4 Our Duty

We promote tolerance, friendship and (although we are not religious,) we celebrate all religions and cultures through different aspects of our baking in courses, online and in our books. This includes breads and recipes that are from many different cultures, and different religious celebrations, however we are also aware of not crossing the boundaries of inappropriate or unacknowledged adoption of an element or elements of one culture or identity by members of another culture.  Vanessa is keen to ensure that bread culture is not replaced by dominant accepted bread popular culture.

Vanessa teaches that while baking can connect people and serve as a way to learn about experiences outside our own, we must be mindful that we need to be humble, stay curious, and be willing to change.  We must also dig a little deeper. So Vanessa’s approach of The Sourdough School is sharing whilst always fully acknowledge the source of knowledge and wherever possible link to the origin of the recipe.

Wherever possible ask the person who has shared their approach to share the information themselves ( if they are not camera shy .. ) For this reason Vanessa uses her communication skills and photography to ensure transparency, and any changes to a recipe ( perhaps due to ingredient availability or fermentation mentions) are acknowledged as such.