The Sourdough School

Specialising in Nutrition & Digestibility of Bread & the Gut Microbiome

Now in our 10th year, the school is set in the grounds of Vanessa Kimbell's beautiful home in rural Northamptonshire. We specialise in sourdough, focusing on nutrition & digestibility of bread & the gut microbiome. We also provide continued support & inspiration to our alumni with a lifetime membership to the sourdough club.

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The process of working dough by pressing, folding and stretching to ensure even distribution of ingredients and to develop gluten.

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Weekend unwind...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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My favourite way to calm the mind and soul after a busy week. Hands in dough. Feeling that connection between the mind, the heart and the hands as the ingredients form together.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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In our courses, @vanessakimbell teaches us how to look after our mental health - covering everything from stopping to appreciate the quiet moments by slowing down and looking at what we eat and how that affects our gut and our mind.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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If you're searching for the answers to a happier, better life. Sourdough could be the answer. Learn more about how and what we teach at www.sourdough.co.uk.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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If you want to start today, how about taking a moment whilst your dough is proving... go for a walk, sit and listen to the birds, introduce yourself to meditation using an app such as @calm or @headspace, read a book or sit quiet and still - simply listening to your own mind.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This cupboard is just inside when you step through the door to The Sourdough School...
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It's one of my favourite corners, filled with beautiful jars of every grain you could imagine - it's @Vanessakimbell's stash of delights that are used in our @wolfgangsmockmill to create the blends we bake with.
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So, if you know you'll be stepping through our doors in 2020, take a moment to stop and open the cupboard doors and just appreciate the beauty of the grain!
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We're counting down the days until we open our doors for the first students of 2020 who are here for our Bread and Gut Microbiome Workshop. There's an exciting buzz in the air as Vanessa works incredibly hard to put the finishing touches to the diplomas and workshops happening in 2020.
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Your five days here will be full of sharing, laughter, learning and of course sourdough - we want to remind you that life is beautiful. ❤ If you'd like to be one of the students coming through the door in 2020, you can find our courses at www.sourdough.co.uk.
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What if eating sourdough was one of the most powerful changes you could make to your diet for better health?
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If you're signed up to our newsletter, you will have seen an email pop into your inbox this evening, exploring this question in much more detail.
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@vanessakimbell is passionate about sharing her knowledge around sourdough and blood sugar response - even having a small needle in her arm continuously since September that allows her to monitor her blood sugar response to bread. This is just one small example of the lengths Vanessa will go to find the scientific truth and be able to share the findings with you all.
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If you'd like to know Vanessa's findings so far, how sourdough, blood sugar and mental health are connected and ways you can further your learning - visit www.sourdough.co.uk.
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WHY ARE BERRIES IMPORTANT?
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On Saturday we shared a beautiful recipe for a Blackcurrant Preserve, which is free and available to view on www.sourdough.co.uk.
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Berries are something we love to include at the Sourdough school, both in the sourdough bread and in jams and fruit compotes, but why do we make such a big point about ensuring we include them in what we do?
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Because they are a good source of polyphenols, especially anthocyanins, micronutrients, and fibre! But are polyphenols vital to a healthy heart?
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Head to our stories to learn more about polyphenols, the studies @vanessakimbell has found as part of her PhD and what these research papers actually conclude about our heart health.

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LAST MINUTE PLACE
BREAD & GUTS WORKSHOP
5 DAYS OF DEVELOPMENT & BAKING WITH VANESSA KIMBELL + 12-month Support Programme. & A lifetime membership to The @sourdoughclub – rated 5 Star by The Telegraph. (RRP £199 per annum.) It takes more than just a week to learn sourdough. It’s about both understanding and practice. Our courses are fully supported by our Sourdough Club with over 70 video tutorials, features, regular new recipes, articles & a forum to include you in our school community helping you to continue your practice – so you will keep on learning.

We will make
A sourdough bread loaf formula
A fermented cake
A probiotic accompaniment such as cultured butter
A symbiotic recipe such as a soup to eat with the bread
Vegetable or fruit probiotic pickles such as kimchi or sauerkraut
A fruit compote
What is included?

Attending the school – 5 days of specialist tuition
12 months Learning Support Programme with a lifetime membership to The Sourdough Club (RRP £199 per annum)
An exclusive starter set including ceramic jar, flour, refreshment record cards & some of our starter (RRP £49)
A set of sourdough record cards
A personalised signed The Sourdough School book worth £24.99
All the teaching materials & supporting documentation
A personalised embossed certificate
A Sourdough School Workbook – priceless
Date: 10th – 14th February 2020
Only 1 place available

Photo of our porridge loaf by @nassimarothacker taken from our best selling book The Sourdough School Published by @kylebooksuk

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