Scottish celebrations of Real Bread this February

Online entry applications for the 10^th annual Scottish Bread Championship are now open and close on Thursday 20 February. Entries will then need to be delivered by 10am on Friday 27 February to Bowhouse in the East Neuk of Fife.

The Championship is open to everyone in Scotland, from hobby bakers, through home-based microbakers, to retail and wholesale bakeries. It is unique in being the only national baking competition in the UK that has the Campaign’s Real Bread definition as a basic condition of entry. 

Find out more and enter

This year’s winners will be announced and awarded at…

The Scottish Festival of Real Bread

Celebrating its fourth year as a national gathering for bakers, farmers, food producers and bread lovers, The Scottish Festival of Real Bread returns to Bowhouse on Saturday 28 February, from 10am to 4pm. Everyone is welcome to this free, family-friendly day, centred on Real Bread, Scottish-grown grains and sustainable food culture.

What's on

The menu includes a range of bread-related activities and experiences, from threshing, tastings and talks, to hands-on bread making, singalongs and demos. Scotland The Bread will open its doors for mill tours, and invite kids to The Big Thrash. Also on offer will be a Real Bread market, and other carefully-curated stalls selling food and drink for lunch and to take home 

A highlight this year is Nourish Scotland: Public Diners meets The People’s Bread. This will explore a vision for better public sector food, with nourishing Real Bread taking centre stage, and include a shared lunch for just a fiver - advance booking recommended. 

The organisers say: ‘The Festival aims to inspire attendees to rethink their relationship with bread towards locally baked, home-made, and sustainably sourced options. Through hands-on learning, meaningful connections, and shared enthusiasm, we empower bakers of all levels to develop their skills, deepen their understanding, and become part of a growing movement.’

Don’t forget to take home your free copy of Baking a Better Tomorrow. This new publication, from Better Food Traders, the Real Bread Campaign and UK Grain Lab, celebrates Grain Changers involved the UK’s non-commodity grain resurgence. Details coming soon…

Find out more and book ticketed sessions

The Scottish Bread Championship was founded in 2017 by Wendy Barrie, Andrew Whitley and the late Veronica Burke. It and The Festival are organised by Fife-based food justice charity Scotland The Bread and Scottish Food Guide, and made possible by the support of the Edinburgh Bakers Trust and Bowhouse. 

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