Winter holiday menu now available! Come by our Bakeshop for fresh sufganiyot!
Sunflower Bakery will be closed December 24 & 25. Cafe Sunflower will be closed December 23-27.
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Sunflower Bakery has recently enjoyed exciting press coverage. Press reports have highlighted our important work training young adults with learning differences for success in the workplace. Also, our delicious bakery products have gained superb reviews.
January 5, 2024
Local business roundup: International firms coming to MoCo, and the largest venture capital deals in the county
September/October 2023
Smart Cookies
2024
DC News Now, August 7, 2024 – Senators Van Hollen, Cardin award Sunflower Bakery for workforce development – video 
2023
Cribwolf Talks, November 12, 2023 – Cribwolf Talks: Disability Employment – Sunflower Bakery
VoyageBaltimore, November 6, 2023 – Check Out Jody Tick’s Story
The Daily Record, October 27, 2023 – Moore promotes start of pilot year for Md. service year program
Jewish Life Now, September/October 2023 – Smart Cookies
NBC4, July 11, 2023- Maryland baker starts business to overcome adversity
WUSA9, July 12, 2023 – Gaithersburg baker opens small business despite learning differences
Sunflower Celebration 2023 Event Video
WUSA9, April 20, 2023 – Sunflower Bakery Recognized for Its Mission
FOX5, April 20, 2023 – Maryland Delegates Visit Bakery Students with Learning Disabilities
ABC7, April 20, 2023 – Maryland Lawmakers Give Citation to Sunflower Bakery
2022
ABC7 Evening News December 15, 2022
ABC7 Good Morning Washington, Small Business Spotlight December 15, 2022
MoCo360, October 31, 2022 – Help Someone Build Skills and Find a Job
Sunflower Bakery: Enabling Pathways to Employment
Washington Jewish Week, October 26, 2022 – 2022 Best of Jewish Washington Winners
Tribute to Sara Portman Milner
Rockville Reports, January 21, 2022 – Rockville Recognizes Those Carrying on King’s Legacy
2021
JewishInsider, December 23, 2021 – At Sunflower Bakery, life skills baked into the kosher cookies
North Bethesda Neighbors, December 2021 – Sunflower Bakery’s Recipe for Community Building
Food Activist Magazine, Fall & Winter 2021-2022 – Walk the Walk
FOX5 News, November 30, 2021 – Giving Tuesday: Sunflower Bakery
Sunflower Appreciation & Graduation Event 2021
Bethesda Magazine, May 16, 2021 – Cookies & dreams
Go Dairy Free, March 13, 2021 – Maryland: These Restaurants Keep Hunger at Bay for Dairy-Free Diners
2016
Washington Jewish Week, July 6, 2016 – You Should Know… Kelsey Pitta
Sunflower Bakery 2016 Graduation
Jewish Food Experience, February 21, 2016 – Sweets and So Much More
Baltimore Jewish Times, February 3, 2016 – The Ability to Succeed
SourceAmerica Design Challenge 2016: The Change Maker, January 7, 2016
2015
Bethesda Magazine, November – December 2015 – The Guide to Giving
ArtStream, October 13, 2015 – Disability Employment Awareness Month – Shaun McDonald
Bethesda Magazine, September-October 2015 – Table Talk: Café Sunflower
Washington Jewish Week, March 19, 2015
Montgomery County Media, Connecting our Community, January 13, 2015
Media Contact
For media inquiries, please contact Sunflower Bakery at 240.361.3698 or info@sunflowerbakery.org.
