20/06/2026
Scotland the bread provided me with flour during lockdown to bake local loaves. They do amazing work to produce high quality, nutritive flour. A shame the mill is closing, but I’m sure the work will continue.
Scotland The Bread moves to pastures new: the mill stop but the mission continues.
Trustees of Sustain alliance member Bread for Good Community Benefit Society have announced a new chapter for Scotland The Bread with plans to 'share our experience and knowledge with potential replicators of this pilot.'
Thanking people for their participation and support to date, the trustees wrote: 'Above all, you have supported people to take their health into their own hands, to choose healthier bread originating from a fairer, more local food system that is built for environmental and social sustainability, as well as increased resilience to cyclical geopolitical turmoil. We think that deserves a pat on the back!'
Scotland The Bread's mill will be grinding to a halt in stages from 22 June and close its doors for good on 30 June 2026.
From there, 'the plan is to engage further with agroecological research projects with whom we are already well connected, in particular to translate research into advocacy and to amplify its impact by making real bread more accessible. We will persevere in support of urgently required system change in the growing, milling, and baking of our staple food.'
Scotland The Bread was co-founded in 2012 by Andrew Whitley and his late wife Veronica Burke. Andrew has announced that he will step down from his this current role as Bread for Good’s honorary chair at the end of August.
Real Bread Campaign co-ordinator, Chris Young, who first met Andrew on a course the baker ran at Schumacher College in November 2008, said: ‘I would love to congratulate Andrew on his much-deserved retirement but, knowing Andrew, I suspect that any speculation of such is premature. Instead, I look forward to being inspired by and supporting whatever he gets up to next.’
You can read more in the latest news section of the Real Bread Campaign website and full details on the Scotland the Bread site.
