Fred’s Breads are never made with preservatives, ever.

In 1994, in our tiny apartment kitchen, Andrea combined organic wheat flour and water with organic grapes (a naturally yeast-rich ingredient) to “start” the process of fermentation known as “sourdough”. Unlike commercial yeast, a “sourdough starter” contains the active wild yeasts that slow down the process of bread making and give our bread its unique characteristics. Andrea then developed our recipes in the tradition of the wonderful “levain” breads of rural France.
  
Their breads are mixed gently, allowed to age and ripen at lower temperatures, over longer periods of time than most bread, for some varieties that means up to a whole day. Human hands form and care for this bread.  It is baked in ovens lined with hearth stones.  This extra time and care combine to ensure the nature and high quality of each loaf of our bread.    

Fred’s Bread is characterized by its thick, crisp crust that remains crisp, a moist, open crumb with great depth of flavour that stands on its own and tastes of the grain it was made from.

100% Natural – No additives, No Preservative, No Trans Fat, Organic Whole Grain Flours, Hand Shaped, Hearth Baked