Fresh Sourdough Bread Near Me | Artisan Bakery Nashville

A Beginning Rooted in
Family and Tradition

Baked & Free began not with a business plan, but with a few loaves shared between neighbors and friends. Maryanna, our founder, was raised in an Amish kitchen where food meant family and community and every meal was a labor of love. As one of nine siblings, she was baking dinner for the whole family by the time she was ten. That early start shaped a lifelong love of cooking, baking, and nourishing those around her with great food.

A Turn Toward
Health and Wholeness

Years later, when her first son was born, Maryanna deepened her commitment to health and began experimenting with ways to make everyday food more nourishing. In 2020, she baked her first loaves of sourdough for her family – drawn to the tradition, the process, and the timeless health benefits of fermentation. She started sharing extra loaves with friends and neighbors and coaches at the gym. They started asking for more. Slowly, the rhythm of baking shifted from something she did for her own family into something she did for a growing community.

There was no advertising, no big launch. Just word of mouth, clean ingredients, a 100 year old sourdough starter from France, and a table on her back porch.

The Heart of the Bakery

Today, Baked & Free still feels just like that.

Our classic sourdough bread is cold-fermented, handmade, and baked with organic ingredients in small batches. Every Tuesday, she stocks her back porch with sourdough loaves, buns, cinnamon rolls, jam, whipped feta, and more. Neighbors pull in, often chatting for a moment or paying through the honor system. Some come for their regular orders, others just to see what’s fresh. Our bread has found its way into homes during life’s most tender moments - births, funerals, family reunions, slow Sunday mornings, in times of hardship and in times of celebration. For Maryanna, baking is both craft and calling.

Always baked with love. Always meant to be shared.