Rush Creek Bread is a cottage food production operation (“cottage bakery”) focused on a back-to-the-basics approach to baked goods. Rustic, old world style, “fresh stone milled locally sourced whole grains naturally leavened” (my mantra) sourdough breads and baked goods (crackers, cookies, etc).

 

I am proud to be an active participant in the “grain train” buying grain from local farms, coops, and hubs. Principally Janie’s Mill (Illinois), Ohio Till Farmstand (Marysville, OH), Mud Run Organic Farm (Navarre, OH), and Hirzel Farms (Luckey, OH).

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Rush Creek Bread opened for business in the Spring of 2023. But it began long before. When the world shut-in due to the pandemic, refining craft became an obsession for many, including this baker, Pete MacKenzie. Transitioning to milling my own flour resulted in three years of trial and error, forcing literally hundreds of iterations on neighbors, friends, and families and reading a plethora of cookbooks resulted in a practical understanding of the processes that turn a farmer's bounty (grains) into food for the soul and body. Quality is paramount. Freshness and flavor are two important components of quality. When I started milling my own grains into flour when I needed it - WOW, a range of previously unheralded flavors. No turning back. Rush Creek Bread will always be made with FRESH MILLED WHOLE GRAIN FLOURS.

 

Rush Creek Bread is a cottage food production operation. I am honored to be able to share something that you cannot get anywhere else in central Ohio - it isn't just bread, it is REAL BREAD. Flour, water, salt. No additives. No preservatives. No nonsense. Fresh milled locally sourced whole grain bread..  I can't wait to bake for you.

 

My general plan is to use the local farmers markets and a few independent grocers, as a way to introduce Rush Creek Bread to the market. To use the revenue from sales at those markets to establish Rush Creek Bread as a going concern, and to be capable of opening a brick and mortar location bakery/cafe (and in a dream world, speakeasy). To develop and grow a following of loyal customers. The fundamental base of the business are the flagship breads - RCB Signature Blend (a versatile hearty and delicious loaf) and Three Farros (the ancient grains, einkorn, emmer, and spelt). There will be other regular offerings, holiday and cultural special bakes that will come and go and/or rotate.