THE BREAD BOX IS NOW OPEN: SELF SERVE BAKERY STAND AT 31 WELCH PARK IN MIDDLESEX
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRIES EVERY DAY
Made with Care
We source high quality grain from farmers practicing sustainable agriculture
Baked fresh daily
We believe in fresh bread. Our bakery operates 360 days a year
SOURCED REGIONALLY
All of our wheat and rye is grown and milled within 300 miles of the bakery
Learn About Our bread
Discover our signature varieties and learn more about our methods, style, sourcing, bake schedule and retail locations.
Place an Order
Pre-order your favorite varieties of bread and pastries and place catering orders to be picked up on a future date of your choosing.
695,899
Pounds of local wheat used in our breads per year
2,200
Average number of loaves made per day
65
Average number of deliveries made per day
360
Number of days a year that we bake bread
59
Number of people we employ full time
OUR Montpelier CAFE
Located in historic downtown Montpelier, our cafe offers our full range of freshly baked artisan bread and pastries, a full espresso menu and an ever-changing seasonal selection of soups, salads and sandwiches. Whether you're just passing through or you're a long-time local, we're always happy to have you at Red Hen.
Our Middlesex Mini-Bakery
As of September 2026, we are baking all of our bread and pastries at our new bakery in Middlesex, Vermont. Our intention is to open an addition onsite cafe at this location, but for now, you can visit "The Bread Box", our self-serve bakery stand at 31 Welch Park in Middlesex. This location offers a quick, in-and-out option with easy parking and no lines (yet)!
The Bread Box offers a selection of our most popular breads and pastries from 8am-5pm every day, or until we sell out. Please come prepared to pay with credit, debit card, or apple pay.
OUR BREAD
We specialize in long-fermented, hearth baked breads made with regionally sourced grains. 99% of wheat and rye used at Red Hen is grown and milled within 300 miles of our bakery.
OUR PASTRIES
Like our breads, Red Hen pastries are made from simple, uncomplicated ingredients—an approach that emphasizes the textures and flavors that come from proper fermentation and handling from mixing bowl to oven.
Our story
Red Hen Baking Co. began in Duxbury, Vermont in 1999, delivering fresh baked bread to a handful of area grocery stores 7 days a week. Today, we have nearly 50 full time employees, operate our own cafe, and deliver an average of 2,200 loaves of bread per day to restaurants, farm stands, schools, and grocery stores across the state, including many of the same stores to which we delivered our very first loaves in 1999
Our Mission
We are dedicated to crafting premium quality breads and pastries with traditional methods and carefully selected high quality ingredients while minimize our impact on the environment, supporting the growers and producers of our ingredients, and giving back to the community that has nurtured us for over 25 years. Click below to learn more about our continuing efforts to accomplish this mission.