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Everything We Use to Run Our Sourdough MicroBakery and Self-Serve Farmstand
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items A complete guide to the tools, packaging, and supplies we use every week to run our sourdough microbakery and self-serve farmstand. From the equipment behind our bake days to the packaging that stocks our stand, these are the items we actually use an...
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Farmstand Setup Essentials
Sourdough Tools We Actually Use
Packaging & Labels We Use for Our Farmstand
My Baking Go-Tos for our Sourdough Microbakery
Farmstand Setup Essentials
The farmstand setup essentials we’ve tested and rely on every day — only the gear that’s proven to work for us and will be perfect for your own stand, too.
This flag improved our roadside visibility by so much!
Open Wall-Mounted Double-Sided Flag 27"
We have this mini freezer set up on our farmstand to hold all of our frozen meat products for sale!
Electactic 3.0 Cu.ft Upright Mini Freezer Silver
This solar panel is mounted onto our farmstand and helps power our Blink camera's rechargeable batteries! A must-have!
4W Solar Panel for Blink Outdoor 4 Camera USB-C
We have this sign hanging directly on our stand to help folks pulling up to see that we are open or closed. This, plus our flag have been a major help!
Open Sign for Farmstand
Cash box for our farmstand!
Metal Donation & Suggestion Box w/ Lock 10x6x2.5"
This is a great gimbal for making content - smooth tracking and can be controlled by your Apple Watch!
DJI Osmo Mobile SE 3-Axis Phone Gimbal
We love these reusable ice packs to go in our cooler on our farmstand the holds our fresh eggs!
Cooler Shock Reusable Ice Packs for Cooler
We have this cooler recessed in our farmstand - it holds a reusable ice pack and 9 dozen eggs at a time!
Igloo 48 QT Laguna Ice Chest Cooler, Red
Sourdough Tools We Actually Use
These are the exact tools I reach for week after week while baking for our homestead and farmstand — practical, reliable, and perfect whether you're just starting your sourdough journey or growing a small microbakery.
We use these when we do the double loaf pan method for baking sourdough - no sticking and no sprays needed!
100 Pcs 9x5 Inch Non-Stick Loaf Pan Liners
We use these baskets for cold-proofing our sourdough loaves overnight in the fridge with tea towels. They are not true wicker, but are bendable - which I kind of like!
30 Pack Wicker Bread Basket, Handwoven Oval
OMG DO NOT PASS ON THIS - I use this attachment for our Kitchenaid to grate frozen sticks of butter for our scones and also to shred blocks of cheese! I am so mad it took me so long to buy this attachment!!!
Stainless Steel Slicer Shredder for KitchenAid
ok - if you are anything like me, you have multiple sets of measuring cups and spoons and can never find the one you need! This magnetic set is a LIFESAVER and helps me keep all my measuring spoons together! Plus, the Leveler tool is just the icing o...
Magnetic Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons Set
We bulk ferment 6 loaves of sourdough in a full size cambro bin - roughly 5700 grams
Cambro Full Size Food Pan
These are great for keeping little bits of sourdough or other scraps from going down your kitchen sink!
250 PCS Disposable Mesh Sink Strainer Bags & Box
I love this silicone pastry mat when working with our sourdough! The lines help make scones the correct size and the mat is great for keeping your work area clean!
Silicone Pastry Mat 24x16 Extra Thick Non Stick
Love this sourdough bread lame! We use it each week!
Wooden Bread Lame with 15 Blades & Cover
Super flexible but a big help with scraping the sides of our sourdough bins when mixing our dough!
SURDOCA Dough Scraper 3P 4.7x3.7" Plastic Flexible
The roll comes in handy when baking so many different things for our farmstand!
Katbite Unbleached Parchment Paper Roll 15in x 242ft
These work great for covering our bowls that we have dry ingredients in until we are ready to use them or to cover our sourdough loaves while proofing. They make great lids in a pinch!
Disposable Waterproof Shower Caps 100PCS
We love our danish dough whisk! We buy these and make sourdough starter kits for our customers wanting to start their sourdough journey!
Aqdocvf 2-Pack 13-Inch Danish Dough Whisks
A huge roll of aluminum foil - it's not thin either and holds up very well!
EJY IMPORT Premium Aluminum Foil 12x1000ft
We use this weekly for our rice flour and dusting our bannetons for cold proofing.
Flour Duster, One-Handed 304 Stainless Steel
These pans get used weekly for our double loaf method of baking sourdough!
8 Pack 9x5 Inch Stainless Steel Loaf Pans
LOVE these pans! We use them constantly to bake big batches of our cookies and scones for the farmstand!
USA Pan Nonstick Extra Large Baking Sheet
We use these racks to cool cookies, but also in our cooler to go above a reusable ice pack to keep our fresh eggs cool for our customers at our farmstand!
3-Tier 16x10in Stainless Steel Cooling Rack
These are wonderful pans for making classic sandwich loaves!
USA Pan Large Pullman Loaf Pan w Cover Set
We love these round bannetons for proofing our sourdough!
Banneton 9in Bread Proofing Basket Set of 2
LOVE this scoop for measuring out our cookie dough balls and putting our muffin batter into liners! Doesn't gum up and releases very easily!
Spring Chef #20 Stainless Steel Cookie Scoop
I love this scale for when I am mixing my sourdough starter or measuring ingredients in bulk for the week for our farmstand - it can go up to 33lbs and is super accurate!
Taylor 33 LB Kitchen Glass Digital Scales Black
These tea towels are great for lining bannetons for sourdough. We use them every week and do a great job!
Mainstays White Flour Sack Kitchen Towel Set, 5-Piece
My favorite piece in my kitchen! It is breathable and holds our sourdough and other breads/buns!
Wooden 2-Layer Bread Box with Acrylic Window
We use this baking steel when open-baking our sourdough loaves!
THERMICHEF 14x20 Pizza Steel 3/16" Thick
Packaging & Labels We Use for Our Farmstand
All the packaging, bags, labels, and display supplies we use every week at our self-serve farmstand. Perfect for anyone building a farmstand, microbakery, or porch pickup setup.
These 4x3 labels are used a ton by us for our farmstand! We like to use this size for our cookie bags and our smaller boxes like muffins
4x3 Thermal Labels, 500 Sheets, White
We switched from paper bread bags to these for our sourdough loaves and love them!
Wowfit Clear Bread Poly Bags w/ 100 Gold Ties
Love these bottles for our foaming hand soaps we make for the farmstand!
12 Pack 10 Oz Foaming Hand Soap Dispensers
These are perfect for mini single serve cakes or brownies!
100 Pack Mini Loaf Pans with Lids & Spoons
We use these kraft boxes for our dozen boxes of cookies or 2 pack of scones!
Kraft Paper Bakery Boxes 50-Pack with Window 8x6x2.5"
I like these bags because the bottoms are wide enough to comfortably fit an 8x8 pan of cinnamon rolls. I used to have issues with kraft bags being too narrow, and it made it hard to hold everything in the bags for preorders, but these are very thick ...
Prime Line Kraft Paper Bags with Handles, 50 Pack
We use these boxes for single-serve cinnamon rolls or scones. They display our baked goods beautifully for our farmstand!
50pcs Small Charcuterie Boxes w/ Clear Lids
These bags work well for sourdough! We started with these bags for our round loaves and loved them!
120 Large Bread Bags w/ Window & Tin Tie
We love these bottles for our homemade bug spray for the farmstand!
36 Pack 4 oz Amber Plastic Spray Bottles
These bags work great for our smaller items like candied pecans!
100 PCS Kraft Stand Up Bags with Window 4.7x7.8
We love using these clear cartons to showcase our beautiful rainbow eggs! The clear cartons are easy to clean and reuse, too!
100 Pack 12 Count Clear Reusable Egg Cartons
These are great for single cookies or brownies!
Self Sealing Cellophane Bags 5x7, 200 Pcs
Best pans for cinnamon rolls! Fits 4 large rolls!
35 Pack 8x8 Aluminum Cake Pans with Lids
Perfect for tallow candles!
12 Pack 8oz Dark Amber Candle Jars w/Lids
We use these smaller jars for our tallow balms or sugar scrubs!
48 Pack 2oz Amber Glass Jars with Lids
These 4oz jars are perfect for tallow balms! I love that they come with the scrapers and seals too!
4oz Amber Glass Jars with Lids, 24 Pack
We use these small pouches for our dehydrated starter and small batch seasoning blends for our farmstand.
100 Pack Clear Window Brown Kraft Paper Bags 2.75x3.5"
We use these bags for our 6 packs of cookies at our farmstand
100PCS Kraft Bakery Bags w/ Window & Tin Tie
Our favorite muffin tin liners! They look so professional and help with making jumbo muffins!
Bake Choice 200pcs Natural Tulip Cupcake Liners
Perfect for your smaller produce like cherry tomatoes or strawberries!
50 Pack Natural Pulp Fiber Small Berry Baskets
These mini loaf pans are perfect for smaller sweet breads like banana bread.
Mainstays Aluminum Mini Loaf Pans, 5 Count Disposable for Easy Cleaning 5.72" x 3.31" x 1.88"
My Baking Go-Tos for our Sourdough Microbakery
This is my favorite flour to use for our sourdough!
King Arthur All-Purpose Unbleached Flour (12 lbs)
We use this vanilla each week in our farmstand baking!
Wellsley Farms Pure Vanilla Extract, 16 oz.
A great bulk option for farmstand baking!
Domino Light Brown Sugar, 4 lbs.
The best chocolate chips!
Nestle Toll House Morsels, 72 oz.
This butter is great in our farmstand baking - it freezes well and grates beautifully from frozen for scones and other baked goods!
Wellsley Farms Salted Butter Quarters, 4 ct./1 lb.
Our candied pecans are a hit each week at our farmstand - this is what we use!
Wellsley Farms Pecan Halves, 2 lbs.
We make a lot of cinnamon roll icing and other glazes for our farmstand and love this powdered sugar!
Domino Confectioners Sugar, 4 lbs.
These are just like the candies on top of cosmic brownies! love them!
Rainbow Candy Coated Chocolate Chips 1.5lbs
This flour is great for making homemade pizzas - we use this in place of cornmeal to keep the dough from sticking when baking!
Antimo Caputo Semola Di Grano Duro Semolina Flour 2.2LB