846: Exploring Ancient Grain Traditions
A Rosie on the House Radio Show Replay.
In This Show:
In this episode replay of ‘Rosie on the House,’ the Urban Farming Hour features Don Guerra, founder of Barrio Bread in Tucson, Arizona. Don is an award-winning baker who began his community-supported bakery in his garage in 2009.
Greg and Romey learn from Don about the importance of using ancient and local grains in bread-making, highlighting the cultural and nutritional benefits of these practices. He explains the history and significance of grains like Sonoran white wheat and the impact of slow fermentation techniques on gluten reduction. Don’s journey from anthropology to baking, his collaborations with local farmers, and his vision of sustainable, community-supported bread production. Lastly, Don offers insights into bread education and invites listeners to explore his methods through his website and online courses..
Our Guest: We have Don Guerra from Barrio Bread with us today, and he has done a lot of work in the ancient and local grains arena, which For the Southwest, and Don is a James Beard award winning baker and founder of Barrio Bread, first an anthropologist, then an educator, then a baker.
Don started his community supported bakery in his garage in Tucson in 2009 and sold his naturally fermented artisan loaves from the back of his car. Get this, at a local elementary school and farmers market and via word of mouth. As the popularity of his breads outgrew his home bakery, he opened his first store.
By sharing his community supported approach, Don demonstrates a model that other bakers can carry forward. To Don, Barrio Bread isn’t just a business, it is the bakery of the future.
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