Wild yeast, Better culture.

Serving NM since 2012

We use local and organic ingredients.

Our location & hours

Sourdough Bread is at the heart of this family-owned bakery in NM | Heard on Marketplace

Farm to Bakery

We are a small family-owned and operated business that specializes in long-fermentation artisan sourdough bread, pastries, sweets goods, soups/ stews using high-quality ingredients.

With the mission to strengthen our local food economy, we support farmers, ranchers and producers located in the Northern NM and Southern Colorado bioregion, while giving priority to heritage and heirloom grains.

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Getting to Wild Leaven Bakery

Our shop is located at 1189 Parkway Dr. E3 in Santa Fe and open Tuesday thru Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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"10/10 experience, support this local business!"

The wife and husband who own and operate the bakery are so sweet and warm. The hot chai is exceptional and the wife told us it is a special recipe the husband made for her. We enjoyed buttery and flakey chocolate croissants, citrus raisin cardamom scones, and red curry, all of which were perfectly balanced and easy, light eating that didn’t leave us feeling sluggish the way some breakfast foods do.

Leilah O'Keeffe

"Wild Leaven Bakery is more than just a bakery"

Wild Leaven Bakery is more than just a bakery – it's a philosophy and Andre Kempton and Jessica Foumena Kempton are dedicated to their mission of creating wholesome products using high-quality, organic and regionally and locally sourced ingredients. With the warm welcome Wild Leaven is receiving, Santa Feans are clearly hungry for this new addition.

The Albuquerque Journal

"Wild Leaven Bakery wants to strengthen the local food economy"

The loaves of bread lining the shelves at Wild Leaven Bakery in Taos don’t look like the loaves you’ve likely seen at other artisanal bakeries. Instead of a round-topped boule, they are shaped into long rectangular bricks—that is, tender, moist bricks made from organic heirloom grains.

Edible New Mexico

"Wild Leaven Bakery is sourdough heaven"

If you have been a regular at the Taos Farmers Market on the plaza every Saturday this summer and fall, chances are you have tasted, and consequently become addicted to, Wild Leaven Bakery's exceptional sourdough breads and pastries. Soup is really good too!

Taos News

"Go with the Grain: This bakery rises like yeast"

With his wife, Jessica, handling marketing and promotion, Kempton focuses on sourcing organic and regional heritage and heirloom grains. The unique long and slow fermentation process of his sourdough starters delivers a fuller flavor, longer shelf life, lower glycemic index, and happy microorganisms that pre-digest some of the gluten. As for the flavor? Well, one bite of the Chile N’ Cheese sourdough will hook you. Ten varieties of bread plus pastries and homemade soups round out the menu.

New Mexico Magazine

Our Offerings

Sourdough Breads

Soups, Stews & Drinks

Gluten-Free (GF) Food Items

Pastries & Sweets

From our kitchen to yours, with love.

Our long fermentation process comes with benefits including delicious full sourdough flavors, lower glycemic index numbers, breakdown of anti-nutrients in grains like phytic acid, breakdown of gluten and carbohydrates by microorganisms, longer shelf life, and an easier digestion. 

Our offerings are available at our shops and our Taos Farmers Market's booth only.

Why sourdough?

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Food Allergy Notice

Attention customers with food allergies!

Please be aware that our food items may contain or come into contact with common allergens, such as milk, dairy, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, and wheat. Our soups and stews contain ingredients such as onions, garlic, and different spices.

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EST. 2012

Made in New Mexico, USA