From the Wood-Fired Oven

    Stories, tips, and behind-the-scenes from the bakery.

    Swartz Creek's Motto Is "Where Friendships Last Forever." That's Basically Our Business Model Too.

    Swartz Creek's Motto Is "Where Friendships Last Forever." That's Basically Our Business Model Too.

    Swartz Creek's official motto is "Where Friendships Last Forever," and once you've spent any time there, it's easy to see why it stuck. It's a small city that runs on the same thing a lot of small bakeries run on too...

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    Burton Is Genesee County's Second-Largest City. Its Best Bread Still Comes From a Home Kitchen.

    Burton Is Genesee County's Second-Largest City. Its Best Bread Still Comes From a Home Kitchen.

    Burton is the second-largest city in Genesee County, with its own schools, its own city hall, its own identity separate from Flint next door. It's easy to assume a city that size would have plenty of good bakeries close by...

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    Why We Still Don't Ship (Even Though the Law Just Changed)

    Why We Still Don't Ship (Even Though the Law Just Changed)

    As of March 2026, Michigan cottage food producers can sell online and by mail order. Here's why Renegade Sourdough still keeps it local pickup only...

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    Looking for Real Wood-Fired Sourdough Near Grand Blanc, MI?

    Looking for Real Wood-Fired Sourdough Near Grand Blanc, MI?

    If you live in Grand Blanc and you've been searching for real sourdough bread nearby, you've probably run into the same problem everyone else does: grocery store shelves full of loaves labeled "sourdough" that don't actually taste like it...

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    Looking for Real Wood-Fired Sourdough Near Davison, MI?

    Looking for Real Wood-Fired Sourdough Near Davison, MI?

    If you live in Davison and you've been searching for real sourdough bread nearby, you've probably run into the same problem everyone else does: grocery store shelves full of loaves labeled "sourdough" that don't actually taste like it...

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    Grocery Store Sourdough vs. Real Sourdough: What's Actually Different

    Grocery Store Sourdough vs. Real Sourdough: What's Actually Different

    Walk into almost any grocery store and you'll find a shelf labeled "sourdough." Round loaf, slashed top, a slightly tangy smell. It looks right. But if you've ever compared it side by side to real, slow-fermented sourdough, you already know something's missing...

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    Looking for Sourdough Bread Near Me? Here's What Actually Makes It Sourdough

    Looking for Sourdough Bread Near Me? Here's What Actually Makes It Sourdough

    If you've typed "sourdough bread near me" into Google, chances are you've already been burned once. You clicked a promising result, drove to the store, and came home with a loaf that's sourdough in name only...

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    Custom Sourdough Orders: Weddings, Parties, and Everything In Between

    Custom Sourdough Orders: Weddings, Parties, and Everything In Between

    Most people find us looking for a loaf of bread. Some people need something bigger, a wedding order, a party spread, a gift box for someone who actually appreciates real bread...

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    Looking for Real Wood-Fired Sourdough Near Flint, MI? Here's Where Locals Are Finding It

    Looking for Real Wood-Fired Sourdough Near Flint, MI? Here's Where Locals Are Finding It

    If you've searched "sourdough bread near me" and landed on a grocery store loaf that's been sitting in plastic since Tuesday, you already know the problem...

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    Four Berries, One Backyard: Why Our Raspberries Are Different

    Four Berries, One Backyard: Why Our Raspberries Are Different

    Most people have never tasted a black raspberry. Here in Mount Morris, we grow them right in our own backyard, along with red raspberries, yellow raspberries, and gooseberries.

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    Free Veggies: A Little Extra from Renegade

    Free Veggies: A Little Extra from Renegade

    When you pick up your sourdough, you might just find some fresh, homegrown vegetables waiting for you. A little thank you from our garden to your table.

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    Anatomy of a Wood-Fired Oven: What It Takes to Bake the Old Way

    Anatomy of a Wood-Fired Oven: What It Takes to Bake the Old Way

    Behind every loaf from our Mount Morris bakery is an oven that wasn't bought off a shelf. It was built by hand, using traditional materials and techniques that go back centuries.

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    The Magic of Wild Fermentation

    The Magic of Wild Fermentation

    Why we refuse to use commercial yeast, and how wild yeast changes the flavor, texture, and digestibility of every loaf we bake.

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    Foraging for Wild Seeds

    Foraging for Wild Seeds

    Discovering the hidden flavors in our own backyard. How we harvest and prepare wild mustard and curly dock for our signature crackers.

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