I’ve made a lot of bread-machine bread in my time (31 whole years!) but I never made it completely from scratch. It was fun to mix everything up, knead the dough and watch it cook. I’m not sure making one loaf of bread in a modern kitchen really benefits the environment. The oven is set around 400 degF for almost an hour, which must be a lot of energy. But, I can be assured that there is no high fructose corn syrup or nasty additives. And, I get to make bread, which is a skill that man has had (or should have) since forever and a day.