pump it up with pumpkin!

October 18, 2011 in Feature, Shopping & Dining, your guide with 0 Comments

Fall is officially here! And what’s a fall season without the sweet aroma of pumpkin spice and a delectable slice of pumpkin pie at your family gathering? Pumpkins rule the season! And we aren’t the only ones who like pumpkins…

Meet Great Harvest Bread Company in West Cobb: a fun, socially conscious bakery and cafe that serves up homemade breads, sandwiches and an array of healthful goodies.

Cindy & Bob Mossey

Bob and Cindy Mossey, the owners of Great Harvest Bread Company in West Cobb, are thrilled to be a part of something both healthy and enjoyable. These “bread heads” have been with Great Harvest for two years now and have made an impact on the community through charitable giving…as well as turned the tables on the idea that a quick meal has to be unhealthy.

good ol’ fashioned methods

What makes Great Harvest…well, great…is the way they create their goodies. High protein Montana spring-wheat flour is stone ground every morning. The bakers onsite then use traditional methods of bread making, utilizing ‘low tech,’ old-fashioned, from-scratch baking. All bread is hand-kneaded with zero fats, oils or preservatives (yummy and nutritious!).

the goods

Here’s a small sampling of the tasty treats served up at Great Harvest Bakery:

Fresh coffee and breakfast goodies
Lunch sandwiches (served from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
Handcrafted whole grain breads and baked goods made with pure and simple ingredients
Baskets and shipping boxes for snail mail treats for friends and family

october ‘pumpkin’ prizes

To celebrate the fall season, Great Harvest has an array of pumpkin selections from drinks to bread for you to choose from:

Pumpkin Swirls

Pumpkin Swirl: homemade pumpkin dough mixed with real pumpkin & pumpkin pie spice; served on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Pumpkin Rolls: freshly baked pumpkin shell filled with mixture of cream cheese & spices and rolled into a tasty treat!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins: served daily

Pumpkin Nut Muffins: served Monday, Wednesday and Friday

Pumpkin Nut Brownies: served Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

Great Harvest has many other “fall-esque” goodies, including apple- and cinnamon-flavored bread, Halloween sugar cookies and BOO BERRY bread with a blend of blueberry and chocolate (served on Wednesdays through Halloween).

free bread

So what’s this about a free slice? Great Harvest wants you to stop in for a quick ‘hello’– you can also grab a free, thick slice of fresh bread and stick around to enjoy the fresh smell of bread baking.