Urban Eden

Urban Eden Bakery

“I started baking two years ago under the stern tutorship of Swiss baker Walter Wellinger, at his home bakery in Kloof,” says Devon Schwen Oosthuizen – baker and co-founder of Urban Eden Bakery. “Walter would sell about 100 units of bread a month at a local farmer’s market as a pastime hobby in his retirement years. It became apparent that there was increasing demand for really good, healthy fresh bread,” says Devon. “So in early 2019, when Walter and his wife relocated back to Switzerland, I purchased

the small bakery from him and he was very happy that he could leave this little legacy behind for South Africa to enjoy.”

Devon bakes 600 units of bread a month, he’s at 10 markets and supplies two local retail outlets. “We also

deliver directly to the public in our local area,” he says – adding that Urban Eden Bakery supplies fresh-outthe-oven breads as well as par-baked frozen breads.

“We consider bread to be the ultimate ‘slow food’ and the ancient method of slow long fermentation

allows our product to be highly digestible,” says Devon. “Our foundational Continental European bread range is well established, and our rye breads are very popular. We are now introducing sourdough breads using wild yeast,

and working on new developments as we grow and expand.”

FOR MORE INFO: Order directly or through www. yourrealfoodconnection.co.za, or pop into Hillcrest Kwikspar on Thursday and Saturday from 6-7am; urbanedensa@gmail.com; 079 132 2232 or 083 392 9429

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