Laurie Jervis: Santa Ynez Resident Turns Pandemic Baking Into Booming Bread Business

Laurie Jervis: Santa Ynez Resident Turns Pandemic Baking Into Booming Bread Business

Many people adopted projects during the COVID-19 pandemic, frequently to stave off boredom. Amanda Rogers of Santa Ynez was one of those people. Starting in early 2020, she baked one sourdough loaf daily. As the mother of son Mason, at the time just a toddler, she worked remotely for a Santa Barbara-based law firm. In August 2023, Rogers left the corporate world to focus on her growing family; she and her husband, Matt, had a second child, Harpe…