The Artisan Bake Shoppe

If you've checked out our sale items or our bread pages in the last week, you'll have seen a pretty major change: the launch of 14 loaves of bread and types of buns from The Artisan Bake Shoppe. One member, seeing the page for the first time after I put up all the pictures, summed it up well: "That is some sexy-looking bread!"

At Green Earth Organics, we're very excited to be working with this North Vancouver bakery. They are delivering fresh bread to us every morning based on our orders for that day, so you get the freshest bread and we can order exactly what we need and not have any waste.

The owners of The Artisan Bake Shoppe are Ursula and Markus. Here's what they say about their breads:

Making 'Honest Bread'...

We are crafters of pure and natural breads. Our goal is to go back to the roots of baking by keeping the bread as pure as possible. No preservatives, no additives, no 'dough improvers', no artificial flavours and no colouring of the breads.

Our breads are more substantial than other breads but we are selling taste, not air. We are using locally grown, organic flours, because we don't believe in farming with a bunch of chemicals. Providing people with healthy and organic food is our contribution for a sustainable lifestyle and for a better world. It's what we owe to our children...

The Artisan Bake Shoppe has been a big hit with Green Earth Organics' staff already. Markus delivers our bread and he has been bringing us sample slices, so we're all choosing favourites. And there are so many to choose from, including wheat-free and yeast-free options. One driver, who avoids wheat and refined grains, prefers the Whole Spelt Bread. I love the French Baguette, which reminds me of Paris, and my husband is a huge fan of the Sourdough Rye Bread.

Markus, from Germany, served for a total of nine years to become to a master baker: a three-year apprenticeship, five years as a journeyman bakery, and another year to get his master baker certificate. He was the head baker for a year at Artisan before he bought the business with Ursula. Ursula has an impressive baking background as well, including being voted as "Germany's Best Baker" in 2000.

So there's no mystery as to why the bread is so good: talented bakers using time-honoured, traditional techniques and high-quality, local, organic ingredients. Not to mention, so much passion for good food!