
The rain may never fall till after sundown.
By eight, the morning fog must disappear.
In short, there’s simply not
A more congenial spot
For happily-ever-aftering
Than here in Camelot. – from the musical “Camelot,” Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe
Do you see that lovely scene above? It’s Camelot, our King Arthur Flour campus – Baker’s Store, Bakery, and Baking Education Center – in Norwich, Vermont, taken on a green and sunny day in late spring, 2011.
We’ve been at this particular location since 1995. And, with the pond and lots of trees, it’s beautiful.
Problem is, we grew. And grew, and grew, until at many times of the year we couldn’t squeeze another customer inside the store.
Classes at the BEC sold out so quickly we couldn’t schedule enough of them to satisfy all of our would-be students.
And our Bakery was hard-pressed to turn out the number of baguettes and napoleons and pizzas demanded by the many folks looking for a fresh-baked treat.
So, what’s a business to do?
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