Ordering Bread from Wendel’s Specialty Breads – Country White
Josh Lawson here – CSA member of The Farm since 2009 and webmaster for The Farm website.
I’m writing to kick off a series of posts over the next few weeks talking about Wendel’s Specialty Breads. The Farm formed a partnership with Wendel’s this year to allow their members to get another high quality staple item delivered in a convenient way! Wendel’s offers signature breads that are made with all-natural ingredients, rich whole grains, no added fats or refined sugars, and they are also low in calories.
I must admit, I’m not the best person to talk to about loving vegetables. In that area, I am a work in progress. In fact, people who know me hardly believe I would be part of a CSA, but we’re all here to grow aren’t we? (And for the berries, am I right!?) Talk to me about bread however, and my ears perk up and my mouth waters.
So I’ve committed to sharing with you my experiences ordering breads from Wendel’s and having them delivered with the CSA shares. I’ll order a different loaf each week and tell you all about them. The varieties available include Honey Whole Grain, Cranberry Walnut, Cinnamon Raisin, Whole Wheat, Caraway Rye, and Country-Style White. I will confess right now that the only loaf I wont be ordering is the rye. I’ve tried to like rye, but I just don’t, so my apologies to you corned beef and hot pastrami lovers out there, you’ll have to try that one on your own.
I’m starting this all off with the most accessible bread there is – Country White. Note – this is not a signature loaf. This is good old, squishy, yeasty, delicious white bread, baked and delivered fresh!
The ordering process was really simple.
1) Click the link to Wendel’s on the Partnerships page of The Farm’s website.
2) Click the Login link in the upper right on Wendel’s site and create a new account or log in to your existing account.
3) Read about and add to the cart the bread(s) you want to order, and click to check out.
4) On the first check out screen, select “Depot Pickup” vs. Shipping if given the option, and use the drop down menu to select “Hutchinson, MN: The Farm”
5) Continue with the rest of check out (payment info, confirmation, etc.), and you’re done!
As long as you placed your order by 5 PM on Sunday, your freshly baked bread will arrive with your CSA box on Tuesday!
The bread came with my CSA box this morning, and the verdict is very positive. The loaf is 6 inches wide and a little over a foot long, and weighs in at about 2 pounds, so it is substantial. At $4.99/loaf, it’s not inexpensive for a loaf of white bread, but it is really delicious, and the people I’ve let try it keep coming back and taking more! If you want something far better than Wonder bread, that you don’t have to bake yourself, and that you can get conveniently delivered with your produce, I definitely recommend it!
Next week: Cranberry Walnut
