portland's finest (musicians, i'm thinkin', not cops--unless they're guitar players)

Hi Dave: I just ran across your Blues Bread at Fred Meyer and had to have it even if it sucked :-) Wow, really good bread; read your story, sure am glad you pulled out of such a bad life. I've never been a criminal or drug addict, but do have problems with anxiety/ depression and IBS, anti-depressants don't work on me, I must be wired wrong or something, but despite having to deal with anxiety on a daily basis somewhat I am very blessed in my life with a good woman, two incredible dogs and one awesome cat :-) What HAS helped me deal with anxiety and get over hurdles is EFT, or Emotional Freedom Technique, alot of IBS sufferers find it real useful as most of are the nervous types :-) Do a google search if you want to find out more, but basically its a simple technique that works with energy meridians through simple hand tapping on body points, you can do this yourself or through practitioners.
The reason I had to buy your Blues Bread is because music is my life.
I never became the guitar god I always wanted to but play pretty good and am super blessed to be living in the Portland area, all of my friends and social life are based around the jams around Portland, they are my "jam family" and wonderful friends. When we moved to Portland about 5 years ago I had no idea it was such an amazing music city, when I found that out I was in heaven, Portland is so unique and special , full of talented musicians in all areas of music. No place better. I've lived alot of places in my life too.
I make my living doing graphic design and mostly album packaging for the last 25 years, last five years I started making guitar pickups and alot of Portland's finest play my stuff now. I don't make much money doing that but its a love thing, check out my website and you'll hear alot of clips of guys you'll recognize. Life is
good :-) Dave
Stephens Design Pickups
http://www.SDpickups.com

ship dave's killer bread to mexico? hmmm...

Good Day, im writing from Sinaloa Mexico, a friend from Portland give me a package of daves killer bread (21 whole grains), we are a global provider company of food, we want to know tha possibility to import this bread to México and try to introduce in the supermarkets of this kind of food, best regards.

portland farmers' market's opening pitch

"Shed your winter coat and tuck away your umbrella (temporarily) and head down to Opening Day for the start of the 16th year of the Portland Farmers Market. Spring is in full bloom on the PSU campus, on the South Park Blocks, with vendors hawking their first blooms and early season harvests. Start perusing at 8:30 a.m. until the market closes at 2 p.m. Take in the sights and smells of spring – from tender asparagus spears to arrays of spring greens, bright yellow daffodil bouquets and fresh herbs. Reunite with your favorite vendors for items such as locally raised meats, wild seafood, artisan cheeses and baked goods. Bring your garden list and select vegetable starts, summer bulbs and bedding plants. "

A good website:

portlandfarmersmarket.org

not a direct quote

Ryan Alexander-Tanner having fun at my expense.

killer bread a hit in the 'Couve

Ok, you're right. That's not news. But I have to admit that it was pretty nice to go home early for a change after I ran out of bread at Vancouver Farmers' Market's opening day yesterday. Sorry to anyone who was turned away. My main message for 'couvites is to remember that Dave's Killer Bread will be available at VFM year-round and 7 days a week.
I've been hearing that stores in Vancouver keep running out of my bread, which is no surprise, because we still haven't figured out how to get the right amount of bread in the right place at the right time.
But I am really excited about this market season and beyond. My goal is to make the indoor market in Vancouver the place for DKB north of the Columbia. Sounds dramatic.
Since you asked, the other farmers' market (Portland) opens next Saturday, and in case you missed it, here's my offer: sign up for my newsletter, and when you get this week's issue on Friday, print it. Then bring that bad boy to me at Portland Farmers' Market on Saturday and I will give you a free Dave's Killer Bread shopping bag made from recycled plastic bottles. I'll do darn near anything to get you there, see?

chalk up one more for organic...

Is it beginning to sink in yet? Organic food is better. It doesn't take a history of indiscriminately polluting oneself with harsh chemicals to understand that pesticides are really bad for the environment. Why wouldn't the same be true for our bodies?

So far, there hasn't been a lot of hard evidence--just more and more people buying more and more organic food.

But a study done by scientists at the University of California http://www.lef.org/news/LefDailyNews.htm?NewsID=5167 gives organic some love. They say the only difference between the two groups of kiwi plants was that they used chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and hebicides on one and organic techniques on the other. Result: Organically-grown kiwis were significantly higher in polyphenols as well as antioxidant activity.

vancouver farmers' market--let's rock!

What's the weather gonna be like this weekend? Your guess is as good as mine. Whatever the weather, you can be pretty sure I will be at Vancouver Farmers' Market's opening day this Saturday. I hope to see you there, too.

I'm not sure what else is going to be there. Their website, though attractively designed, is seriously lacking in content--as I rediscovered when I visited a few minutes ago. Someone needs to have a talk with those boys.

Last year was my first year there. It is a popular market, and people love my bread there, so I'm going back. We're keeping a slightly lower profile this year, hanging out just inside the front door of the indoor market.

I'm planning to have some new varieties from time to time, and this Saturday, I'll introduce my organic cinnamon-raisin spelt bread. I think it's delicious, and it's got lots of fiber. I designed it for people who choose not to eat conventional wheat, for whatever reasons. But this is just good bread.

One more thing: people who read my blog (that's you) get a Dave's Killer Bread shopping bag made from recycled bottles. Magic words: "Hook it up, Dave!" Be the first on your block...:-)