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Showing how to do it and explaining why dough works as it does is the calling of organic pioneer and artisan baker Andrew Whitley. His hands-on courses introduce beginners, enthusiasts and culinary professionals alike to the fundamentals of fermentation on which all good bread depends. He is convinced that making good bread is everyone's privilege. His knowledge and skill help banish the fear of failure which blights many people's attempts at bread.

30 years ago, Andrew left London for the hills of Cumbria equipped with little more than a conviction that bread matters. He started to grow food on five organic acres in a small village at the foot of the Pennines and converted the stone barn next to his house into a bakery and teashop. He built a wood-fired oven to bake real bread using flour from the local watermill. His abiding concern is to tell others why good bread is vital to the health of people and planet and to show them how to make it with their own hands.

What better place to do this than Melmerby in the unspoilt Eden Valley near the English Lake District¬ With stimulating company, good food in the Village Bakery Organic Restaurant and an atmosphere at once purposeful and relaxed, it all adds up to what one student called ‘a life-enhancing experience’..

Address:

Penrith
Cumbria
CA10 1HE   [view map]

Venue Type:

• Education

Venue Location:

• Small Village/semi rural

Facilities & Services

Creative & Cultural Facilities:

• Cookery