The Original Sheepherder Bread was introduced to the Owens Valley during the California Gold Rush. They shaped loaves of their traditional bread by hand, used stone ovens for baking, and produced the first sheepherder bread. The Original Sheepherder Bread, as well as all other delicious products, are made of only the purest ingredients: Well water from the Sierras, stone ground unbleached flour, and never any chemicals.