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As much as flying low over the Recherche Archipelago is recalled regularly in a montage with those beach-loving roos - part mental health aid and part travel reminder - the aspect of Esperance that I talk about the most is actually the people. It’s not just a can-do spirit here, more, if not me then who? It’s a fact of country life, in towns on the up, that there are people who are there because they wanted to escape the city, and those who originally wanted to escape the country, achieved that dream, but have now gone full circle and returned to their roots. In Esperance that’s manifested itself in a returning generation who bring their experiences with them and a desire to add something new to their community. Tiff Brown is part of a movement that stretches well beyond Esperance, valuing artisanal baking and returning a little soul to the thought of your daily bread. Brown first started home baking on a small scale. She got a local following and has been on the rise ever since.

Visiting Esperance several years ago to write for a national magazine, people would ask me, “are you seeing Tiff at Bread Local?” It seemed as if leaving town without doing so would be something of a scandal. What I found was more than a baker working at home.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP Cape Le Grand National Park, cakes and baked goods from Bread Local, bread at Bread Local.

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