A 70-year-old homesteader bakes traditional bread by candlelight in a clay oven she built by hand. Suzanne Lupien, one of the last true Vermont hill farmers, lives a life free of modern comforts. She uses draft horses, traditional tools, and time honored skills to grow food and bake bread for 20 families in her community.
Follow along as she shares her old world bread baking process from start to finish, and witness how self sufficiency, simple living, and a steadfast appreciation for her craft, shape her life on Harken Farm.
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This is Episode 2 of a series of videos on Suzanne’s life on her small farm nestled in the Vermont Hills.
See Episode 1 Here:
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More videos soon to come! Thanks for watching! ❤️
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00:00- 01:47 Introduction + Preparing For The Bake
01:48 - 03:00 Hand Mixing Dough By Candlelight
03:01 - 04:05 Firing The Oven
04:06 - 6:06 About The Clay Oven
06:07 - 07:04 Stoking The Fire
07:05 - 08:11 Gathering Water From the Well
08:12 - 08:46 Punching Down The Dough
08:47 - 09:15 Gathering The Bread Baskets
09:16 - 10:24 Portioning The Dough
10:25 - 12:38 Shaping The Loaves
12:39 - 14:47 Removing Coals From Oven
14:48 - 16:23 Putting Bread Into The Oven
16:24 - 17:48 Farm Chores While Bread Bakes
17:49 - 18:17 Garden Update
18:18 - 19:04 Tending To The Chickens
19:05 - 20:45 Suzanne's Thoughts On Living
20:46 - 22:14 Taking Bread Out Of The Oven
22:15 - 22:58 A Letter From Julia Child About Suzanne's Bread
22:59 - 27:48 Reading An Essay About Her Baking Heritage And Inspiration
27:49 - 28:01 Conclusion