EAL Fall 2023

Wild Flour Bakery
1015 Mayberry, Waverly
Tues.-Fri. 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. & Sat. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
334.755.6513 • Wfbakeryllc@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/wildflour.microbakery
Located on Mayberry Street in the small
town of Waverly, Wild Flour Bakery prepares
a wide range of baked goods, including
cheesecakes, flourless chocolate cakes,
tiramisu, assorted pastries, cookies, muffins,
sourdough bread, gluten free desserts
and many others. A selection of coffees
and teas, breakfast pastries and two lunch
dishes are also served.
When owner Sarah Jones was growing up
in Gig Harbor, Wash., her mother worked
long hours, and she was mentored by two
ladies from her church, who enjoyed baking.
Sarah was 8 years old when the ladies
taught her how to use a rubber spatula and
prepare a variety of items, which fostered
her love of baking.
After Sarah met her husband Howard,
who was in the military, she began baking
and cooking more. When their two children
were born, they decided to move and
have more space.
At first, they moved to Montgomery and
lived there two months, then found a home
in Reeltown. A neighbor asked Sarah to
bake muffins for her. Since she had some
muffins left over, Sarah posted them on
Facebook, saying they were for sale. The
people who purchased them said if she
baked them again, they would buy them.
She began baking muffins every week
and meeting buyers at the school for
pickup. That was how her selling of baking
items began.
Sarah was working at a coffee shop in
Tallassee when she met Corrie Sid, the
owner of Grove Station. Corrie asked her
to come to work at her business. Sarah and
Howard opened their bakery, Wild Flour,
inside Grove Station and also baked for two
coffee shops. They were growing so quickly
that they needed more space.
Scott and Amy Peek approached them
about space they had available at Standard
Deluxe in Waverly. Sarah and Howard
found the space appealing, with the walls
covered in posters of entertainers who had
played at Standard Deluxe. A baking space
was added to the café.
Wild Flour moved April 4, 2023, one
year exactly after opening at Grove Station.
Sarah and her staff also bake for eight
other shops with small to large orders from
Opelika to Montgomery.
Howard manages the coffee side of the
business. They serve Toomers Coffee and
Thankfully Coffee, two local brands. They
serve a variety of European style coffee
drinks and offer tea.
Along with desserts and breads, two
lunch choices are offered, generally sandwiches
made with homemade bread. Sarah
is planning on making soup for lunch during
the fall to serve with sourdough bread
or a fresh baguette.
Their children, Hannah, 14, Caleb, 11,
have an interest in learning the business.
Hannah will work in front at the bakery.
Sarah is looking forward to the holidays
and the special desserts she will be
baking. She posts photos of freshly baked
items and the lunch menu daily on their
Facebook page.
“We have been encouraged by the outpouring
of support,” Sarah says, “and we
look forward to growing.”
“It has always been a dream of ours to
have our own business,” adds Howard. “It
has been good to have our kids here. It has
been an old school business where we have
our kids here doing school and working the
business. We are all doing the work. We are
family owned, and it has been great.”
Photos by Nicolette Cox of Wild Honey Photography
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