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Committing joyful acts of rebellion
Building community through free baked goods made with love
My Little Free Bakery Story
October 2021
In October of 2021, I started the Little Free Bakery in my Seattle home kitchen as a way to share some joy and build community. Inspired by a surprise bouquet on my doorstep that brightened my day, I hoped to bring kindness, in the form of baked goods, to brighten someone else's day. For over 5 years now, I have been baking 100 items every Tuesday and filling my little bakery box for my neighbors and the community beyond. Over that time more Little Free Bakeries have popped up across the U.S, also strengthening their communities with a much needed dose of sweetness. For me, baking is a way to share resources and say "I love you".
The Little Free Bakery Book
Recipes for Sharing & Building Community
Turn home baking into a meaningful community practice
- More than 60 delicious, easy, and fun recipes
- Sidebars on how to create and run your own Little Free Bakery
- Profiles of other Little Free Bakeries across the country
When friends Lanne Stauffer and Jill Lightner first set up small, curbside boxes in front of their Seattle houses to share homemade treats, they sparked a nationwide movement of neighbors feeding neighbors. Now Little Free Bakeries are popping up all over the country, offering a creative, heartwarming, sustainable approach to building community, one neighborhood and one cookie at a time.
The Little Free Bakery Book is the first of its kind, featuring 60 shareable, delicious recipes--from Crackle-Top Brown Sugar Bars and Chewy Lemon Cookies to Furikake Snack Mix and Cheesy Green Chili Corn Muffins. This collection of baker-tested, community-approved, and beginner-friendly recipes include biscuits, scones, cakes, and variations for vegan and gluten-free options.
Beyond the kitchen, Stauffer and Lightner share the practical nuts-and-bolts of building, maintaining, and permitting your own bakery box, alongside stories from Little Free Bakeries across the country. The Little Free Bakery Book offers more than just tasty recipes; it delivers a tangible sense of hope, urging us to slow down and create sweetness together.
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