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How it all started

Baking Lab began in Amsterdam in 2017 as an educational micro-bakery with a simple aim: To teach people the art of making delicious bread the traditional way, explain the underlying science, and promote craftsmanship to the general public. We envisioned an open bakery where everyone could witness and participate in the bread-making process. We started to offer workshops and serve food in our cafe, using vegetarian, organic, and locally sourced ingredients. Moreover, we harnessed the creativity of young minds working in the bakery to discover new ways of reducing food waste, organically also evolving into a circular bakery and a school for circular innovation.

Evolving into a school

Both staff and clients found the food waste prevention methods in our circular bakery playful and inspirational. This has lead us to design new methods to elevate our circular procedures and workshops into more general educational programs focused on sustainability and social innovation.

Food waste prevention a model for circular innovation

We believe that preventing food waste can serve as a practical and inspiring training model for promoting circular innovation in general. Challenging ourselves to get creative with food “waste” inspires outside-of-the-box thinking that extends beyond the food realm. Inspiration gained in the kitchen can be applied to various business domains, like developing new products, reorganizing processes, fostering new awareness, and cultivating behavior changes. At our circular bakery, we develop educational programs centered around these themes. Sustainability managers and administrators are increasingly coming to our school to gain the inspiration and knowledge needed to drive changes within their organizations. Our method not only inspires creativity but also demonstrates that preventing food waste goes hand in hand with promoting more healthy and sustainable food systems. We also inspire the young people working at Baking Lab to become circular change-makers and entrepreneurs themselves.

Circular Bakery, LAB & Cafe

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www.bakinglab.nl

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