Scotland The Bread is very much a community effort: around Honorary Chairman Andrew Whitley, our Miller Liz Donald, and our Head of Development Pamela Paquin is a supporting cast of Board Directors and Community Benefit Society members without whom our work would be impossible.
Andrew is director of Bread Matters Ltd and a leader of the artisan baking revival, having founded the organic Village Bakery in the 1970s. He is author of the seminal Bread Matters and the best-selling DO Sourdough.
He has an MSc in Food Policy from City University London and is credited with ‘changing the way we think about bread’ (BBC Food & Farming Awards).
He co-founded the Real Bread Campaign and is a former vice-chair of the Soil Association. He co-founded the Bread For Good Community Benefit Society, which trades as Scotland The Bread, with his late wife Veronica Burke in 2012.
Liz is a dedicated Co-miller at Scotland The Bread, where she plays a vital role in crafting nutritious and flavourful flour from heritage grains.
Beyond the mill, Liz embraces the stunning landscapes of Scotland, often found exploring remote corners and picturesque lochs from the cozy confines of her campervan.
Hannah’s interest in local food began when working as a food journalist writing about independent Scottish producers. Wanting to move away from the keyboard into the kitchen she started working as a community cook, teaching adults and children the basics of cooking, always emphasising thoughtfully sourced, sustainable ingredients. Her primary interest is how we teach children to enjoy eating a wide variety of foods, and to discover a curiosity and enthusiasm for where it comes from and how it is produced.
Hannah has overseen Scotland The Bread’s communications since 2017, and also works for the Community Carrot in Dunbar, a community-owned shop. She manages the organisation’s food outreach work and communications, running a range of activity including community meals, a food waste reduction project as well as children’s cooking and food skills programmes.
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