People make pilgrimages to Tara Jensen’s North Carolina Smoke Signals Bakery.  Why do over a 100,000 people follow her Instagram feed @bakerhands?  Tara Jensen has learned to live a simple life, close to the land that feeds her oven. In her first book, she shares her philosophy of simple living and her trove of recipes with others.

A Baker’s Year takes readers month-by-month through the seasons at Smoke Signals for porridge and waffles in winter, crusty bread in spring, pies and pizza in the summer, and celebration cakes for end-of-the-year holidays. Along the way, Tara writes about how to live in a more peaceful world, and shares stories from her own life. The illustration and photographs are by the author.

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