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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We’re often in the school getting things ready but if we need to speak to you in an emergency then we need your WhatsApp please

Please send a WhatsApp Text To register your number for essential and emergency communications only please send a WhatsApp to  +44(0)7707480336

IMPORTANT: WHATSAPP CONTACT REQUEST,

We rely on WhatsApp if there is a problem and it’s crucial that I can contact you swiftly when needed.

It is especially important if you are attending an in-person workshop or retreat.  In-person attendees, I will add you to a group with your course date so you can chat with your future colleagues.

Please send me your WhatsApp details to ensure I can get in touch directly in urgent situations:

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By providing this information, you’re helping maintain effective and timely communication throughout our course. Your prompt action is deeply appreciated.

Please DO NOT us this to communicate with me unless it is an emergency.  Your communication is via the forum, and then the lives, then email to Libiana then to the WhatsApp if you absolutely need to.

If for any reason you cannot use WhatsApp please write to [email protected] as we use WhatsApp as our communication procedure if we need to deliver information in an emergency.

Thank you,

Vanessa

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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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