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Societies & training
Alliance for Bakery Students & Trainees – not-for-profit supporting people undertaking bakery education & training
British Society of Baking – publications/information for the baking industry, including small bakeries
Craft Bakers Association – supporting bakers and the baking industry; NVQ training
The Real Bread Campaign – fighting for the return of natural bread that is better for us and for the environment
Scottish Bakers – voice of bakers in Scotland
the Worshipful Company of Bakers – second oldest trade guild in London (behind weavers)
Recipes
All Recipes – over 3000 cake recipes
How to Make Cakes – blog about how to make fabulous cakes
PastryWiz – lots of bread recipes
Real Bread Campaign Recipes – real bread recipes, including recipes for leftover bread
WikiCookbooks – bread recipes
Information
Against the Grain – article on the ‘crime against bread’ that is the Chorleywood baking process
The Artisan – a huge resource to get lost in if you’re interested in anything to do with bread
BBC – article on the Chorleywood baking process
Breadtopia – lots of baking videos
Coeliac UK – information about the gluten-free diet
Food Timeline – large, interesting page about the history of different types of bread
The Guardian – article on the science behind breadmaking
National Collection of Yeast Cultures – yeast central
Phys.Org – study shows that humans made flatbread 30,000 years ago
The Shocking Truth About Bread – article in the Independent by Andrew Whitely about the ingredients in supermarket bread
Sourdough Companion – online community for sourdough enthusiasts
Sourdough Home – US site with lots of info about sourdough
Wind & water mills
The International Molinological Society – fosters worldwide interest, understanding and restoration of wind, water and animal-driven mills
The Mills Archive Trust – repository for historical and contemporary material on traditional mills and milling
The Mills Research Group – society of enthusiasts who are each conducting research into some aspect of traditional milling, whether it be by wind, water or muscle power
Regional Wind & Water Mills Groups – on the website of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings
Traditional Cornmillers Guild – listing of water or windmills producing flours in the UK
Windmill World – for windmill fans