Mark Dyck is a baker who writes.

Welcome to my personal website, where I share conversations, thoughts, rants and love notes. The site also holds every episode of my long running podcast, Rise Up! The Baker Podcast.

Latest Podcast Episode

Rise Up! #214 - Erica Leahy

All episodes of Rise Up! The Baker Podcast are in the podcast area.

Latest Nature Diary Posts

In July 2024, I started a year long project to keep a daily diary of my walks and other outdoor activities.

• Sunday, November 17, 2024 diary November 17, 2024
• Saturday, November 16, 2024 diary November 16, 2024
• Friday, November 15, 2024 diary November 15, 2024
• Thursday, November 14, 2024 diary November 14, 2024
• Wednesday, November 13, 2024 diary November 13, 2024
• Tuesday, November 12, 2024 diary November 12, 2024

There are 134 more diary entriess in the nature diary area.

Recent Blog Posts

• Stuffed Up on the Salish Sea dispatches June 1, 2024
• Rise Up! #201 - Jessica Rivers from Working Culture Bread in Victoria, BC posts May 28, 2024
• Sharing at the Core posts May 23, 2024
• Seeing Change posts May 22, 2024
• Gardener's World Sets The Pace posts May 21, 2024
• Embrace the Re-write posts May 20, 2024

There are 624 more posts in the writing area.

Built in the open.

You know when a new shop opens, and the windows are covered in brown paper or soap so you can't see the renovations? I never understood that. How does the excitement and anticipation build? When we opened our bakery we didn't cover the windows. Folks could look in while we painted the walls and built our walk-in refrigerator.

This website is being built by in the open too. I'm showing my work as I go.

I'm using this space to tinker, to experiment with design and layout, and to learn more about accessibility. You're likely to find a few glitches here and there. If this process grabs you, there's more detail in my about page and the colophon.