Bitty Birds Bakery

09/01/2026

I have made two updates to the article!

Mike's baking got back to me with a great write up about their bakery, website you can check out and gave me some sweet pictures (pun intended)

Atomic Tom's Butter Tarts was listed as a possible gluten free option from the festival (as they brought gluten free tarts last year), but a recent post by the festival has them listed as a current gluten free option! So I added them into the list also. They have not replied to my request for info yet so the information I supplied is based off of answers I got last year.

EDIT: Mike’s Baking got back to me and gave me a much better story about his bakery, some pictures and a link to his website!

If you’re gluten-free and planning to attend the Stittsville Butter Tart Festival on September 12, I made you something that might save you a lot of time.

I won’t be vending at the festival this year, but I know exactly what it feels like to see “gluten-free” advertised at an event, wait in line, finally reach the front…and then discover that the preparation practices aren’t something you’re comfortable with.

So instead of leaving everyone to do that detective work while standing in a crowd, I contacted the participating bakers I could identify and asked questions.

The result is a new The Gluten Free Lady guide to the festival.

Inside, I’ve separated the information as clearly as possible:

💛 Businesses that told me they operate dedicated gluten-free spaces
💛 Businesses that are not dedicated gluten-free, along with the cross-contact precautions they told me they use
💛 Businesses offering gluten-free items that did not provide me with preparation information

That last category is important.

No response does not automatically mean unsafe. It simply means I don't have enough information to tell you how their gluten-free products are prepared.

And this guide is not meant to tell you what you should eat.

Different people have different medical needs and comfort levels. My goal is simply to give you the information I was able to gather before you arrive, so you know which vendors you may want to visit and which questions you may still need to ask.

Because having to investigate every single food option while everyone else just gets to choose what looks delicious gets exhausting.

Hopefully this makes one fun community event a little easier to navigate. 💕

Read the full guide here:
[https://shorturl.at/eqThK]

Please share it with someone who is heading to the festival gluten-free.

Free Girl
Mike's Baking North Folk Cafe & Bakery Memaws Cakes

09/01/2026

Well…August was a busy one. 💛

Yesterday wrapped up the month’s markets for Bitty Birds at the Kemptville Farmers Market, and I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who came out.

Thank you to the people who made Bitty Birds part of their Brockville and Kemptville market mornings.

Thank you to everyone who trusted me with their Kingston orders.

Thank you to the customers who have been finding Bitty Birds through our local retail partners.

Thank you to everyone picking up those fresh Friday and Saturday fritters.

And thank you to everyone who has been reading, commenting on and sharing the new The Gluten Free Lady blog.

This business has always been about more than baking.

It’s about making gluten-free food easier to find.

It’s about being able to walk into a market, shop or family gathering and actually have something you can eat.

It’s about really good food, conversations with people who understand, and hopefully making gluten-free life feel a little less like you’re always the odd one out.

August gave me a lot of those moments.

And I’m very grateful for every one of you who was part of them. 💕

September is coming, Thanksgiving will open until September 23 (or until I hit capacity), and there is plenty more happening around here.

Thank you for continuing to show up for this little bakery.

I’ll keep baking. You keep bringing the good conversations. Deal? 💛

08/31/2026

A little Bitty Birds PSA about order timelines!

This little bakery has grown a LOT over the past year. Between new wholesale partners, a second market, and a much fuller production schedule, my tiny wings are flapping pretty hard these days. 😂💛

While I’m investigating options to expand production, that process involves space, equipment, paperwork, money, labour, and all sorts of other delightfully boring grown-up things — so for now, I need to be a little firmer about what I can fit into the schedule.

Any custom order requires AT LEAST 2 weeks notice.

And that includes market pickups for items I was not already planning to bring. If it wasn’t already on my production list, it counts as a custom order.

For cakes and cupcakes, the minimum lead time is now 4 weeks.

These are minimums, and availability can fill up even earlier.

This is the part I really need everyone to hear: I can’t make exceptions to these timelines. One little last-minute order doesn’t seem like much, but several “just one quick thing” requests add up very quickly

I absolutely love that so many of you want Bitty Birds treats, and I’m working toward being able to make more of them. Until then, ordering early helps me keep everything running smoothly, safely, and without the baker becoming completely unhinged or spontaneously combusting.

Thank you for helping this little bakery grow and I hope everyone can understand.

08/30/2026

08/29/2026

I have picked up a huge number of new followers recently and it looks like a number of you are actually all the way in the Ottawa area?!?!! 😱😱😱
I used to do meet ups in Barrhaven or Kanata but didn’t have more than an order or two so I dropped them…but with all you new folks…would some of you be interested in a Barrhaven drop off like I did with Kingston?

08/29/2026

Saturday means fresh treats are heading out into the community. 💕

First stop: Monday Nutrition, where fresh blueberry fritters and apple fritters are arriving today. 🫐🍎

If you’re hoping to get your hands on some, please contact Monday Nutrition directly

I’m also topping up Loughlin’s Country Store today, so there will be a freezer of Bitty Birds stock heading their way too.

I love being able to get more gluten-free options into local shops so you don’t always have to plan your week around wherever I happen to be standing behind a market table.

Although…speaking of market tables. 😉

Tomorrow I’ll be at the Kemptville Farmers Market!

So whether you’re shopping at one of my local retail partners today or visiting me at the market tomorrow, there are a few different ways to find something suspiciously good this weekend. 💛

08/28/2026

Fresh Bitty Birds goodies have landed at The Butcher Shop Brockville this morning. 💕

One of my favourite things about working with local retailers is making gluten-free baking easier to find without needing to catch me at a farmers market.

Because sometimes you just want to walk into a local shop, grab something good, and go home.

Today’s delivery is fresh, so if Bitty Birds has been on your shopping list, this is your reminder to stop in.

As always, availability is while supplies last.

And if you’re wondering about a particular product, ingredient or dietary option, feel free to ask.

Thank you for supporting Bitty Birds and the wonderful local businesses that make room on their shelves for us. 💛

08/27/2026

The newest The Gluten Free Lady post is up, and this one is for anyone who has ever stood in the kitchen thinking:

“I am hungry…but cooking an actual meal feels wildly ambitious.” 😂

Welcome to No Spoons, Still Hungry.

This series is about practical gluten-free food for the days when energy, time, mobility, executive function—or all of the above—is in short supply.

First up:

🥢 Gluten-Free Egg Roll Bowls

All the cozy, savoury goodness without requiring a complicated dinner production.

Because feeding yourself still matters on the hard days, and gluten-free meals do not have to be elaborate to count.

Read the recipe on That Gluten Free Lady, and then tell me something:

Would you like to see more low-energy gluten-free dinners like this?

I have a feeling this may need to become a series. 💛

LINK BELOW
https://shorturl.at/pjd1B

08/26/2026

EDIT: Mike’s Baking got back to me and gave me a much better story about his bakery, some pictures and a link to his website!

If you’re gluten-free and planning to attend the Stittsville Butter Tart Festival on September 12, I made you something that might save you a lot of time.

I won’t be vending at the festival this year, but I know exactly what it feels like to see “gluten-free” advertised at an event, wait in line, finally reach the front…and then discover that the preparation practices aren’t something you’re comfortable with.

So instead of leaving everyone to do that detective work while standing in a crowd, I contacted the participating bakers I could identify and asked questions.

The result is a new The Gluten Free Lady guide to the festival.

Inside, I’ve separated the information as clearly as possible:

💛 Businesses that told me they operate dedicated gluten-free spaces
💛 Businesses that are not dedicated gluten-free, along with the cross-contact precautions they told me they use
💛 Businesses offering gluten-free items that did not provide me with preparation information

That last category is important.

No response does not automatically mean unsafe. It simply means I don't have enough information to tell you how their gluten-free products are prepared.

And this guide is not meant to tell you what you should eat.

Different people have different medical needs and comfort levels. My goal is simply to give you the information I was able to gather before you arrive, so you know which vendors you may want to visit and which questions you may still need to ask.

Because having to investigate every single food option while everyone else just gets to choose what looks delicious gets exhausting.

Hopefully this makes one fun community event a little easier to navigate. 💕

Read the full guide here:
[https://shorturl.at/eqThK]

Please share it with someone who is heading to the festival gluten-free.

Free Girl
Mike's Baking North Folk Cafe & Bakery Memaws Cakes

08/26/2026

You get a donut! And you get a donut! And YOU get a tasty gluten free vegan fried donut!

Bitty Birds Donuts are popping up all over this Friday-Sunday!

Swing by The Butcher Shop-Brockville at open to snag fresh apple fritters in Friday

Monday Nutrition Spencerville, Ontario will have fresh apple AND blueberry fritters Saturday morning after 10:30.

Loughlin's Country Store will be getting a restock that includes sugar a spice 6 pack bags in their freezer in the afternoon.

And lastly you can come as say hi to me at Kemptville Farmers' Market on Sunday for your last chance to grab our cherry fritters before we swap it up to Apple from the rest of the market season!