Slowpoke Sourdough

08/31/2026

THIS WEEK'S MENU

WEDNESDAY @ THE RIVERMONT FARMERS MARKET
2238 RIVERMONT AVE from 3 - 7 PM

PAIN AU LEVAIN
VALLEY
POLENTA
BRIOCHE
BAGUETTE
ROASTED GARLIC
SEEDED
SEASONAL WHOLE GRAIN BIALY

SATURDAY @ THE LYNCHBURG COMMUNITY MARKET
1219 Main Street from 7AM - 12PM

PAIN AU LEVAIN
VALLEY
POLENTA
SEEDED
MARBLE RYE
RUGBRØD

CHANGES IN THE WEATHER

Adapting to changes in the temperature and humidity can be one of the most challenging parts of managing the production of our breads. Controlling the temperature of the water is one way that we can control dough temperature but when outside temperatures rise into the 90's we sometimes find ourselves with wild and unruly fermentation.

We hope that we've brought consistency to our products to you all this summer season and we will continue to do so as we enter into the fall and winter seasons. Changing temperatures make for some interesting work days and help keep us on our toes.

This Wednesday is calling for temperatures in the mid 90's. We'll be out with fresh breads at the Rivermont Farmers Market along with many of our friends. Cold ice water will be on hand to keep ourselves and customers hydrated. Here's to hoping this is the last stand of heat as we make way for the fall.

LYH GROWS FARM STAND // FLOUR DISTRICT // HEALTH NUT

For those of you that can't make it our to the Rivermont Farmers Market this week, just want to send out a friendly reminder that we'll have fresh bread available for sale at the Flour District on Bedford Ave, the LYH Grows Farm Stand off of Fort Ave, and the Health Nut Foods Store down in Forest on Wednesday.

Get your breads!

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08/17/2026

THIS WEEK'S MENU

WEDNESDAY @ RIVERMONT FARMERS MARKET
2238 RIVERMONT AVE 3-7 PM
RIVERSIDE PARK

PAIN AU LEVAIN
VALLEY
ROASTED GARLIC
FARMHOUSE WHEAT
BAGUETTE
BRIOCHE
POLENTA

SATURDAY @ LYNCHBURG COMMUNITY MARKET
1209 MAIN STREET 7AM - 12PM OR SOLD OUT

PAIN AU LEVAIN
VALLEY
EINKORN
RUGBRØD
FARMHOUSE WHEAT
ROASTED GARLIC
POLENTA

RIVERMONT FARMERS MARKET

If you haven't been out to the Rivermont Farmers Market yet this Wednesday is going to be a great time to check it out. We'll have the Riverside String Band playing from 5-7PM. Bring your picnic blankets or lawn chairs and come on out. We are up to around 30 vendors and have some great food options for ya'll. School is back in session so skip dinner prep and we'll see you on Wednesday!

Log into the RFM Instagram or page to comment and be entered into a chance to win a $25 voucher to spend this upcoming Wednesday at any of our vendor booths.

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08/10/2026

THIS WEEK'S MENU

WEDNESDAY @ RIVERMONT FARMERS MARKET

PAIN AU LEVAIN
SEEDED
BRIOCHE
VALLEY
FARMHOUSE WHEAT
POLENTA

SATURDAY @ LYNCHBURG COMMUNITY MARKET

PAIN AU LEVAIN
SEEDED
FARMHOUSE WHEAT
VALLEY
RUGBRØD
EINKORN
POLENTA

GREAT DAY GARDENS FALL CSA

We're happy to announce that we'll be offering a bread share through the Great Day Gardens Fall CSA program. If you're unfamiliar with CSA's please follow the link below to learn more. They are a great way to support local farmers and food producers while also nourishing yourself or family with some of the best local produce that Central VA has to offer. Options for other add-ons include our friends Restoration Acres, Hill City Mushrooms, and Mountain Run Permaculture Eggs.

Follow the link below to learn more.

SLOWPOKE BREAD IN LYNCHBURG!

It's been a while since we've checked in so I just wanted to put together a little master list of all of the outlets in town that are currently selling or using Slowpoke Breads.

Health Nut in Forest, VA - Find an assortment of our breads at the Health Nut each week. We deliver loaves straight from our ovens to them every Wednesday morning!

Great Day Gardens CSA/Farm Stand - If you're in Forest and looking to pick up some local produce and bread head over to the Great Day Gardens Farm Stand every Wednesday to find some of our bread alongside the veggies offered for sale.

The Flour District on Bedford Ave - We deliver loaves of bread to the Flour District every Wednesday and Friday. Find them at the front of the shop as you work your way through the line!

Troublemaker Cafe - Inside of Given's Books, you can find Troublemaker Cafe slinging some of the best coffee in Lynchburg. Their toast menu items feature our Brioche bread and make for an excellent breakfast or lunch.

Lonestar Cafe and Market - Find our bread featured weekly on the Lonestar menu. They are located downtown on Main Street and serve up some of the best brunch the city has to offer.

Lynchburg Grows Farm Store/ CSA Bread Share - We offer a bread share to our friends at Lynchburg Grows but if you're not cool with the weekly commitment, fear not! We try to send extra loaves to the farm store every week that will be up for sale. Every Wednesday and Thursday.

While our online store is down, if you find yourself with any questions, requests, or comments please direct them to [email protected]. We try our best to accommodate most special orders and requests!

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07/29/2026

Back From Vacation

It's been a while since we've sent out a newsletter regarding any Slowpoke news. Last week, we both went on our respective family vacations are now back in Lynchburg feeling recharged and ready to bring you all some bread.

We'll be back at the Rivermont Farmers Market this week on Wednesday from 3-7PM at Riverside Park (2238 Rivermont Ave) and at the Lynchburg Community Market downtown on Saturday from 7AM - 1PM.

Earlier this year, Square made some changes to the way they handle their online services that have affected how we do online sales. Last month, we announced that we'd be closing our delivery and opening up new pickup locations around town where you can order online and pickup your bread. Because of the changes to Square, we're having to figure out a new way to make that system work. It's in the works but at the moment not ready to roll out.

In the meantime, aside from finding us at the Farmers Markets mentioned above, you can also find Slowpoke Bread at the Lynchburg Grows Farm Stand every Wednesday (and sometimes Thursday) as well as on Wednesdays at the Health Nut down in Forest. You can also find loaves at the Flour District on Bedford Ave every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

We offer bread shares through both the Lynchburg Grows and Great Day Gardens CSA. If you'd like more information on either of those programs reach out to [email protected]

This Week's Menu

Wednesday at the Rivermont Farmers Market

PAIN AU LEVAIN
SEEDED
BAGUETTE
BRIOCHE
VALLEY
POLENTA
FARMHOUSE WHEAT

Saturday at the Lynchburg Community Market Downtown

PAIN AU LEVAIN
MARBLE RYE
RUGBRØD
VALLEY
POLENTA
FARMHOUE WHEAT
EINKORN

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07/17/2026

SLOWPOKE VACATION

We’re headed to Maine this week. I’m currently camping out at Acadia National Park and Thomas will be headed up to Southern Maine each on our respective family vacations. Starting tomorrow we’ll be shut down for a week.

We’ll be sending a limited amount of bread to the Lynchburg Community Market tomorrow with the ever so reliable Mia Mangold / historic 🏠 dweller/ cat lady so get there early if you can. No pastries!

We will also be absent from the Rivermont Farmers Market on July 22nd.

Trailhead is running a pretty awesome special this weekend featuring our bread this weekend so go check them out!

Looking forward to exploring some of the awesome bakeries Maine has to offer. Pictured above was my stop earlier this morning on the way up to Bar Harbor. Night Moves has been on my list for a while and did not disappoint!

Brian

06/27/2026

Slowpoke Delivery Ending in July

It's been a while since we checked in and there are a few updates we'd like to share with everybody. After careful thought and consideration, starting in July, we are ending our delivery service throughout Lynchburg.

For the past year and a half, we've been busy delivering bread all over Lynchburg every Friday. We've become friends with some of those customers and have been privileged to get our breads into the hands of many that otherwise might have never heard of us.

Over the past few months, we've been baking at close to our capacity, and in an effort to spend more time with our families and strike a little more work-life balance for ourselves, we've made the hard decision to shut down delivery every Friday.

With that said, you can still find Slowpoke bread all over Lynchburg at the outlets/days listed below. Our online store will be shutting down for the next couple of weeks while we make some updates and changes to our ordering system. We will be announcing a new partner here in town where online orders will be able to be picked up every Friday as well so fear not, online ordering is not going away!

The Bread Basket program will also continue and we will announce pickup locations for those loaves as well.

Where to find Slowpoke Bread

Wednesdays
The Lynchburg Grows Farm Store @ 1339 Englewood Street
Great Day Gardens Farm Stand @ 2261 Thomas Jefferson Rd in Forest
The Health Nut @1701 Enterprise Dr
The Rivermont Farmers Market from 3-7PM @ Riverside Park 2238 Rivermont Ave
The Flour District @ 2204 Bedford Ave

Fridays
The Flour District on Bedford Ave
New online Pickup Location to be announced Soon!

Saturdays
The Lynchburg Community Market Downtown @ 1219 Main Street.

Big THANK YOU to all of you for supporting our business! We look forward to continuing to bring Mid-Atlantic, stone-ground breads to the Lynchburg Community!

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06/15/2026

This Week's Menu

Rivermont Farmers Market
Wednesday 3PM - 7PM

PAIN AU LEVAIN
VALLEY
MARBLE RYE
BRIOCHE
FARMHOUSE WHEAT
POLENTA
BAGUETTE

Lynchburg Community Market
Saturday 7AM - 1PM

PAIN AU LEVAIN
VALLEY
MARBLE RYE
BRIOCHE
FARMHOUSE WHEAT
POLENTA

Rivermont Farmers Market

We are about to enter into the 4th week of the RFM at our new location at Riverside Park (2238 Rivermont Ave) this Wednesday from 3 - 7PM. Thank you to all of our friends and neighbors for coming out and helping us make it a success. We are slowly growing and trying to add new vendors each week with a lot of intentionality. The Rivermont neighborhood is our home so it's extra special for us to see the friendly faces making their rounds through all of the amazing vendors that we've brought into the hood.

Reminder that we start at 3PM every Wednesday from May through October! Bread sells pretty quickly so we are trying to ramp up operations to keep up with the demand.

Slowpoke Bread on the Shelves...

Reminder to our friends in Forest that every Wednesday we've got bread headed to both the Health Nut and to the Great Day Gardens Farm Stand. If you can't make it out to see us in person these are both excellent options for finding Slowpoke loaves.

If you're in Lynchburg then you can also head over to the Lynchburg Grows Farm Store every Wednesday and Thursday (FYI bread tends to sell out by Wednesday). Check out their farm store for other amazing options from some of the great local businesses here in Lynchburg.

Changes to Delivery/Pickup Coming in July...

With the onset of a new market we are finding ourselves getting maxed to capacity. With these great changes, we will be adjusting our delivery and pickup options to create a more balanced schedule for ourselves. The Bread Subscription program and online ordering will continue but we are planning a partnership with a local business here in town to serve as a pickup location moving forward. More details will come soon!

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06/08/2026

Beautiful day at the mill yesterday. Had some help from the pond swimmers and always great to bump into friends and .

We’re ready to roll in the month of June. Catch us at the every Wednesday and every Saturday.

06/05/2026

Just about all the flour we’ve got left after an extremely busy May. Thanks to everybody for coming out to the new every Wednesday and of course the every Saturday for cleaning us out.

We’ll be up at the Mill Race Market on Sunday hanging out and loading the van up to the brim with fresh milled grain from our friends . Always a good time so if you’ve never been or on on the fence about it go check it out this Sunday from 12-4.

We’ll still be rocking a partial menu at the community market tomorrow from 7AM - 1PM or we sell out. Unfortunately, no loaves are headed to the today but we’ll be back on our regular schedule over there next week.

We’ve got some new loaves in development that will be dropping soon and a few more announcements about a new pickup location/changes to our delivery service. Stay tuned.

05/25/2026

RIVERMONT FARMERS MARKET

Come see us and a ton of other amazing vendors at Riverside Park this Wednesday, May 27th. We had some bumps along the way and we're still figuring this thing out but we think that we've stumbled upon something really special and embraced by our community here in Lynchburg.

The weather is looking like it may be a little iffy but we plan on rolling rain or shine. Slowsmoke Bistro will be out there slinging BBQ and we'll be accompanied by many of the great farms, food, and arts vendors that make our little city such a special place.

One of our aims with the RFM is to help cultivate and shed some light on the burgeoning food scene here in Lynchburg. We hope that you get out there and brave the weather to stock up your pantries and keep those dollars in our local region. Thanks goes out to all of our vendors and customers for their patience as well as to Lynchburg Parks and Rec for making it easy on us to get back into the swing of things and being so open to our market.

THIS WEEK'S MENU

WEDNESDAY (IN PERSON ONLY AT RIVERMONT FARMERS MARKET)

PAIN AU LEVAIN
POLENTA
BAGUETTES
FOCACCIA (BY THE SLICE)
ROASTED GARLIC
VALLEY

FRIDAY DELIVERY/SATURDAY PICKUP

PAIN AU LEVAIN
VALLEY
BUTTERMILK RYE
BAGUETTE
ROASTED GARLIC
VALLEY
SPELT

JUNE BREAD BASKET SUBSCRIPTION

We're gearing up to start another round of our monthly bread basket subscription. It makes for a great gift if you're looking for something that's a little out of the ordinary! For $40, you'll get a loaf of bread, baker's choice, delivered straight to your doorstep every Friday. A great introduction to some of the breads in our lineup without having to agonize over any kind of decision!

Many of our bread basket customers have been with us now for over a year! (We're very grateful to those of you out there!)

Consider signing yourself or a friend up for June! Email [email protected] for more information.

FYI - You may get hit with our order minimum if you attempt to sign up though our online store. You can use the Lynchburg Community Market location to avoid the minimum or simply email [email protected] to get set up!

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