Bakery

The Innisfree Bakery makes bread and granola for Innisfree’s houses and special events. Every Monday and Thursday, Bakery members work hard to measure out ingredients, mix dough, knead, and shape bread as well as mix up delicious granola to go into the oven and fill the village with a delicious aroma. The final product is packaged and delivered at the end of the day to village houses. From 50 to 65 loaves of bread of varying types are baked weekly, including sourdough, honey whole wheat, sesame oat, seven grain, and many others. Each Friday the bakery gets creative, dreaming up hand pies filled with cherries from Innisfree trees, delicious gluten free cookies, breakfast muffins and more. Coworkers are carefully given work that is compatible with their skill levels and that gives them a sense of satisfaction. In the midst of it all, they also have fun!

Workstation Head

Graham Mullen

Graham came to Innisfree in February 2013 as a volunteer from Northwest Alabama. He completed his bachelor’s degree in the spring of 2012 from the University of Alabama in Interdisciplinary Studies, with a focus in Spirituality and Community Development. Graham still closely follows the Alabama Crimson Tide football team (Roll Tide!). Graham became the head of the Bakery workstation in 2015, worked in the office focusing on Volunteer Training and Support Coordinator, and then the Medical Office in 2020, and returned to the Bakery as the workstation head in the fall of 2025.

Graham currently lives in Garden Cottage with his dog Bruno. In his spare time, Graham volunteers at Western Albemarle Rescue Squad in Crozet. He also enjoys playing and listening to music, watching movies, and giving friends a hard time.

contact: bakery@innisfreevillage.org

A woman in a blue shirt is standing next to many loaves of bread in a bakery. A man in a black shirt is standing behind her. They are both smiling.
Two loaves of sourdough bread with a measuring cup on a handmade cutting board, sitting on a natural wood table.
A woman wearing a white apron is smiling while she works on kneading dough to make bread. She is in a kitchen.
A woman in a red apron and a man in an orange shirt working in the kitchen. They are standing next to a large metal pot.
A row of large cinnamon rolls sit on a kitchen counter.
A man in a blue apron and blue striped shirt is working on a baking project in the kitchen. He is smiling at the camera.
A cooling rack with donuts that have just been glazed sits on the countertop of a kitchen.
A man in a red shirt is smiling at the camera while holding a loaf of bread. A man in a black shirt is standing behind him and smiling. They are in a commercial kitchen.
A woman in a dark purple sweater is working in the kitchen to make a focaccia. She is smiling. A woman in a white shirt and white apron is standing next to her and also working on baking focaccia with her.
Two loaves of challah bread and one loaf of sourdough bread are sitting on a wooden cutting board on a wooden table.
A woman in a flowery shirt and black apron is making a loaf of bread in a commercial kitchen. She is smiling at the camera.
A person wearing a peach colored shirt is working on making a loaf of sourdough bread in a commercial kitchen. She is slicing into the top of the loaf of bread.
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