As you may remember from last year’s B Corp post, we said we wanted to be a certified B Corporation because our mission has always been to have a bigger impact than simply baking incredibly tasty sourdough. BReD is a company that puts people, planet, and animals top of mind: “We have always wanted to […]
If you follow environment or climate-related news, you might have heard that Haywards Heath near London was the first town in Europe to endorse the Plant-Based Treaty. Eighteen cities around the world have now endorsed this treaty—but what is it? Putting food systems at the heart of combating the climate crisis As a companion to […]
Do you ever consider what happens to all the food that isn’t sold before its expiry date? Think about all the fruit, vegetables and fresh meat at your local grocery store. They can’t possibly all be sold before going off. We never see mouldy strawberries or rotten chicken on the shelves, but the shelves are […]
As a bakery, one resource that we heavily depend on is wheat. When there are issues in the supply chain or price fluctuations – we notice. One very topical issue that we are experiencing right now is the demand for wheat. The war in Ukraine has dramatically impacted global wheat supplies, among other things, and […]
Many of us west-coasters will never forget the empty shelves in the supermarkets over the summer and closed restaurants throughout the fall and winter. The word unsettling is an understatement. The impacts of climate change have become more apparent in British Columbia this year than ever before. Supply chains have been severely impacted by wildfires […]
All food that reaches your plate has been on a journey. And you may be surprised by just how far it has travelled! According to a Research Gate report, 30% of Canada’s agricultural and food commodities are imported. This equates to over 61 billion tonnes/kilometre worth of ‘food miles’, leading to 3.3 million metric tonnes […]
