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Practical sourdough baking classes designed for real learning, from starter basics to advanced weekend intensives.

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Half-Day Workshop

Sourdough Starter Fundamentals

Learn the science and practice of building your own sourdough starter from scratch. This hands-on half-day session covers fermentation basics, flour selection, temperature control, and the daily routines you'll need to keep your culture active and healthy.

Ideal for complete beginners ready to start their baking journey with a solid foundation.

Baker's hands shaping a round boule of sourdough dough
Full Weekend

Weekend Loaf Shaping Intensive

A focused two-day workshop where you'll master tension development, boule and batard shaping, and scoring techniques that create beautiful ear and crumb structure. Work directly with pre-prepared dough to refine your handling skills and understand how shaping affects your final loaf.

Perfect for home bakers with existing sourdough experience looking to level up their shaping skills.

Golden sourdough loaves fresh from the oven with scoring patterns visible
Full Two Days

Complete Sourdough Process Workshop

The full journey from refreshing your starter through to pulling golden loaves from the oven. This comprehensive two-day immersion covers mixing, autolyse, bulk fermentation, shaping, final proof, scoring, and baking—with plenty of time to practice each stage hands-on.

A complete program for bakers wanting to understand and control every step of the process.

Multiple sourdough loaves at different stages of fermentation on proofing baskets
Three-Hour Session

Fermentation & Timing Workshop

Understanding fermentation is the key to consistent sourdough. This focused session explores bulk fermentation times, autolyse benefits, cold retarding, and how temperature affects your dough. Learn to read your dough rather than follow strict timers, and develop the intuition that comes from hands-on practice.

Great for bakers who've had mixed results and want to troubleshoot their timing and technique.

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