One of the best memories I keep from childhood in the small village of Vila Verde, Seia, Portugal, was to go late in the evening to Mr. Fernando's bakery to buy freshly baked bread just out of the oven, run back home with the bread inside a closed bag in the hope none of the heat would escape, spread it with butter and indulge myself with this most delicious treat.

Almost 40 years on Mr. Fernando Carvalho's bakery, with the help of his son, Rui Carvalho, his daughter in law, Márcia Carvalho and one more employee, Clarisse Salema keeps producing bread on a daily basis.

But, despite the long period that has passed the bakery has not changed much from what I remember and most procedures are still quite manual.

In February 2015 I was in Vila Verde and decided to do a photographic essay about this family business which, for its history and impact in the local community, deserves to be remembered and celebrated.