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Job Posting: Pastry Assistant Location: 50 Beech St, Ottawa, ON (to start 5510 Canotek Rd) Position Type: Full-Time Compensation: $20-$22/hr to start (based on experience) Application Deadline: December 31, 2025 Almanac Bakery is hiring a motivated and enthusiastic Pastry Assistant to join our kitch Read More

  We're looking for a friendly, hardworking baker to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis.  KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Preparation and baking a selection of whole grain, fresh-milled pastries, cookies, muffins and more Commitment to and interest in learning and adapting baking techniques to cons Read More

Job Posting: Front of House (FOH) Barista Location: 50 Beech St, Ottawa, ON (to start 5510 Canotek Rd)Position Type: Full-Time and Part-Time AvailableCompensation: $19— $21/hr + tips Almanac Bakery & Café is looking for warm, energetic, and detail-oriented Front of House (FOH) Baristas to join Read More

This week marks two years since we first opened our doors on Canotek Road. Anniversaries are a natural moment for reflection, and rightly so. But this year I'm mostly feeling determined; to take the faith and support you've invested in us to keep going, to press harder and do more of the things we c Read More

In the most obvious sense, stone milling is simple. Our business model (sourcing grain from fields nearby, crushing it between two big rocks and nourishing people with the resulting unlocked goodness) is about as established as time itself.As I've written about before, notwithstanding the heft of hi Read More

At Almanac, we're working to rebuild a local grain economy, right here in Eastern Ontario. What do we mean by that? We believe our stone mill can be a catalyst to empower farmers to grow food for people, right here in our region.  WHERE WE CAME FROMFor centuries, a mill served as a gathering point f Read More

Today marks one year since our very first bake. It feels at once like a lifetime and an instant, but mostly I just feel gratitude.  Opening a business while pregnant during the height of a global pandemic certainly wasn’t on my "things you should definitely do" list, but nonetheless, here we are. On Read More

This weekend only, we're offering customers who spend $100 or more a $15 gift card good for anything we sell.  Been thinking about moving on one of our flour bundles? Now's the moment! Stocking up on granola or pantry goods? Heck yes. This little extra will come in handy as we head into December bak Read More

We’re thrilled to announce our urban stone mill and bakery is up and running in Ottawa’s East End. Our millstones have hardly stopped turning and our shelves are stocked with fresh-milled heritage flours and grain. We offer a selection of sourdough bread and other baked goods available for pick-up Read More