We had the good fortune of connecting with Jessica Streetman and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Jessica, other than deciding to work for yourself, what else do you think played a pivotal role in your story?
I give God the glory for being able to start my own business. I LOVE to bake, but I am horrible with the workings of a business. We are proud to tell people that God owns Chick N Scratch, We just run it to the best of our abilities. So it should not come as a surprise that the secret ingredient is LOVE.

Can you give our readers an introduction to your business? Maybe you can share a bit about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
We make everything from scratch “just like Grandma made them”. We take pride in the goodies we offer. We use brand specific quality ingredients, and we don’t “skimp” on quality for the sake of making a dollar.

The proud moments are when people say ” this tastes JUST LIKE Mawmaw’s chocolate cake” or even “ALMOST as good as Granny’s baked banana pudding.” We will play 2nd fiddle to Grandma- any day.

Like Joe Dirt would say: ” Just keep on, keeping on”. Be consistent with our quality ingredients even when grocery prices started skyrocketing. We are brand specific on most of our ingredients. We believe the consistency in our quality is what keeps customers coming back and keeps them referring friends.

Keep God first and everything else will work itself out and fall into place. I could give you a million stories of how I have seen the hand of God work through this business venture.

I tell people all of the time “baking is in my soul”. I have a picture of me hanging at the shop. I was about 4 years old standing in a chair stirring up cornbread- same cheesy smile today as back then.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
We will start the week off right at Oakridge Church for Sunday morning service. Clogging practice for the DixieFire Cloggers at the Ballet Garden Sunday afternoon. Go ax throwing at Cedar Valley Chops for entertainment. Then end the day with dinner at Taqueria Michoacána Cedartown. Monday get our morning coffee at Sanity Coffee Company in Rockmart. We will sip our coffee while we chat walking on the Silver Comet Trail.
Tuesday we will head to Cedartown to eat lunch at Pirkles Deli. Stop by the Cedartown Farmers Market and see our friends from Chewy’s Backyard Farm, Becoming beYoutiful, and Wildly Free Homestead. Do a little shopping on Main Street: FHF Hair Design, MJ Desings LLC, Main Threads.
Wednesday Private paint party at Chroma Storm Arts. Lunch at Side Kicks and visiting the Rockmart Library.
Thursday lunch at Bar L BBQ, visit our friends at Rockmart Farmer’s Market. And if this is 3rd Thursday night, go picking at the Roots Music Round bluegrass jam- held at the Rockmart Theater.
Friday go have lunch at Soli’s Sandwich shop. Visit our friends at William’s Hair Company and Oakridge Hair Station. Shopping in Rockmart: The Perch, Willow Creek Clothing, Now & Then Antique shop, What’s New Consignment, Rocking Rooster & Happy Hen Antiques, Second Time Around Consignment, Gathering with Grace Antiques, the hit the Clay Birch clothing boutique.
End the week on Saturday with lunch at Hometown Pizza and Grill. The go to the The Rockmart Theater and enjoy local music talent.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
First and foremost we would like to shoutout to our customers. Without their support, we would not be able to do what we love. All of the love and support from family, friends and our community is immeasurable.

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Other: 678-685-3895 678-685-6050 103 South Marble Street Rockmart, GA 30153

Image Credits
Savannah Ellis Photography (fresh strawberry bundt cake)

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