Orchard Pigs Bakery

21/05/2026

Great Honey

16/05/2026

Nicky is selling some lovely artificial flowers at Oswestry market today

12/05/2026

Showcase of Nicky’s artificial flowers .

12/05/2026

Made by Nicky . Please follow her for updates on Facebook and Instagram

Pretty in pink .
Flowers set in a beautiful gift envelope . Set in dry Oasis . Silk flowers Peonies, Roses and Daisies with Eucalyptus foliage.

Available to buy .

03/05/2026

Something for the weekend Sir ?

02/05/2026

There is something special about full moon sourdough , it always is better …. Don’t know why before you ask 😊

05/04/2026

Cheeky week away in Madeira see you all in a week love Nicky and Rob

09/03/2026

Kitchen fitter in Wrexham area any ideas
Cheers in advance

24/02/2026

Back Real bread week and here’s why

REAL BREAD WEEK 🇬🇧🍞

🇬🇧🌾 BACK BRITISH GRAIN

Real Bread Week isn’t about trends.
It’s about reclaiming what bread should be, simple, nutritious, and rooted in British farming.

For centuries, bread has been a cornerstone of a balanced diet. Energy, fibre, protein, B-vitamins all from flour, water, yeast (or sourdough) and salt. The problem hasn’t been bread.

The problem has been ultra-processed, mass-produced loaves made at industrial speed using improvers, emulsifiers and imported grain of unknown standard.

Britain grows world-class wheat.
We have skilled millers.
We have outstanding artisan bakers.

Yet too often supermarket shelves are stacked with factory bread while genuinely local loaves are harder to find.

🌾 Choose British Ingredients

When you buy:
• Flour milled from British wheat
• Bread from local bakeries
• Properly fermented sourdough
• Stoneground wholemeal

You are supporting:
• British arable farmers
• Local milling infrastructure
• Shorter supply chains
• Higher transparency and standards

That is food security in action.

🌾 What About Gluten?

Many people who struggle with modern factory bread find they tolerate long-fermented sourdough better. Slow fermentation can:
• Break down some gluten proteins
• Improve digestibility
• Reduce bloating linked to rapid-rise industrial processes

And for those who must avoid gluten entirely, British growers also produce alternatives:
• Oats (certified gluten-free)
• Rye (lower gluten structure, though not gluten-free)
• Heritage grains

The answer isn’t eliminating bread.
It’s improving it.

🥖 A Balanced Diet Means Better Choices Not Abstinence

Bread can absolutely sit within a balanced, healthy British diet when:
• It’s minimally processed
• Properly fermented
• Made with quality flour
• Eaten as part of varied meals

This Real Bread Week, ask:
• Where was the wheat grown?
• How was it milled?
• How long was it fermented?

If we want better public health, stronger rural economies and honest food labelling, we must value real bread — and the British farmers behind it.

Click on the link to find real bread near you

https://www.sustainweb.org/realbread/map/

Real ingredients.
Real fermentation.
Real British grain.

20/02/2026

Something a bit new this week
Local flour grown in Cheshire milled in Stockport by # Nelstrops flour and baked here in Wrexham
Cheshire sourdough find it at Oswestry market this week

24/12/2025

Wishing all our customers a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Thank you for all your support in 2025 and we look forward to seeing you all in 2026. Enjoy yourselves !!
Love Nicky and Rob