Support the Legacy: 160 Years of The People’s Bakery

🔥 Be a part of history! Help bring Kneading Change to life—a powerful book celebrating 160 years of Black entrepreneurship, bread-making, and resilience. Your donation helps fund illustrations, book production, and a national book tour to share this story with the world.

🎁 Choose a donation tier and receive exclusive perks!


🍞 Donation Tiers

🥖 The Bread Breaker - $50

🔹 Name listed on our official donor page
🔹 Digital thank-you note + exclusive book excerpt
🔹 Early access to behind-the-scenes book updates

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🍞 The Legacy Baker - $160 (Celebrate 160 Years!)

🎉 Includes everything from The Bread Breaker, PLUS:
🔹 Signed copy of Kneading Change before release
🔹 Your name printed in the book’s Acknowledgments section
🔹 Exclusive digital mini-cookbook with historic baking recipes

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🍞 The People’s Champion - $500 (Make an Impact!)

🌟 Includes everything from The Legacy Baker, PLUS:
🔹 VIP invitation to the Kneading Change launch event in New Orleans
🔹 Personalized, signed hardcover edition of the book
🔹 Limited-edition art print of a historical bakery illustration
🔹 Private online Q&A session with Chef Carla

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📖 Every contribution helps us bring this story to life. Join us in preserving Black history, food culture, and the legacy of The People’s Bakery!

Make history. Support Kneading Change today!

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Support the Legacy: 160 Years of The People’s Bakery

Small Bites, Big Legacy

Help us sell 1,000 bags of Sweet Potato Granola and grow a sustainable business rooted in heritage and built for consistent distribution.

Viola’s Heritage Granola isn’t just a snack — it’s a stepping stone.

This campaign supports the next stage of our business: selling 1,000 bags direct-to-consumer to fund a production run that moves us from small-batch fulfillment to consistent, regional distribution. We’re building a business that honors tradition, nourishes community, and grows with intention.

WHY GRANOLA?

Because it’s simple, powerful, and full of purpose — just like the stories that shape us.


Viola’s Heritage Sweet Potato Granola is more than a snack. It’s a tribute to tradition, made with real sweet potatoes, toasted oats, and Southern spices. Granola gives us the flexibility to reach our community with something that’s:

  • Shelf-stable and easy to ship
  • Versatile a breakfast, a snack, a topping
  • Comforting but fresh, with deep cultural roots and everyday appeal

    We chose granola because it allows us to grow intentionally by producing at scale, preserving quality, and building a business that can stretch beyond New Orleans without compromising what makes us special.
WHY NOW?

Because we’re ready — and we’re not waiting for permission to grow.

We’ve:

  • Perfected the recipe
  • Built a compliant production system
  • Sold at pop-ups and grown a local customer base
  • Developed a product people love and ask for again and again

Now, we need to fund a 1,000-unit production run to move from word-of-mouth to consistent regional distribution while staying rooted in our values and powered by our people.

This campaign helps us take that next step: not just toward sales, but toward sustainability. Every bag sold funds more than granola it fuels fair wages, local sourcing, and a legacy worth building.

Handcrafted Granola Inspired by New Orleans Traditions — Crunch Into Culture!

Made with Real Sweet Potatoes, Roasted Pecans & Southern Spices — Shop Our Heritage Granola Now!

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