Rise Up! #152 - Kristen Richards

<p>Kristen Richards was taking the slow & steady route to open her bakery, from baking school to apprenticing in NYC, to working as a pastry chef for a restaurant group in Maryland.  But Covid threw her a curveball which forced her into some quick decisions.  Thankfully, her community embraced Kristen, her baking and Front Porch Baking Co. was born.</p> <p>In this episode, Mark learns about Kristen's new bakery, what it means to be grain forward and how Kristen is organizing local bakers to help those in need.</p> <p><strong>Helpful Links</strong></p> <p><a href="https://frontporchbakingco.com/">Front Porch Baking Co. website</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/frontporchbakingco/">@frontporchbakingco on Instagram</a></p> <p><a href="https://donorbox.org/riseuppod">Support the Podcast Here!</a></p> <p><a href="http://riseuppod.com/">Rise Up! The Baker Podcast website</a></p> <p><a href="https://bakers4bakers.org/">The Bakers4Bakers Community</a></p> <p>Mark's Blog, with the <a href= "https://markdyck.co/blog">Bakernomics series</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/madbaker">Mark on Instagram</a></p> <h4>Credits:</h4> <p>Produced and hosted by Mark Dyck</p> <p>Theme song and music by Robyn Dyck</p> <p>Orange Boot Human logo by <a href= "http://www.unitecoop.com/">Fred Reibin</a></p>