Applegate Valley Artisan Breads

Oregon Artisan Breads: Dennis and Pat Larson embody the spirit of southern Oregon's food artisan culture. They are skilled craftspeople producing hand-crafted breads out of Oregon's finest natural ingredients: organic, whole grain unbleached flours, sea salt, pure fresh water from the Applegate river aquifer, and natural sourdough leavening. They bake all their breads in a wood-fired brick oven. All natural, all pure.

The Larson's began their southern Oregon bread baking adventure in 2003 and named their business Applegate Valley Artisan Breads. Their baking operation is located in the little town of Williams, Oregon. Pat says their philosophy on life and baking bread is simple. "Bread cast on the waters comes back to you. The good deed you do today may benefit you or someone you love at the least expected time. If you never see the deed again at least you will have made the world a better place--and, after all, isn't that what life is all about?"

Applegate Valley Artisan Breads sells only wholesale but we thought it was such a quality product we wanted folks to know about their breads. The Larsons are currently working on a new Sourdough French Bread--a request from their former Bay Area customers. Pat says the two think they are 'there' with that product. Customers that have tasted the sample Sourdough say, "Best crust I have ever tasted," and "We enjoyed your new Sour French. It is the best we've had, by far, since leaving the Bay Area."

You can purchase Applegate's breads at the following retail locations: Ashland Co-op Store, Butte Creek Mill, The Rogue Creamery, Plaisance Ranch, and One Fifteen Broiler Restaurant.

While the Larson's only sell their breads wholesale, they do conduct special tours for people interested in their brick oven baking process. Just need to call in advance at: 541-846-0627

Photo credits go to Dennis & Pat Larson of Applegate Valley Artisan Breads