The Sourdough School

BREAD COURSES || NUTRITION TRAINING || DIGESTION ANALYSIS || PERSONALISED BREAD

Learn to bake, eat, and share the healthiest bread in the world. Discover how to bake as Lifestyle Medicine from the walled gardens of Dr Vanessa Kimbell’s beautiful Victorian home in rural Northamptonshire in the UK, where we train healthcare professionals, teach bakers, and support individuals to bake personalised bread using nutrigenetics and gut health assessments.

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Do I really need a Sourdough School Book?

Absolutely, bringing a copy of “The Sourdough School” book with you on your retreat will significantly enhance your learning experience, as we use it as a primary reference throughout our courses.

Why don’t we include the books in the course fee?

Arranging book distribution has proven complex, as many of our students already have a copy. Interestingly, the cost on Amazon is often lower than what we can obtain from the publisher. Therefore, we encourage students to bring their own copies or notify us if they wish to purchase one on-site.

Please note that becoming familiar with the stages of making sourdough, as detailed in the book, will allow you to gain much more from the course. If you prefer not to purchase a copy, you are welcome to borrow one from the school and use my online teaching notes when you get home.

Do we have copies of your other books?

We generally have copies of my book “Food for Thought” available for purchase, but “Prepped” is rarely in stock. You’re welcome to bring your own copies if you’d like them signed. Again, it’s usually more cost-effective to purchase these online, as we must pay wholesale prices for our stock.

In addition, we also offer “10 Minute Sourdough” and “Sweet Sourdough” as options to buy, but please be aware that we may not always have these in stock.

 

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