Without bread, flour would be so abundant it'd coat the entire earth in a fine white powder, causing museum curators to accidentally collect hibernating bears that appeared petrified. Keep flour where it belongs with today's deal: for $5, you get $10 worth of freshly baked breads and other sweet treats at Great Harvest Bread Co, located on Hageman Road.

Great Harvest specializes in baking tasty delicacies and healthy, homemade breads ($4.50–$8.50 per loaf) that are high in fiber, free of preservatives, and crafted with freshly milled flour every day. The bread selection changes each day of the week according to a monthly schedule; previous offerings include golden honey wheat and Dakota bread. Gluten-free and high-fiber breads are available in a variety of flavors, including gluten-free cinnamon-chip bread. For carb connoisseurs that prefer breaded delights that are easily juggled, Great Harvest bakes scones, muffins, cookies, cinnamon rolls, and bars.

Great Harvest’s devotion to the art of bread making is audible in the early morning, when its on-site mill softly hums as it grinds grain into flour. All the freshly ground flour is used soon after it's milled, so loaves plump superbly in the oven. Each freshly baked bread bundle has been kneaded individually by hand and comes out of the oven with old-timey, fun-to-slice irregularity.

Reviews

While customers in Bakersfield are too busy munching on Great Harvest Bread Co.’s finest offerings, this national chain has been reviewed by customers all over the U.S. Seven Yelpers in Fresno, CA, give Great Harvest Bread Co. three stars, 83% of Urbanspooners like the Owensboro, KY, location, and Yelpers in Seattle give it an average of four stars:

• Fresh, delicious sandwiches are what usually attract me to Great Harvest, but I always end up leaving with a loaf of Cinnamon Chip bread as well… – Sherry R., Yelp, Fresno, CA
• Great Harvest has sandwiches for everyone! From peanut butter and jelly to the most sophisticated tastes, the whole family will find something they like. I love the soups, too. And the cookies are divine! – Jennifer Wise Preston, Urbanspoon