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Huntington resident goes local with home bakery (12/5/07)

Two years ago, Dean Menke was living in Tonga, a group of islands in the South Pacific, teaching a pastry course at a vocational school and running a pastry business.

Now, he and his wife are living in Huntington, Vt. where he wakes up at the crack of dawn to prepare pastry dough, milk a neighborhood cow once a week, and experiment with different croissants--- all part of his new business, The Backdoor Bakery, which is run out of his home three mornings a week. Read more!

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Side Dishes: Menke's treats are a real cottage enterprise (12/10/08)

If you think the “community-supported” business model has run its course, think again. Most folks are already familiar with CSAs (agriculture) and CSRs (restaurants). Now the little town of Huntington, best known for its deadly gorge, has a CSB: a community-supported bakery. Read more!

7 Nights Guide to Vermont

7 Nights says...

Baker/Owner Dean Menke invites diners to enjoy pastries on his riverfront porch. Croissants, pineapple turnovers and scones are all home-crafted with local and organic ingredients.