Maple Grove Collective

01/07/2026

Second loaf of GF sandwich bread made today. I can't tell you how great it is to eat TWO pieces of bread in a day and not feel like I'm going to die of acid reflux! I'm using King Arthur GF bread flour, which is not cheap. If anyone has suggestions for reasonable bulk GF BREAD flour (not just GF flour—I can get that easily), let me know so I can keep practicing!

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11/25/2025

My first gluten-free loaf. I found out my COVID-era yeast was dead (duh!), but I found some good yeast and tried to save the dough. I think it was a success! Topped with everything bagel seasoning. It is soft!! It is buttery!! I’m having sandwiches for dinner!!

11/19/2025

20 degrees this morning! My winter project is to perfect gluten-free bread and other bakes. I'm hoping to be gluten-free in the stand next summer (or at least have a balance of regular and GF baking on offer). Stay warm!

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10/11/2025

Closing day for the stand! Open now until 5ish.

10/07/2025

This is it—last week of the stand for the season. If you need to stock up for winter, the stand will be open through Saturday. Then Sunday morning it is getting emptied and shut until next year.

What a great summer season! THANK YOU to all of you who stopped by to visit the stand and support my little retirement endeavor. With all of the other craziness of this 2025 (moving family into care facilities, emptying homes, selling 2 houses, ongoing elder care), this has given me a fun, creative outlet. I look forward to a nice quiet fall and winter and we’ll see what new creativeness shows up in the stand next spring. Love you!!

10/04/2025

Fresh cookies! Plus all the things. Open all day!

10/03/2025

Hungry? Homemade white bread and fresh apple butter in the stand. Just added Chocolate Crinkle cookies, peanit butter cookies. Plus apples, peppers, squash, peonies, canning, crafts. Open all day!

10/02/2025

Time to stock up! Apples, peppers, butternut squash, ALL the canning, crafts. Free peonies! Plant them now for spring blooms. Time is winding down. I think next weekend will be the end, so get what you need for winter!

10/01/2025

Fireside apples—just picked and HUGE this year! $1.50 per pound. Plus all of the fresh canned cider, etc. This weekend—fresh bakery!

09/29/2025

Still apple-liciousness in the stand. Just added—Honeycrisp Cider. Honeycrisp apples are just $1 per pound. We only spray once in early spring, so these are all natural. Which means they aren’t beautiful, but they taste just the same. Stock up today!

09/26/2025

AND WE’RE BACK!
After an amazing time in England and Scotland, I’m back in time for apple season! Zestars and Honeycrisp 5 lb. bags are in the coolers. All the fall canning. I just made Maple Apple Compote. What to do with that? Put it on bread, pancakes, scones, yogurt, cheesecake, ice cream. You name it! Coming this week—Apple pie filling and Honeycrisp Cider. Stop by 8ish to 6ish every day.

09/01/2025

Happy Labor Day! The stand is open for the last time in the next two weeks. We reopen after September 16th with Apple Season! If you need any canned goods, today is the day. And take a free aloe plant along!