{"id":4424,"date":"2010-06-02T13:52:40","date_gmt":"2010-06-02T20:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=4424"},"modified":"2010-06-02T13:56:24","modified_gmt":"2010-06-02T20:56:24","slug":"seek-out-wild-flour-bread-bakery-in-freestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=4424","title":{"rendered":"Seek Out: Wild Flour Bread Bakery in Freestone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/4663689753\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4446\" title=\"Counter at Wild Flour Bread Bakery\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Wild_Flour_Bread-cashiercounter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Wild_Flour_Bread-cashiercounter.jpg 405w, https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Wild_Flour_Bread-cashiercounter-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sweet fancy Moses \u2026 this little bakery is so worth the drive from SF. Hell, it&#8217;s worth the drive from Chicago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/4664312528\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4434\" title=\"Sticky Buns at Wild Flour Bread Bakery \" src=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Wild_Flour_Bread-stickybuns.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Wild_Flour_Bread-stickybuns.jpg 405w, https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Wild_Flour_Bread-stickybuns-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The sticky buns are what hooked us the first time we stumbled across <strong>Wild Flour Bread Bakery<\/strong>. The rest of their brick oven creations are what brought us back.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/4663689629\/in\/set-72157624066230269\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4435\" title=\"Wild Flour Bread Bakery Brick Oven with Birds\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Wild_Flour_Bread-brickoven_birds.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Wild_Flour_Bread-brickoven_birds.jpg 405w, https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Wild_Flour_Bread-brickoven_birds-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hidden just outside of <!--more--><a title=\"See pics from the Hessel Store in Sebastapol\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=764\" target=\"_blank\">Sebastopol<\/a>, in between the tiny burgs of <strong>Occidental<\/strong> and <strong>Bodega<\/strong>, sits an even tinier settlement called <strong>Freestone<\/strong>. There&#8217;s plenty to explore if you continue up the Bohemian Highway but it&#8217;s a worthy excuse for a road trip all by itself\u2014their garden has chickens, goats, and even a pony to say hi to.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/4664312372\/in\/set-72157624066230269\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4436\" title=\"Birds on ceiling of Wild Flour Bread Bakery\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Wild_Flour_Bread-oven-birds.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Wild_Flour_Bread-oven-birds.jpg 405w, https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Wild_Flour_Bread-oven-birds-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The birds are all hand-painted (I thought they were <a title=\"Wall Decals by Jeremy Fish, Dora Drimalas and more\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=3911\" target=\"_blank\">those wall decals<\/a>). Sweet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/4664312472\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4438\" title=\"Everett at Wild Flour Bread Bakery \" src=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Wild_Flour_Bread-poster-everett.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Wild_Flour_Bread-poster-everett.jpg 405w, https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Wild_Flour_Bread-poster-everett-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On top of all the eye (and artery) candy, there&#8217;s even a kids-sized table and cash register to play with.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/4663689883\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4439\" title=\"Scones at Wild Flour Bread Bakery\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Wild_Flour_Bread-yum.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Wild_Flour_Bread-yum.jpg 405w, https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Wild_Flour_Bread-yum-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The sweet scones go without saying. But I also strongly recommend trying the savory ones \u2026 this weekend they had Asiago Oregano Hazelnut scones that forever changed what I expect from a scone (and I expected a lot). So good.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/fredabercrombie\/4663689983\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4440\" title=\"Menu at Wild Flour Bread Bakery\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Wild_Flour_Bread-menu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Wild_Flour_Bread-menu.jpg 405w, https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Wild_Flour_Bread-menu-265x300.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Their menu varies but one thing stays the same: <strong>Wild Flour Bread Bakery<\/strong> is only four days a week. So check\u00a0hours and more info on their <a title=\"Wild Flour Bread Bakery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wildflourbread.com\" target=\"_blank\">official site<\/a>. You will not be disappointed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?client=safari&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;q=wild+flour+bread,+freestone,+ca&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=us&amp;hq=wild+flour+bread,+freestone,&amp;hnear=ca&amp;cid=0,0,8051045876997748860&amp;ei=-LcGTIfSG4Kclgf0mL3uCg&amp;ved=0CBcQnwIwAA&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=A\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4449\" title=\"Get directions to Wild Flour Bakery on Google Maps\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/freestone_to_petaluma.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/freestone_to_petaluma.jpg 405w, https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/freestone_to_petaluma-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This shows\u00a0<strong>Freestone<\/strong> in relation to <strong>Sebastopol<\/strong> &amp; \u00a0<strong>Petaluma<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Get <a title=\"Directions to Wild Flour Bakery on Google Maps\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?client=safari&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;q=wild+flour+bread,+freestone,+ca&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=us&amp;hq=wild+flour+bread,+freestone,&amp;hnear=ca&amp;cid=0,0,8051045876997748860&amp;ei=-LcGTIfSG4Kclgf0mL3uCg&amp;ved=0CBcQnwIwAA&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=A\" target=\"_blank\">directions from where you&#8217;re at<\/a> \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>See the <a title=\"Watch Wild Flour Bread Bakery on CNN\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/video\/#\/video\/living\/2008\/10\/10\/small.business.success.wild.flour.bread.cnn\" target=\"_blank\">CNN video<\/a> on Wild Flour Bakery \u00bb<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<a title=\"SFBW: \u201cHop Stoopid + Bacon\u201d Beer Ice Cream at Humphry Slocombe\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=3034\">SFBW: \u201cHop Stoopid + Bacon\u201d Beer Ice Cream at Humphry Slocombe<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Yum: Maple Glazed Bacon Apple Dynamo Donuts\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=2591\">Yum: Maple Glazed Bacon Apple Dynamo Donuts<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Beer: Samuel Smith\u2019s Organic Cherry Ale\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=1397\">Beer: Samuel Smith\u2019s Organic Cherry Ale<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Home: Wall Decals by Jeremy Fish, Brian Flynn, Dora Drimalas, and Mario Bros.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=3911\">Home: Wall Decals by Jeremy Fish, Mario Bros. etc.<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Photos: The Old Hessel Store Yard Sale Extravaganza, Sebastopol\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=764\">Photos: The Old Hessel Store, Sebastopol<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sweet fancy Moses \u2026 this little bakery is so worth the drive from SF. Hell, it&#8217;s worth the drive from Chicago. The sticky buns are what hooked us the first time we stumbled across Wild Flour Bread Bakery. The rest of their brick oven creations are what brought us back. Hidden just outside of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[1732,1730,581,53,330,1731,1729],"class_list":["post-4424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fooddrink","tag-bakery","tag-freestone","tag-organic","tag-petaluma","tag-sebastopol","tag-sonoma-coast","tag-wild-flour-bread-bakery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4424"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4456,"href":"https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4424\/revisions\/4456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}