Regenerative Baking
Episodes
Regenerative Baking #28: Jenny Dorsey on State-Run Restaurants
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny Dorsey (@chefjennydorsey) is a professional chef, author, speaker, and researcher on food politics and social justice. She’s currently based i...
Regenerative Baking #27: Russell Trimmer of Motzi Bread
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing with season 3’s topic of alternative economies, Russell Trimmer runs Motzi Bread in Baltimore with his wife, Maya. In 2020, they fully sh...
Regenerative Baking #26: Jim Franks on "Existential Bread"
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Franks has traveled the world studying whole grain sourdough bread and local food infrastructure centered around ethical and regenerative ingredie...
Regenerative Baking #25: Don Guerra of Barrio Bread
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is community-supported baker Don Guerra, founder of Barrio Bread in Tucson, Arizona. He won the James Beard Award for Outstanding Bake...
Regenerative Baking #24: Amy Smith of Native Seeds/SEARCH
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is a seed bank if not both the original economy AND a model for a regenerative economy? The seeds are saved, shared with farmers and gardeners, a...
Regenerative Baking #23: Telly Justice of HAGS
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Could a fine dining restaurant be a place to feel at home, to eat for free? Telly Justice, head chef and co-owner of HAGS, says absolutely. Centering ...
Regenerative Baking #22: Caroline Woolard on Barter Networks and The Solidarity Economy
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How can the scaffolding and infrastructure of our world be repurposed to build a better future? How can social practice art open avenues for collabora...
Regenerative Baking #21: Raeghn Draper of CHAAD
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're kicking off Season 3 of Regenerative Baking with Raeghn Draper, the executive director of CHAAD (Chicago Hospitality Accountability and Advocacy...
Regenerative Baking #20: Season 2 Summary
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're back with another thematically-organized summary of Regenerative Baking's last nine episodes, as told via clips of guests that felt like they we...
Regenerative Baking #19: Patrick Shaw-Kitch of Brooklyn Granary and Mill
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Shaw-Kitch was the head baker at Blue Hill at Stone Barns for five years, and is now opening Brooklyn Granary and Mill (@brooklyngranaryandmil...
Regenerative Baking #18: Colleen Orlando of Little Loaf Bakeshop
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Little Loaf Bakeshop (@littleloafbakeshop) is a queer woman-and-trans-owned bakery in Poughkeepsie, New York. In this episode, Dressler talks to co-ow...
Regenerative Baking #17: Luis Medina of The Flour Bender Bakeshop
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Luis Medina recently opened The Flour Bender Bakeshop (@flourbendertroy), a real-life regenerative bakery in Troy, New York--and we recorded this inte...
Regenerative Baking #16: Carla Finley of Apt. 2 Bread
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Carla Finley (@apt2bread) has seen her Brooklyn apartment-based micro-bakery take on a handful of evolutions. From the early days of the pandemic shut...
Regenerative Baking #15: Botanical Baking with Hayley McKee
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The dream of turning a garden into beautiful baked goods comes to life with Hayley McKee (@stickyfingersbakery), an Australian baker and author of the...
Regenerative Baking #14: Estefania Trujillo Preciado on Food Memories
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What memories do certain foods bring back for you? And how do you go about preserving those memories? Estefania Trujillo Preciado (@iamestefa) is a ch...
Regenerative Baking #13: Andrea Aliseda on the Universe of Nixtamal
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea Aliseda (@andrea__aliseda) is a Mexican-American recipe developer, writer, and forthcoming cookbook author based in LA. In this episode of Rege...
Regenerative Baking #12: Shreema Mehta of Climate Cookery
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What would it look like to step outside of the ingredients we’re used to baking with, and to hone in on some officially-labeled underutilized crops?...
Regenerative Baking #11: Rose McAdoo on Dessert as Climate Art
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The overarching question of Season 2 of Regenerative Baking is "What does it look like to bake with place in mind?" And we're kicking it off with Rose...
Regenerative Baking #10: Season 1 Summary
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a thematically-organized summary of Regenerative Baking's first nine episodes, as told via clips of guests that felt like they were in convers...
Regenerative Baking #9: Katie Gourley of La Merenda Farm and Sweet Clover Baking
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Katie Gourley(@k.e.gourley) is a farmer and baker deeply rooted in biodiversity and alternative economies. As one half of La Merenda Farm (@lamerendaf...
Regenerative Baking #8: Jack Algiere of Stone Barns Center
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Algiere is the Director of Agroecology at Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture (@stonebarns), which is also home to the two-Michelin-starred...
Regenerative Baking #7: Rose Wilde on "Bread and Roses"
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rose Wilde (@trosewilde) is a powerhouse of a pastry chef—she’s a former human rights lawyer turned writer, master food preserver, master gardener...
Regenerative Baking #6: Rachel Fukumoto of Big Island Tea
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Fukumoto’s Instagram handle is @thepastryfarmer, and she’s trying to bridge the worlds of pastry and farming in Hawaii. Right now, she’s ...
Regenerative Baking #5: Solar Punk Farms with Nick Schwanz
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Solar Punk Farms (@solarpunkfarms) is a queer-run agricultural community space in Guerneville, CA founded by Nick Schwanz and Spencer Scott. In this e...
Regenerative Baking #4: Sarah Lohman on Coachella Valley Dates and Hawaiian Legacy Sugarcane
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Lohman (@fourpoundsflour) is a culinary historian, public speaker, and author. Her latest book, Endangered Eating: America's Vanishing Foods, de...
Regenerative Baking #3: Brian Levy on Naturally Sweetened Pastries
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to baking what you grow, processing sugar feels like a hitch in the gears. But pastry cook and author Brian Levy (@bybrianlevy) tackles ...
Regenerative Baking #2: Fermentation with Dr. Julia Skinner
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Though fermentation might not seem related to baking, it deeply intersects; in sourdough, yogurt, cheese, cultured butter, and even jams and pie filli...
Regenerative Baking #1: Cascina Lago Scuro with Luca Grasselli
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of Regenerative Baking, host Dressler Parsons interviews Luca Grasselli, head chef of Cascina Lago Scuro, a biodynamic farm and r...
Regenerative Baking - Trailer
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing Regenerative Baking, a new podcast hosted by Dressler Parsons, a pastry cook enlisting the help of food, farming, and sustainability exper...