Join our team! We’re actively hiring for several positions with a start date by mid September, but welcome applications at any time. Anyone is welcome to fill out our online application. See our current openings below: Bread Baker Orchard Hill Breadworks is seeking an experienced Bread Baker to join our team. We’re a wood-fired artisan […]
Salad Niçoise A third installment of bakery inspired, minimal kitchen time meals that celebrate the season. I had my first Niçoise while working for a caterer who revered the meal sized salad. (a trait I’ve carried on to this day) Done well and with high quality produce, this is simple cooking at its best. Made […]
JULY is for stuffed veggie wraps, ice cold drinks and pints of Strafford Organic ice cream Returning to bakery inspired, minimal kitchen time meals… (photos of this months picnic? send us yours!) Supplies: Same as June, this list could be longer, would probably be fine if it were shorter, but do bring line 5 (food […]
. Inspirations for eating out(side) As much as cooking can be a joy all year round, summer is the perfect time to switch things up and approach meal prep differently This is just a jumping off point, featuring things available right here at […]
Farms where you Find us! Find our bread at 14 remarkable farms across Vermont and New Hampshire. Click any farm to learn more and plan a visit. Vermont Wild Carrot Farm Brattleboro, VT A horse-powered CSA farm growing 4.5 acres of never-sprayed vegetables, flowers, mushrooms, and berries. Offers a free-choice veggie CSA, year-round farm stand, […]
May greens and white bean soup A light spring soup featuring essential seasonal flavors Serves 4 – 6 Ingredients Items with an * are available here at the bakery! 2 quarts of real chicken stock* 2 cups cooked cannellini or other white bean. ( 2 10z or 1 15oz canned beans work fine as well) […]
Pizza Night 2026. Read this and you’ll be in the know! This year is the 20th season of Pizza Nights at Orchard Hill Breadworks. The photos above represent just a tiny sliver of its history, and while this piece isn’t a dive into the past – maybe a retrospective next year at this time […]
A meal sized salad entirely from local ingredients available at the bakery I’ll address the elephant in the room first, blue cheese is a polarizing ingredient. I get it. Last month we started selling Blue Ledge Farm’s “Middlebury Blue” and part of the reason I chose this recipe for April is that I really think […]
Very quick, simple and seasonal tacos from the pantry (mostly) Raise your hand if you’ve found yourself on a given Tuesday evening, hungry, tired and staring into an almost completely empty fridge trying to figure out what to make for dinner. This was me a few weeks ago, and granted, I’m not trying to cook […]
They say comparison is the thief of joy. I couldn’t agree more, but to tell this part of the bakery story well, comparison is essential. When a business starts as a single person working by themselves and figuring out every process from how to fire an oven to what an IRS form 1099 is, the […]
