny-but-powerful low-energy mill, the children’s Big Thrash (an energy-expending and knowledge-expanding encounter with real grains) and a great deal more.