Honest Sourdough at The Garden
A one-time sourdough bread making experience — Western Michigan
As the air begins to turn crisp and the holiday season settles in, The Garden and Honest Sourdough have joined together to bring you a truly special afternoon. Join us for a unique hands-on bread experience set among the flowers in one of Western Michigan's most charming backyard garden venues.
THE SETTING
The Garden is a stunning backyard flower garden with a charming wood greenhouse, blooms all around, and tables and chairs nestled right in the middle of it all. A bar is stocked and ready for your BYOB drinks — wine glasses and water provided. It's the prettiest place you'll ever learn to make bread.
THE CLASS
Your instructor brings 10 years of sourdough experience to The Garden for this one afternoon only. She demonstrates a full sourdough recipe start to finish while inviting volunteers up front to mix, fold, shape and score the dough right alongside her. While the dough rests she answers every question and shares a decade of real baking tips.
Then the best part — fresh baked sourdough warm from the oven with Irish butter and Celtic salt , plus homemade sourdough harvest bites passed around throughout. Nobody leaves hungry.
This is a BYOB event — wine glasses and water provided at the venue.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Hands-on participation — mix, fold, shape and score alongside the instructor
Fresh baked sourdough tasted together with Irish butter and Celtic salt
Homemade sourdough harvest bites throughout and Snacks!
A personal printed sourdough recipe card to keep
A jar of live sourdough starter — yours to take home and keep forever
All baking ingredients and tools provided
Follow-up email the next day with starter care tips and bonus discard recipes
YOU'LL LEAVE WITH
A belly full of fresh sourdough, a jar of live starter, a printed recipe, and the confidence to bake your first loaf at home — just in time for the holidays.
PERFECT FOR YOU IF...
You've always wanted to try sourdough but don't know where to start
You've tried and failed and want someone to finally show you properly
You want a beautiful unique fall afternoon with friends or family
You want to wow your Thanksgiving and holiday guests with homemade bread
You're looking for a truly special gift for someone you love
WHAT TO BRING
Clothes you don't mind getting floury | Your favorite drink (BYOB!) | Your appetite
Everything else is provided — just show up and enjoy.
QUESTIONS?
lisa@honestsourdough.com | @honestsourdough
We cannot wait to welcome you to The Garden!
🥖 Hands-On Sourdough Bread Class: Starter to Finish!
Description: Ready to fill your home with the smell of fresh bread? Join me for a cozy, hands-on workshop where we’ll demystify sourdough together! From feeding your starter to shaping your dough, I’ll walk you through every step to bake a beautiful, artisan loaf. We’ll mix your dough in class, bake it, taste it. You’ll leave with a jar of starter my sourdough bread recipe and the confidence to bake your own perfect loaf in your own home. 🌟
Ticket includes small bites, sourdough treats, an amazing time in the garden, and a new lifelong skill!