Gold Island Bakery

Come say hi at our new spot at the market (where Sweet William's used to be ). We are here at @hfxbrewerymarket from 8 until 1 every Saturday. Please consider pre-ordering for pick up from www.goldislandbakery.ca. There is no wait this wait. Stay safe everyone!

This time of year, the whole grain flours are given lift by the warm air. The pace of a bakery in the summer picks up, as the fermentation times quicken. This last week feels like that, even though the forsythia is just now in bloom and it's still may.

Hey! Check out this post for info on how my bakery is adapting to these changing conditions and how you can get Gold Island Bakery products this week.

Hello. Wow this week has been bonkers. I (@jessrossthebaker) have been working on how to safely get GIB goods out into the world. Read these directions on how to get products and then visit the GIB online shop (link in bio) to place an order. THIS WEEK, SOUTH SHORE: I will be making a run to Lunenburg this Thursday with breads, cheeses and preserves. You can order these through my online shop. You must select Thursday March 19th + pickup in the online shop. It will be prepa...ckaged (in my bakery) and bags with people's names on them will be available at a parking lot in Lunenburg Thursday morning, from 8 until noon. The farmers' market will be running a food vendors only version of itself, outside. Place orders before tomorrow at noon. THIS WEEK, HALIFAX: You can go to the online shop and order products that will be available for pick up Saturday (location TBD). Products will be packaged only in the bakery under very serious sanitation protocol. There is only one producer in the bakery and she is feeling healthy and tough. To place orders in Halifax, go to the online store (link in bio) and select the products you want and check out. Select Time and Date- choose Saturday. If you choose Thursday your order will go to Lunenburg. Choose pick up or if you are in self-isolation, choose delivery and follow the instructions. GIB breads will be available also at the Warehouse Market on Isleville where they will be open this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Consider stocking up a bit. NEXT WEEK, HALIFAX: I will be teaming up with @halifax.warehouse.market and @afishionadomonger and more food producers who are rolling out a home delivery system. Stay tuned for more info on that. Sending lots of love to everyone, stay safe and stay at home, except to get Things are so wildly unpredictable, consider freezing a loaf. Gold Island Bakery is a one woman show and I am pushing myself right now, hoping to get a good load of wholesome foods out there as long as I stay healthy. Sending love to all the foodie entrepreneurs. Wow what a tough time. Also, support local food initiatives. I'm feeling massive gratitude for all the farmers holding up our food security.

Hello! Gold Island Bakery is hiring a full time baker, in Scotch Village NS. If you know someone who might be interested in this job- tag them! This job is being created with a START grant, so the hiree must be currently unemployed. Thank you!

Wishing everyone a peaceful day, full of good eats! #sourdoughstollen #goldislandbakery

Its Stollen season! Crafted with house-made candied peel, rum soaked organic fruit, sourdough culture and of course MARZIPAN. Yum yum! Find it today at the @avoncommunitymarket Christmas pop up market in Windsor until 3! Also find them at the @lunenburgfarmersmarket and the @hfxbrewerymarket every week in December! ... #sourdough #sourdoughstollen @marketfreshns #magicbread

Getting Excited for crafters coming up in 3 weekends! EEEEE! Going to be making some special spring inspired treats and as always providing delicious lunch options. Here is a profile of me made by the brilliant team who puts the show on.

Here's a sweet review of some Nova Scotia eats, featuring yours truly. Keep reading! There is some cool context explaining Rye and rye culture in Denmark, as celebrated in my loaf DANISH RYE.

Thought I would share this in light of both the pressure from diet culture to cut carbs that we have in our daily lives and also in light of my upcoming workshop on whole grains or Slow Grains! Choosing whole grain foods can be insanely delicious and surprising while also serving you good energy and nutrition! Read more about it here:

Hey Folks! Winter is here! A time for learning and slow living (maybe), working on new practices! What that means for me is that its workshop season. A time for me to read and study more about bread and grains and go out and create a teaching space. SO! First up, on February 3rd, I'm offering a workshop on baking with Whole Grains. We will cover pastries and some bread, and lots of good information about how to work whole grains into your diet and your baking life. I know the...re is a lot of public pressure via diet culture to eliminate carbs and therefore grains but I think there are lots of ways grains in your diet can be healthy, offer vitality to your body, and in a more affordable way than a diet that eliminates grains. So! If you are interested to learn more- go on over to the Flying Apron event listings- https://www.facebook.com/events/346378446174796/ and check out this upcoming workshop. You will go away with lots of baked goods, an multi-purpose spelt pastry, some freshly milled flour to work with (we are going to be milling in class!). See more

Come find me and lots of breads, cookies, Christmas Stollen and preserves in Windsor! Hants County Represented!

Hey! Consider an excursion to this dreamy destination tomorrow- I’ll be there with breads, cheeses, cookies and preserves.

Hey Facebook World! I am looking for an employee starting ASAP/ sometime before the end of July. Please share this with people who may be interested in working for a small bakery out here in West Hants. I'm looking for someone local or some one not so local (there are sleeping accommodations possible on the farm where there bakery is located during work times). Check out this link for more info about the job! Also I have drafted a preliminary schedule for the next couple of months that I can share with any curious folks to see if it could be a good fit!

Wish me luck and send bread love i'm working really hard to finish the most final of details about my bakery so that it can be certified as a commercial kitchen space so I can wholesale!

I teach workshops from time to time and love giving interviews and quotables about bread, grains and such.

Hey! Tomorrow is my preserve launch at the Brewery Market. I've been filling my storage room with jars and now I'm moving them into the market and they will be available for viewing, purchasing and for tasting- as I'll be serving out some dishes featuring the 2015 preserves. Come down between 7 am and 1 pm, You can find me in the lower courtyard (look for the stacks of jars)!

I like my oven hot.

Fall Updates: preserves for the pantry and whole grain, wood-fired sourdough breads!