Ready to create your own lively, bubbly starter from scratch? This 4-day hands-on experience will walk you through every step - from the first mix of flour and water to understanding when your starter is strong enough to bake with. 📅 Schedule & What You’ll Learn: DAY 1 (AUG 27): Welcome & Making Your Starter ✔ Tools and flour you’ll need ✔ Step 1: First mix of flour and water DAY 2 (AUG 28): Feeding & Analyzing Your Starter ✔ Step 2: Feed and discard ✔ How to analyze the changes in your starter’s microbiome ✔ How to feed your starter in the following days DAY 3 (AUG 31): Is Your Starter Ready? ✔ Step 3: New ratio and schedule ✔ How to tell when your starter is truly active and ready to bake DAY 4 (SEP 2): What’s Next? ✔ Step 4: Daily maintenance for a healthy starter ✔ How to use it in your first bakes This is a perfect challenge for beginners and anyone who wants to refresh their starter skills. By the end, you’ll have your own strong, happy sourdough starter - and the confidence to keep it thriving. 👉 How to join: Simply follow along here in the community! We’ll post daily instructions, videos, and tips for each step. 🔥 Get ready - Day 1 kicks off on August 27! Make sure you have your flour, water, and a jar ready. Who’s in? Drop a “🍞” in the comments if you’re joining the Starter Marathon!

Hello everyone and welcome to our new community dedicated to all things sourdough! Whether you’re just starting your first bubbly starter or you’ve been baking artisan loaves for years, this is your space to learn, share, and celebrate the art (and science!) of sourdough. Here’s what you can expect here: ✅ Tips & Tricks for everything from starters to shaping and scoring ✅ Recipes & Inspiration to keep your oven busy ✅ Troubleshooting Support when things don’t go as planned (because they will, and that’s okay!) ✅ A friendly place to share your wins, your flops, and everything in between This community is all about curiosity, creativity, and connection. No gatekeeping - just good bread and good company. 👉 Introduce yourself! Tell us: - Where are you from? - Have you started your sourdough journey yet? - How long have you been baking sourdough? - What’s the best (or worst) loaf you’ve ever made? Bonus points for sharing a photo of your favorite bake (or your starter - yes, we love starter selfies!). Can’t wait to meet you all and watch this community rise together - just like our dough. 🍞✨