Apr
21
10:00 AM10:00

April Pop Up Market!

POP-UP MARKET AT CAROLINA GROUND

Sunday, APRIL 21ST from 10am to 1pm

Carolina Ground, 1237 Shipp St, Hendersonville

Please join Carolina Ground,  Beeswax + ButterMilk Glass Pie , West First BakehouseBryson Homestead  and Independent Bean Roasters  for a Pop-Up Market. There will be an array of baked goods —breads, pastry, and pie— made with Carolina Ground flour as well as flours, cornmeal, polenta, grits, eggs, honey, sorghum, botanically- dyed yarns, books, and more!

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March Pop Up Market!
Mar
24
11:00 AM11:00

March Pop Up Market!

We hope you can join us for another pop-up! Our friends at Verdant Bread will be here from Charlotte, in addition to our regulars: Beeswax + ButterHominy FarmWest First BakehouseBryson HomesteadStonewall Bakery and Independent Bean RoastersFarm and Sparrow will also be here with their amazing corn products and perhaps even some outlier grains and pulses. You can expect an array of flours, breads, pastries, eggs, honey, sorghum, coffee + chai, botanically-dyed yarns, goat milk soaps, books, AND Martine of Stonewall Bakery will be back with bannetons for sale (aka proofing baskets).

IN addition— in honor of Purim and tzedakah, we will have HAMANTASCHEN for sale, with proceeds going to support the great good works of World Central Kitchen.

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WORKSHOP: Wood-Fired Flatbreads with Eli Je Bailey of Hominy Farm
Mar
10
10:00 AM10:00

WORKSHOP: Wood-Fired Flatbreads with Eli Je Bailey of Hominy Farm

Date: Sunday, March 10th

Time: 10 am - 2 pm

Description: Join us for a deep dive into the world of sourdough flatbreads with Eli Je Bailey of Hominy Farm. In this workshop, you will be shown how to use a versatile base dough made of stone-ground, flavor-forward flour, paired with natural leavening techniques, to make Manoushe, Pita, and a variety of other flatbreads in a wood fire or home oven.

Bio: Elijah Je Bailey is the Head Baker and Owner of Hominy Farm, a sustainable homestead and wood fire bread bakery in the Hominy Valley of North Carolina. After working in upscale kitchens and bread bakeries in Montréal, Miami, and Asheville for over a decade, Eli was lucky enough to carry on the Farm & Sparrow bake space in 2019, where he would live and create Hominy Farm with his partner Sydney Rubin. Hominy Farm reflects a passion for local grains and produce, natural leavening techniques, and the Lebanese baking & cooking techniques of his ancestors. You can find Eli every week at markets and pop-ups in the Asheville area, where he serves up a variety of wholesome sourdough loaves, Middle Eastern flatbreads, and seasonal hand pies made with 100% stone-milled whole grains and local organic produce from small farms.

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Pop Up Market! Sunday, February 11th. 11am-2pm
Feb
11
11:00 AM11:00

Pop Up Market! Sunday, February 11th. 11am-2pm

Flours for Valentine’s Day! 

Sunday, Feb 11th from 11am to 2pm

Carolina Ground, 1237 Shipp St, Hendersonville

Join Carolina GroundHominy FarmOWL BakeryMilkglass Pie,  Beeswax and Butter, West First BakehouseTwo Stones Farm + Mill,  Bryson Homestead,  and Independent Bean Roasters  for a Pop-Up Market. 

There will be an array of baked goods —breads, pastry, and pie— made with Carolina Ground flour, as well as flour, cornmeal, grits, and polenta, eggs, honey, sorghum, botanical dyed yarns, books, coffee, and more! . 

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A Holiday Cookie Workshop with Camille Cogswell
Dec
16
9:00 AM09:00

A Holiday Cookie Workshop with Camille Cogswell

Join James Beard award-winning Pastry Chef Camille Cogswell in a fun and festive day of holiday cookie baking! Camille has developed 3 cookie recipes specifically for this class utilizing flavorful freshly-milled regional flours from Carolina Ground. Students will have a chance to mix one of the cookie doughs together, bake both their dough and others pre-made by Camille, and decorate their cookies with icing and special toppings prepared by Camille. Each participant will go home with a beautiful box of 3 types of freshly baked holiday cookies as well as Camille’s written recipes for each, to be able to make them again year after year.

A light snack during the class will also be provided.

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Nov
19
11:00 AM11:00

November Pop-Up Market at Carolina Ground

Please join us for a pop-up market on the Sunday before Thanksgiving. We will have an array of Carolina Ground flours as well as corn products from Farm + Sparrow and bakeries featuring our flour: Hominy Farm with their amazing woodfired oven flatbreads and stuffed breads; West First Bakehouse, with pie by the slice and whole pies, as well as cookies, brownies, biscotti; Beeswax + Butter with macrons + other incredible treats; Stonewall Bakery with bread + (hopefully) specullas. Stonewall will also have bannetons for sale (aka proofing baskets). Bryson Homestead will have eggs, soaps, yarns, and more. Le Bon Cafe will be here with coffee, chia, etc. We can’t wait to see you!

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An Exploration of Stone Ground Flour in Cakes with Grace Garay
Oct
14
9:00 AM09:00

An Exploration of Stone Ground Flour in Cakes with Grace Garay

An Exploration of Stone Ground Flour in Cakes with Grace Garay

The versatility of stone milled grains truly shines in cake baking with the ability to make tender, soft cakes using entirely whole grain as well as high extraction flours. This course is a mix of both hands-on and demonstration. You’ll hand mix and bake a chocolate cake using freshly milled Carolina Ground flour, which you’ll decorate alongside a whole grain Spelt carrot cake. We’ll go over basic cake stacking and decoration techniques using a meringue style buttercream, and fill and decorate our cakes with local abundance! All attendees will receive both cake formulas as well as take home their cake creations!

 
 

Grace Garay + Nomad Bakehouse

Grace Garay graduated from baking and pastry school in San Antonio, Texas in 2013 and continued her education in Chicago at The French Pastry School in 2014. This was the start of what would become years of travel for work opportunity where she gained valuable experience in large hotels, bakeries, and resorts in Chicago, Miami, and Las Vegas. But even after so many years of hands-on learning in some of the best kitchens, Grace felt there was another world of baking she hadn’t yet discovered. Her search led her into the midst of an online baking community located in the Southeastern region that was working with a ingredient that would transform her approach to baking. That ingredient? Stone milled flour. Grace now resides in Orlando, where her Nomad Bakehouse has operated since 2019 as a Cottage Law bakery. Focusing on small food, Nomad highlights the local abundance of Orlando by creating whole grain forward sweet and savory pastries that mainly feature food grown within city limits while also providing naturally leavened bread to a community that has little to no option for local bread. A majority of the pastries and breads are fermented using a wild sourdough culture and all feature cold stone-milled grains from Carolina Ground. You can find Nomad Bakehouse on Instagram/FB at Nomadbakehousefl or online at Nomadbakehouse.com.

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Sep
23
9:00 AM09:00

Pie workshop with Keia Mastrianni of Milk Glass Pie

Pie Workshop with Milk Glass Pie

an Exploration of Soft Red Wheat

Join baker Keia Mastrianni of Milk Glass Pie as she delves into the intricacies of flaky pie pastry and our dynamic catalogue of Soft Red Wheat. In this hands-on class, students will learn to make pie dough, how to roll and crimp pie crusts, and will explore the many iterations of pie that come from a simple pastry recipe. In addition, students will learn how to incorporate a variety of flours into their baking repertoire and walk away with pie dough to take and bake at home. 

Keia Mastrianni is the baker and owner of Milk Glass Pie, a Western North Carolina cottage bakery located on Old North Farm, where she lives and works with her farmer husband. Milk Glass Pie specializes in old-fashioned pies and seasonal baked goods made with ingredients from local farmers, friends, and freshly milled flour. Keia has been featured in Southern Living, Garden & Gun, and PBS North Carolina's The Key Ingredient, for her pie recipes, food writing, and “Love is Pie” ethos.  

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

9-9:30a: Introductions + Jennifer Lapidus shares Carolina Ground story

(coffee + biscuits + jam)

9:30-10:15a: Crust 101 with Keia

Includes: the science of flaky pie dough

Demo dough-making with troubleshooting/trouble-avoiding tips.

Includes demo of dough made with 85P/Crema blend and a second dough made with 100% WW pastry.

Discuss Whole Grains + Things to Consider

10:15-11:15

 Class makes pie dough plus cleanup/storage/etc

11:15-12:00 

Demo Rolling/Crimping Single Crust Demo, talk parbaking and show class how to parbake

Demo Handpie Circles (assemble/fill with premade filling with class) 

Prep + Bake Handpies (show how to egg wash and sugar) 

12:00-1:00 pm: snacks + pie

Students will enjoy a slice of pre-made pie with whole wheat crust and can take home/enjoy a handpie fresh from the oven.

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March 2023 Pop-Up
Mar
5
11:00 AM11:00

March 2023 Pop-Up

Happy March! We hope you’ll join us for this month’s pop-up. We’ll be joined by Beeswax + Butter, Bryson Homestead, Freckled Heron Studio, Garnet Gals, Hawthorne House Bakery, and Hominy Farm. On offer: babka, bagels, botanically dyed textiles, bread, eggs, flowers, flours, hamantashen, honey, jams, jellies, mandelhörnchen, pastries, pretzels, and more! This pop-up we will be fundraising for Hamantashen for Ukraine.

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February Pop-Up
Feb
12
11:00 AM11:00

February Pop-Up

After a much-needed break in January, we are back for a February pop-up! This one is strategically scheduled right ahead of Valentine’s Day… what could be better than a bouquet of flours for your beau? Join Carolina Ground and friends for fresh flour, breads, pastries, pies, pour over coffee, chai, and more! Exact lineup TBD.

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December Pop-Up
Dec
11
11:00 AM11:00

December Pop-Up

Happy holiday season to all! Join us on Sunday, December 11th from 11am to 2pm for another pop-up market with old friends and new. This month we'll be joined by Beeswax + Butter, Breads by Kev, Bryson Homestead, Friends + Neighbors, Garnet Gals, Gommin Acres Farm, Hominy Farm, Over the Mountain, and Simple Bread. There will be pour over coffee, chai, soup, freshly baked breads and pastries, flour, heirloom corn products, local honey, homemade jams + jellies, botanically dyed yarns, and a collection of cast iron and kitchen wares. A perfect opportunity to get in the festive spirit, fill your tummy, find locally made gifts for loved ones, and support small businesses. We always have a good time at our markets and hope you’ll join us for this month’s!

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Bread + Flour Workshop with Tara Jensen and Jennifer Lapidus
Nov
5
10:00 AM10:00

Bread + Flour Workshop with Tara Jensen and Jennifer Lapidus

Join author-bakers Tara Jensen and Jennifer Lapidus at Carolina Ground in Hendersonville, North Carolina on Saturday, November 5th, for a deep dive into freshly milled flour and natural leavening. Jensen will be demonstrating her bread, The Ploughman, from her recent book “Flour Power”, using Carolina Ground flour and Lapidus will show participants how to make the delicious Hemp Crisp Bread from her book, “Southern Ground”. 

After the “cooking show style” demonstrations, participants will have the exciting chance to tour the mill. The workshop will conclude with wine, snacks and an audience question-and-answer session with Jensen and Lapidus. Participants will receive a copy of all recipes used in class and free portion of sourdough starter to take home as well as a small bag of flour to feed your sourdough baby. We can’t wait to break bread with you!

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