Natural starter
Wild yeast. Flour and water. No commercial yeast.
Housatonic mill · Est. 1986
Authentic. Wholesome. Natural.
Naturally leavened sourdough breads, take-and-bake pizza, and nourishing bakery goods from the Berkshires.
Take & Bake Pizza
Sourdough pies and crusts from Housatonic. Top them, bake them, freeze them.
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Pittsfield Pizza Cafe
Sit-down sourdough pizza, pastry, and the same mill breads on Elm Street.
Visit Pittsfield Pizza CafeThe bread method
Starter, time, grain, fire.
Traditional European sourdough craft: natural leaven, long fermentation, hand shaping, and slow stone-milled whole grain.
Long fermentation
Hours of sourdough time so the loaf is actually nourishing.
Hand-shaped loaves
The dough is too wet for a machine. That is the point.
Fresh-milled whole grain
Stones turning slow enough to keep the grain cool and alive.
Baked daily
Deck oven, stone floors, a crust that sings.
Shop favorites
From the mill case.
Artisan loaf
San Francisco
The 1987 classic. White sourdough with a clean tang — the loaf families still toast with nutritional yeast.
$4.50
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Pan loaf
San Francisco Pan
The same versatile white sourdough, baked as a 24 oz pan loaf for sandwiches and toast.
Artisan loaf
Seeded Rye
Rye and seeds — the loaf you cannot fake with commercial yeast.
$4.75
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Pizza
Take-and-bake, crusts, and the cafe.
The same sourdough, stretched into a pie. Pickup at the mill, crusts for the freezer, or a table at the Pittsfield Pizza Cafe.
Order PizzaHousatonic mill only — 367 Park Street. Hold a bag, pick it up, bake it at home.
Meat-za
Capicola, genoa salami, sharp provolone, prosciutto, roasted red peppers, marinara.
$15 – $22
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Same mill pies, ready for the freezer. Several minutes on a grill is a favorite. Call the mill if you need a pie held.
Hawaiian BBQ
Fresh mozzarella, BBQ sauce, smoked gouda, chicken or ham, red onion, pineapple.
$13 – $20
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Buffalo chicken
Fresh mozzarella, hot sauce, chicken, caramelized onions, gouda, gorgonzola.
$13 – $20
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Thin sourdough, thick wheat or spelt, and a gluten-free two-pack. Shells freeze well.
Gluten free pizza crust, 2-pack
Pittsfield Pizza Cafe
180 Elm Street, Pittsfield. Sit-down sourdough pies, pastry, and the mill breads. Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Richard’s story
European sourdough, brought to the Berkshires.
Richard Bourdon learned the craft in Europe, then spent months matching it to American wheat. Wild yeast. Stone-milled grain. Hand-shaped loaves. He moved the bakery into the old mill in Housatonic in 1986. The work has not changed.
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Two rooms. One mill starter.
Bakery · Cafe · Take & Bake
Housatonic Bakery
367 Park Street, Route 183
Housatonic, MA 01236
- Monday – Saturday · 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Sunday · 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Pizza · Pastry · Bread
Pittsfield Pizza Cafe
180 Elm Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
- Tuesday – Saturday · 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Sunday – Monday · Closed
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