The Mount Vernon Bakery & Bistro grew from Shambala Permaculture Farm, which is as much a movement as it is a physical place on Camano Island, WA.

At Shambala Bakery your whole family can enjoy delicious options! Our expansive, allergen-smart bakery menu is dedicated to accommodating folks with variety in our scrumptious GF and Vegan breads and pastry recipes, that include our own fresh milled Ancient Grain Blends of millet, sorghum, teff, amaranth, quinoa and flax. They are nutritious and loaded with protein and fiber, yet comprise a moist, soft & stretchy, crust and crumb texture that surprises and delights. We distribute our products regionally from Bellingham to Seattle, so please see our outlets for product options close to you on our Outlets Page.

We bring our Shambala Farm on Camano Island full circle in offering our own Organic produce, plus other local farm products in our baked goods.

Nancy Chase
Owner & Executive Chef

Nancy Chase comes from 35 years as a tour operator being focused on sustainability, event planning, conscientious hotel design while offering remote international adventures. The intention was to evolve sustainable destination practices socially, agriculturally, and ecologically both locally and abroad, that would change the world one low-impact hotel, tour operator, and restaurant at a time! Also being a teacher of Permaculture for many years, she focuses her attention to the interconnectedness of things, people and community. She has been a tenacious food-science geek since childhood turning kitchens inside out with mad experimentation creating robust and fulfilling recipes, using fresh ingredients to create best results.

Nancy and Nick’s Shambala Farm on the bucolic Camano Island grows most of the produce used in the bakery and menu,"We source local so you can too"! Enjoy luscious and eclectic fare including hand-crafted baked goods using their own locally milled blends which feature what are called ancient grains: Organic Millet, Teff, Quinoa, Amaranth, Sorghum and Flax.

As a Tourism & Hospitality Management teacher at NW Career & Technical Academy /Skagit Valley College, and certified Permaculture Design Consultant she can do lectures, consults and cooking classes on nutrition, gluten intolerance & lifestyle/cooking transitions. An officiant for low-impact weddings at Shambala Farm you can also have a wedding program fully hosted to include catering and flowers.