Slow Food and Local Economy

We are inspired by people in the slow food movement who value local, handmade products and the relationships that form around them.  We are excited to form and maintain direct and healthy relationships between us (the producers) and you (the customers) as well as the folks producing the ingredients we use.

One of the best places to get the widest variety of our breads at the lowest cost and interface with Rogue Valley's best slow producers, is to visit our local farmers markets.  Click the buttons below to find out more.

About our Values and our Sourdough

When we chose to name our business Rise Up! Artisan Bread, it was with the vision and dream of creating a company that not only baked great, wholesome bread for the people but also engaged in positive action that would benefit the community around us, including people, flora and fauna.

GOOD WAGES FOR OUR EMPLOYEES

In 2022, we are raising our prices, every cent of the price increase will go straight to pay our employees more. The best paying bakery jobs in the nation in 2021 averaged $17/hour, which is now our starting rate. Our employees work hard to make a high quality, consistent product for you, and we believe they deserve more than a living wage.

THE HEALTH OF SOURDOUGH

We value creating healthy recipes that contribute to the health of our customers. Our sourdough culture makes bread that is more easy to digest, and is a pre-biotic, which means it feeds the probiotics in your gut. We use a little commercial yeast in our Little Applegate and Sesame sourdoughs (less than 0.4 grams per loaf) just to increase the volume slightly. For our non-sourdough breads, the sprouted multigrain, ciabattas and focaccias, we use pre-fermented doughs to decrease the amount of commercial yeast we need to use. Our preferments also help make these breads more digestible and flavorful. Also, we always use UNenriched flour, because we have learned that some people are allergic to the potato starch that vitamins are processed with.  

Supporting Local Non-Profits

For the past 5 years, we have donated an average of $8000 per year in bread and money to local non-profits.  This is because we want to give back to the community in as many ways as possible.

Rise Up! is located at Full Bloom, an intentional community committed to radical care and deep connection, furthering the social experiment of what it takes for people to thrive while living closely together.   Some of our employees also live here at Full Bloom with us.