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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Understanding the Different Membership Levels in the Club

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…  then it probably means that your current membership level does not include this module or lesson. However, if you feel that your level is wrong, then please get in touch with us directly and we will check your permissions. Do check that you are actually logged in before you get in touch, as this is often the most common reason that people cannot access the lessons

*Please note that as more courses are added or as I add more content to the course, this list is subject to change.

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LEVELS & PERMISSIONS

Club level

  • Just Bake membership
  • The Club non-guided syllabus 
  • Club baking recipes
  • Core baking techniques
  • Symbiotic recipes to nourish the gut
  • The Club magazine 
  • Support on the Club forum
  •  Access to live clinics

Certificate Students

BAKE FOR HEALTH CERTIFICATE

  • The club non-guided syllabus 
  • The Bake for Health 52-week guided baking syllabus
  • Club baking recipes
  • Core baking techniques
  • Symbiotic recipes to nourish the gut
  • The gut health & baking ingredients module
  • The Club magazine 
  • Support on the club forum
  •  Access to live clinics, with the option to submit questions and bakes for analysis on the live clinic with Vanessa
  • In-conversation guest lectures 
  • Milling Botanical Blends module.

The Sourdough School Diploma

This is RESEARCH LEVEL and is for students who are enrolled on the 1-year Nutrition & Digestibility of Bread Diploma and the Teaching Diploma. These students have access to:

  • The Club non-guided syllabus 
  • Club baking recipes
  • Core baking techniques,
  • Symbiotic recipes to nourish the gut
  • The gut health & baking ingredients module
  • The Club magazine 
  • The full Nutrition & Digestibility of Bread syllabus
  • The Bake for Health 52-week guided baking syllabus
  • Full support on the Club baking forum and through Live Clinics 
  • Full support and access to the Nutrition & Digestibility of Bread Forum
  • Access to the fully searchable Sourdough School Database
  • Botanical Blends module
  • In-conversation guest lectures 

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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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