Phoebe Boulanger

I’ve made bread in one form or another for most of my life. I was raised on a small, off-grid hill farm in Mid-Wales where we grew a lot of our own food and baked bread. Organic whole food was simply part of life. I learned bread making at a very young age and have carried that on wherever I have lived.

Whilst working at Andy’s Bread in Llanidloes, which I did for two years, I began to dream of setting up my own bakery. I've moved around a lot during my adult life and, amongst other things, I’ve worked as a bookseller, as a market gardener and gained a degree in Nutrition as a mature student. Working for myself as a baker, running my own business finally seemed to make sense. Skills that I’d acquired during my working life seemed to come together to make this plan workable. As I made plans I was offered the perfect premises in Presteigne – a workshop and home on a live/work development.

So here I am. The bakery started trading in September 2021 and I’m looking forward to making my home and livelihood here, near family and friends, and baking Real Bread for the local community for years to come. Phoebe