Bread Alone Bakery
Bakery · Olive ·
Organic wood-fired breads, pastries & cafe fare; solar-powered
Organic wood-fired breads, pastries & cafe fare; solar-powered
"Founded in 1983 by the CEO's father, this bakery now produces about 150,000 loaves a week, with most production in a newer factory in Kingston, NY while the original Boiceville site—home to two rare wood-fired brick ovens built by multi-generation French oven mason Andre LeFort—remains in use and is treated as cultural as well as company history. Under CEO Nels Leader the mission has shifted from chasing the 'perfect loaf' to feeding many people and bringing simple, nourishing bread (flour, water, salt) to a wider community; the business supplies loaves and pastries to numerous Hudson Valley cafés. The original facility has been converted toward carbon-neutral operation by electrifying all systems and installing 600 kilowatts of solar to meet the building's needs." - Avery Dalal
"Founded in upstate New York in 1983 and now producing roughly 30,000 loaves daily across three facilities, this larger bakery has pursued comprehensive sustainability and resilience measures: it earned Climate Neutral certification (the first North American bakery to do so), installed energy-efficient Heuft ovens that use thermal oil, is converting facilities to solar power, and added a chilled filtered water system on the production floor to encourage hydration. Under CEO Nels Leader the company is targeting 100% renewable energy by 2030 and uses Climate Neutral’s benchmarking to prioritize emissions-reduction investments—positioning itself as a model for industrial-scale adaptation to rising temperatures." - Deborah Reid
"Just south of Woodstock at the gateway to the Upper Catskills, I visited the cafe attached to the Bread Alone Bakery — a gleaming, solar-powered spot with plenty of outdoor seating — where they serve sandwiches, salads, and breakfasts all day; I loved the breakfast burrito ($8), packed with sausage, scrambled eggs, black beans, avocado, and cotija cheese on a whole-wheat tortilla." - Robert Sietsema
"Hot tip: In addition to their Woodstock outpost, Bread Alone also has a takeout location right on Route 28 in Boiceville (between Phoenicia and Kingston) where you can pick up an excellent breakfast sandwich on your way home and pet some wandering chickens who are partly responsible for your egg sandwich." - Team Infatuation
"Hot tip: In addition to their Woodstock outpost, Bread Alone also has a takeout location right on Route 28 in Boiceville (between Phoenicia and Kingston) where you can pick up an excellent breakfast sandwich on your way home and pet some wandering chickens who are partly responsible for your egg sandwich." - Team Infatuation