Delicious, beautiful, special, pastries. Each one is a work of art, and they are highly seasonal/local in their ingredients. Catch them at the farmers' market on Thursday and Sunday! read more

Fire Swamp Provisions - Asparagus tart with goat cheese and Meyer lemon preserve & mulberry tart with mascarpone cheese and honey - Bakeries Near Me

The is the best vendor at the Novato farmers market. Alex, the owner also goes to other farmers markets in Marin including the one in Point Reyes and the civic center. There is a different menu every week. Some of the pastries are made with the fruit that's in season and always with fresh ingredients. They're pretty too! I usually order ahead of time because they go fast! I've tried the bagels, fruit scones, strawberry rhubarb, PSL cruffin and the crookie. My husband has tried some of the savory pastries and he loves them. There's a lot of items I still haven't tried. Alex is always nice and friendly. Treat yourself to something sweet or savory the next time you're at the farmers market. read more

Alex and the team at Fire Swamp are consistently raising the bar for what bread and pastries should taste like. They source ultra local ingredients and have a seasonal menu that is off the chain. Their Meyer lemon pastry is something I would steal from a friend, it's divine. Custard, sweet, tart and the toasted merengue on the top is the chefs kiss. It's so good. My kids love the chocolate croissant and the almond Bostock, both are divine. They make hand pies and make a Strawberry Rhubarb one that is SO good I bought one and drove it two hours to my dad's house so he could eat it. It's that good. Spoiler alert he ate the whole thing. Their breads are just insanely delicious. Try the BBOP and try and buy other breads. Just try, you won't want them. Their English muffins are my personal favorite because it's what an English muffin should be. This is and should be the first stop at your local farmers market. But don't buy any of the aforementioned items because if I get there late and it's sold out I get sad. Thanks friends! read more

Look at the passion fruit pastry in my review, everyone! Just look at it! Even in its compostable paper carton, this is a work of art. All of Alex's pastries are made with careful attention to detail both in ingredient quality, most of which are sourced locally from farmers market vendors, and presentation. I've also gossiped with his employees because I'm a nosy and want to find out, and they all have confirmed what I suspected, that owner Alex is a great boss who treats and pays them super well. This is a business you can feel good about supporting! read more

Fire Swamp Provisions - Passionfruit tart - Bakeries Near Me

Great quality pastry items! Sadly, the size of the offerings are significantly smaller than equally high quality pastries in the S.F. Bay Area. I hate to equate price and quality in any review, but I feel gouged when similar bakeries have much larger product vis a vis pricing. For example, b Patisserie's Kouing Aman is only $5.25 and much larger than yours at $7.00 read more

Alex and his baker Lauren are putting out some of the best pastries and breads in the Bay Area right now. His pastries include many of the classics, but also many innovative takes including some hyper seasonal farmers market forward pastries. For innovative, I've had the seasonal tomato croissant or the fig and pistachio, or peach or the squash blossom croissants - all have been amazing. I also love the chai monkey bread - it's my weekly standby. For the classics - the ham and cheese croissant and the kouign aman are the best I've had in the Bay, and that's comparing to all the most famous bakeries across SF, peninsula, and east bay! They also do bagels (amazing), breads, English muffins, etc. All fantastic. If you haven't tried them you should run to find them at a local Marin farmers market. read more

FireSwampProvisions consistently delivers DELICIOUS goods with a focus on high quality ingredients from local farms. They nail the basics with their croissants, english muffins, sourdough loaves, bagels, etc.... They really shine with their pastries, especially the seasonal rotations both sweet or savory. Even better, they focus on supporting their community, whether that be their employees, the people and farms from which they source, or their customers with "real talk" (IYKYK!). Five stars is a no brainer for this small business! read more

i have supported Alex from the beginning. Fire Swamp Provisions has some of the best pastries i have ever had at a very good value for the product from such a small niche bakery. i hope they have the greatest success in the future. read more

A local baker in Novato area that pop up at farmers markets in the area ! We visit the Novato Farmers Market after our hike to pickup some baked good ! His artisan fresh baked break BBOP ( brown butter it porridge ) was so good ! I picked up couple pastries and enjoyed it with my hubby The baker Alex was extremely friendly and loved how he support local businesss by sourcing fresh ingredient in the area ! read more

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Delicious and high quality baked goods you can feel good about eating because they use only the best ingredients. This small business puts its heart and soul into all they do and it shows. read more

This is my favorite FM place for bread and pastries. I love their oat bread, scones, quiche and I am sure that everything they make is good. read more

Love love love. Chocolate chip cookie is out of this world. So are the kouign amanns. One of my favorite Marin bakeries.

Alex and crew consistently turn out excellent product at fair prices. Importantly Alex believes in and supports community of all kinds. Helping promote other small businesses and give back to others in big and small ways. It takes epic effort to grow a small business and adhere to high quality standards. Alex is a shining example of that. read more

One of my all time fav places to buy from at the farmers market. Alex and his team and not just a place to buy delicious, high quality items but they are a wonderful part of the community. I hope we all continue to support him and his team. read more

I buy pastries and bread from Fire Swamp Provisions each week at the farmers market. It's difficult to try all the different pastries because I always want to revisit my old favorites - but I do make it a point to select different ones each week. They are all amazing so my 'favorites' list just keeps growing. I always come away very satisfied and I feel especially good about the quality of the ingredients in all their offerings. This is a true gem in our community and I appreciate them so very much! read more

Fire Swamp is my go-to at farmers market. Love all the weekly regular treats with a few surprise specials thrown in! Organic and clean ingredients made with love. Amazing food and super kind service all day every day. Alex is a true food artisan and along with his wonderful team -- such a Marin gem! read more

A teen expressed my sentiments about Fire Swamp perfectly at the farmers market today - "I'm just so glad that things like this exist in the universe." The care and talent that goes into these baked goods is extraordinary. For example in their roasted peach pastry, the peaches are hand picked deliciously ripe and then roasted to perfection; the lamination on the pastry is worthy of the Great British Bake Off; and the ricotta whip with avocado blossom honey is so smooth and delicate it's like some kind of ambrosia. We are indeed lucky to live near this kind of talent and I'm very grateful they are baking for all of us and not just catered events. Truly sublime! A must try. read more