seattle...

Hi Dave,
Do you have any stores in the Seattle area of Washington that sell your bread?
Thanks, Judith


Hi Judith...not yet, but we have lots of interest. QFC has contacted us, but we aren't ready to meet the demand. Stay tuned!

cut the crap, slacker...

This one's for those who've been in the "planning" stage of an exercise regimen for anywhere from a couple of hours to a couple of decades. If you have plans of blog-hopping, Internet shopping, or eating a half a loaf of Good Seed Bread (like me) as your next activity, I submit to you a challenge: Whatever is the most vigorous exercise you are capable of performing, do it now. If walking 50 yards is more than you've done in 6 months, walk 50 yards now. Better yet, walk a lot more than 50 yards. If you can, run around the block. Get a couple of miles on your old 10-speed bike. Start now, feel good about getting started, and do it again tomorrow. Before very long, you'll need to increase your level of exertion. Once you get in the habit, you won't want to ever go back. I guarantee that you will get the results you earn.
For me, one of the secrets to success in such an endeavor is to not expect too much from yourself at the beginning. To be real, I haven't been "totally" out-of-shape in many years. The worst was in the mid 90's, when I was deep in the meth sack and unaware of just how much harm I was doing to myself. The reality check wouldn't come until I was jumping out of a car and waddling as fast as I could to get away from a pursuing cop. I would often get away, simply because most cops don't want to work that hard. But when they finally put me away this last time (in '97), I had found a new low in every imaginable way. And my body was shot, baby.

I got really healthy in prison, but as I approached my mid-40's, I started experiencing more and more pain and swelling in my joints. It appears that I have mild psoriatic arthritis, and some of the things that were easy and painless not too many years ago have become difficult, if not downright torture. Like running. Remember running? Well, I don't run anymore (and if I leave the drugs and crime alone, I probably won't have to.).

Now I am the happy owner of a fine elliptical trainer. After a short (5 set) daily weight-training session, I move on to a high-level (for me anyway) 50-minute workout on the elliptical. This has been the game plan for the past several weeks, and during this time I have seen the kind of results I experienced as a younger man with running. I don't have a scale at home, but I have a wall-size workout-room mirror that tells me no lies. The love handles are reduced and the muscle looks harder and more defined. I have incredible energy and I'm told that I brighten every room I enter (b.s. alert!). I am still hideously unattractive, but poised. This is what exercise can do for you!

Again, my challenge: get started now. Do anything more strenuous than you're used to. Feel good about making that start, and do even better tomorrow, and so on.

feeling the love in corvallis...

They rolled out the red carpet for me at 1rst Alternative Co-op in Corvallis as I gave folks their first chance to try all nine varieties of Dave's Killer Bread. Many of them had tried one or more already, and they made me feel very much at home.
I'm hoping that others here in Portland and elsewhere will see the light and use DKB in their restaurants and sandwich shops. It's working out very well for my friends in Corvallis.

it's really not all about me...

Yep, I am no different than my cats. I love attention. These pictures represent ideas we are working on for 2 new "Dave's Killer Bread" delivery trucks.
The wanted poster would go on the back door and the "line-up" would be on the side.
We welcome your feedback...

and another killer testimonial...

Dave,

I have emailed you before. Great job with the bread. Nice to see an individual meld wholesome food and smart business with environmental concerns. I hope you are making a ton of money. It is simply excellent!

Just a note to you that I have not purchased another brand of bread for well over a year. I pay the premium, but it is worth it.

Put this note in your comments on your website.

BUY DAVE'S BREAD

Leif Anderson
SE Portland

the part that bread plays...

Hi Dave,

I'd like to share a bit of my story. I recently had intestinal surgery. I am recovering as I write this.

I haven't been very hungry or able to eat alot anyway, and I was supposed to stay away from nuts and seeds for a while. My husband bought a loaf of your bread at our local co-op and it fits perfectly with my current diet. There are mornings, or when my stomach is upset, or at night when I need a little snack, that all I want is a piece of toast. And it's your bread that I have been eating.

I never read the complete label until just the other day, and your story really touched me. I have a 28 year old son who has been in and out of jail and prison for the past 8 years (drugs, etc.). He's currently out but if he breaks the law one more time he's looking at some serious time. When I read your bread label, standing in my kitchen, finding comfort in my piece of toast, it made me smile. I am always happy to see that, no matter what, we always get a second chance as long as we are living and breathing. My hats off to you, Dave, for your successes!

My surgery was supposed to be basically routine, but to the surprise of the doctors, they found cancer. We're not entirely sure how extensive it is at this time, and of course, it's too soon to know how successful treatment will be. I will start chemotherapy in a couple of weeks. I know that, should I have days when I don't feel like eating or my stomach is upset, I will probably only want toast.

May we never underestimate what impact we are having on others, even in the seemingly insignificant, unseen ways. Keep up the good work, Dave, and as long as your bread is on the market, we'll be buying it!


Sincerely,
Jane Easton
Corvallis, Oregon

oh yeah...

If you are intersted in reading a "story-ad" that I wrote for February's Natural Awakenings Magazine, here is the link: http://www.naportland.com/images/Feb07Issue.pdf