Spring Mill Bread opened as a family-owned business under the tutelage of said family’s matriarch, an expert baker. She remains in charge to this day, ensuring the bakery provides top-quality fare and gives back to the Takoma Park community in which it lives. That includes sourcing as many supplies and ingredients from local businesses as possible, and donating any leftover baked goods to local food banks and shelters at the end of each day.

If you want a loaf of bread to go with dinner, the bakery is less than 10-minute drive from home. Pick up a non-GMO loaf of the honey whole wheat or opt for the crunchy seven-grain bread instead. The three-seed variety is packed with healthy fats thanks to the addition of sunflower, sesame, and flaxseeds, while the Peasant White is a classic, old-fashioned favorite. Need something for breakfast or lunch? Sink your teeth into a freshly baked biscuit sliced and stuffed with bacon, eggs, and cheese or try the BLT on your choice of toasted bread. Spring Mill Bread also deals in sweet treats such as brownies, cookies, turnovers, and galettes, to name just a few of their pastries.