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Home bakeries and microbakeries in Tennessee

71 home bakeries across 43 cities.

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Wild yeast does a lot of the work on this page. Tennessee's home bakers lean hard into long-fermented sourdough, organic and fresh-milled grain, the kind of loaf you sign up for on a notification list and pick it up at the porch on a Friday or Saturday. They bake out of kitchens in Chattanooga and Nashville, sure, but just as often out of Rutherford, Cookeville, Jamestown, Selmer, and a dozen other small towns where the nearest bread is the one your neighbor pulled from the oven that morning.

A good number of these porch shops carry the place they bake from right in the name. Goose & Grain Sourdough Bakery in Rutherford calls itself a small microbakery built on good bread, a good dog, and a whole lot of love. Mother’s Daughter in Knoxville leans into wild yeast and whole grain at the Market Square Farmers' Markets and runs monthly bread subscriptions. Plenty of these bakers work the markets that way, hauling loaves to Saturday booths the same week they post a drop list online.

Not all of it is sourdough, which is part of the fun. Empire State Bagels in Nolensville is making New York bagels in Tennessee, and Bix Bakery in Nashville turns out a Kimchi Danish between farmers market runs. You'll find vegan cakes, royal-icing cookies, no-knead loaves, and family recipes reworked for a home kitchen, all from neighbors who decided their best baking belonged on a porch instead of a shelf.

Every porch shop here is owner-managed, and listing one is always free. Browse by town, by what's coming out of the oven this week, by who's a short drive away, and reach out direct to order and arrange a pickup. The bakers set their own days, their own menus, and how they like to be paid.

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Frequently asked

How many home bakeries are in Tennessee?
We list 71 home bakeries across 43 cities in Tennessee today. The number grows as new sellers register and as we add ones we have found from public sources.
How does The Front Porch find home bakeries in Tennessee?
A mix of public sources and self-registration. Operators can claim their own listing in two minutes; anyone can ask to be removed with one click.
Do home bakeries in Tennessee do porch pickup?
Yes. Pickup at the porch, pay direct. The Front Porch helps you find them; you pay the seller directly at the porch.

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