The Sourdough School

BALM – Proven as one of the healthiest approaches to bread in the world.

Based in the walled gardens of Dr. Vanessa Kimbell's beautiful Victorian home in rural Northamptonshire, UK, we tutor individuals and train bakers and healthcare professionals in Baking as Lifestyle Medicine (BALM). Personalising bread to your lifestyle, gut microbiome, and unique genetics for optimal health—tailoring fermentation, fibre, and diversity so that your daily bread becomes the foundation of your health.

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Our communication strategy at The Sourdough School is designed to be flexible and accommodating, allowing us to prioritize our time for teaching, baking, and filming. We understand that traditional office hours may not suit everyone, so we’ve established a variety of ways for students and club members to get in touch with us.

Before reaching out via the contact form, please ensure you’ve reviewed the student information provided on our website. We aim to respond to inquiries within a few days but keep in mind that our response time may vary depending on our teaching and baking schedule.

For urgent matters, feel free to text or call us.  If we’re unable to answer immediately, rest assured that we will get back to you as soon as possible.

    • Phone & WhatsApp: +44 (0) 7707 480336
    • For all other queries, please email Vanessa’s PA [email protected]
    • For Emergencies ONLY, you can send a message to 07813 308301

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We are a small business, and in splitting out our communication strategy, we maintain a strong connection with our community while staying focused on our core mission of teaching, baking, and inspiring change. We have an established direct communication structure for Sourdough Club members and Sourdough School students to ensure direct access to Vanessa. We hold two live Zoom sessions every Thursday at 4 pm and 8 pm, allowing students and club members to ask questions, seek advice, and engage with Vanessa directly – we request that you follow the student communications procedure rather than the form below.

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All reasonable care is taken when advising about health aspects of bread, but the information that we share is not intended to take the place of treatment by a qualified medical practitioner. You must seek professional advice if you are in any doubt about any medical condition. Any application of the ideas and information contained on this website is at the reader's sole discretion and risk.

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