Expanded Programs and Offers

Overview: This introductory class is perfect for beginners or those curious about the magic of sourdough. Participants will learn how to create and care for a sourdough starter and bake a simple, nourishing loaf.

Duration: 2 hours

Focus: Hands-on introduction to sourdough basics, the science of fermentation, and how to incorporate intention and ritual into baking.

Pricing: $65 Or $55-75 (sliding scale pricing) (Includes a starter kit, recipe booklet, and guided journaling prompts)

Class Highlights:

• Making and feeding your starter
• Mixing and shaping dough
• Discussion on sourdough as a mindful practice
• Ritual and intention-setting in baking
• Tasting fresh-baked sourdough with seasonal spreads

Overview: A series of deep-dive workshops designed for those who want to explore sourdough as a creative, nourishing, and spiritual practice. Each workshop focuses on a different sourdough-based food and incorporates mindful baking practices and seasonal rituals.

Duration: 8 Classes, 2 hours each, All 8 classes offered over 4 months

Class Series Options:

• Sacred Sourdough- Learn to make Sourdough Loaves, $65
• Sourdough Pasta – Make fresh hand rolled sourdough pasta with farmhouse ragu or pesto with side salad and focaccia slice. $65
• Sourdough Cinnamon Buns – Dive into the sweeter side of sourdough with cinnamon buns, $75.
• Sourdough Focaccia – Sweet n Savory Focaccia. Transform basic focaccia through a variety of seasonal toppings. Garden focaccia with fermented veggies and sweet focaccia with fresh fruit and fruit preserves, $75.
• Sourdough Flatbreads and Hummus – Learn to make sourdough flatbreads and scratch-made Jordanian Hummus, $55.
• Sourdough Pumpkin Pancakes with Skyr and Mimosas (Mocktail)– Learn to make sourdough pancakes fermented with Milk Kefir, $65.
• Sourdough Pop Tarts– Learn to make homemade pop-tarts and replace the processed store bought Pop Tarts. Classic Strawberry and Brown Sugar Flavors, $65.
• Sourdough Bagels- Learn to make homemade Sourdough Bagles and Homemade cream-cheese, $65.

What’s Included:

• Hands-on instruction
• Recipe booklets for each class
• Seasonal rituals, meditations, and mindful eating practices
• Take-home dough and baked goods
• Sample meals shared in community centering the skill and food created in class
• Add on- 30 minute Zoom Calls- additional support $30

Overview: A full-day or weekend retreat held in an outdoor, nature-inspired setting. Participants will bake sourdough in a cob-style outdoor oven, engage in seasonal rituals, and explore contemplative practices like meditation, journaling, and gathering around the fire. This is a truly immersive experience, blending ancient traditions with modern wellness practices.

Duration: Full-day retreat (8 hours) or Weekend Retreat (2 days)

Retreat Highlights:

• Sourdough baking in an outdoor cob oven
• Seasonal, plant-based communal meals
• Guided meditations and nature walks
• Intention-setting rituals with bread as an offering
• Journaling and reflection sessions on nourishment and creativity

Pricing:

• Full-Day Retreat: $200–$250 (Includes meals, recipes, and a sourdough starter)
• Long Weekend or  week long Retreat: $500–$700 (Includes all meals, accommodations if applicable, and learning how to build a cob-oven and bake bread in it)

As part of Sacred Community Nourishment, the Sacred Ferments Series provides an accessible entry point for people interested in seasonal, nutrient-dense, and sustainable eating practices. This offering introduces participants to the health benefits, practical techniques, and culinary possibilities of vegetable pickling and fermentation through both introductory and hands-on experiences.

• Empower participants to confidently create fermented foods at home.
• Build awareness of the health benefits of incorporating probiotic-rich foods into daily meals.
• Create a community-centered experience that blends education, nourishment, and seasonal living.
• Understand the difference between pickling and fermentation.

• Duration: 90 minutes
• Format: Lecture, tasting experience, and live demo
• Capacity: 15–20 participants
• Cost: $65-$85 per participant (based on seasonal ingredients and venue)

A fun and informative class where participants taste various pickled and fermented foods, learn the difference between pickling and fermentation, and observe a live demonstration of making a basic sauerkraut. In Class Participants will sample three different fermented toppings with focaccia, a sample pork or bean taco with cortido, and finish with a sample of fermented dessert made of focaccia with carrot, ginger, apple ferment, sweet lemon kefir cream, and honey.

• Duration: 2 hours
• Format: Hands on and live demo with tasting
• Capacity: 10-12 participants
• Cost: $65-$85 per participant (based on seasonal ingredients and venue)
• Description: Giardiniera, pronounced “jar-din-AIR-ah” is an italian relish or condiment made from a variety of pickled vegetables. The name means, “from the garden” and that’s what this food is all about. Gathering the freshest food from the garden and lightly preserving it to enjoy the harvest and that last sweet taste of summer is just a little longer. So come savor summer’s harvest with me and learn how to make your own jar of Giardiniera in this hands-on style class. You will learn about the tradition of Giardiniera in all of its preparations and explore ways you might integrate this food in your own kitchen practice and meal time.

• In this class you will…
• Make your own jar of Giardiniera to take home and enjoy.
• Learn the art of quick pickling to extend your harvest.
• Receive a recipe book with the pickling process, images, and different recipes to inspire you to craft meals that include Giardiniera.
• Taste a sample of a Giardiniera salad with fresh garden ripe tomatoes, herbs, and a slice of home made sourdough focaccia.
• Enjoy and connect with others in the community over the shared experience of learning all about Giardiniera.

• Duration: 2 hours
• Format: Hands on and live demo with tasting
• Capacity: 10-12 participants
• Cost: $65-$85 per participant (based on seasonal ingredients and venue)
• Description: Come learn how to make your own Kimchi and Sauerkraut with Ashley from Sacred Community Nourishment as your guide. Experience the nourishing tradition of lacto-fermentation and how this technique is used to preserve vegetables and extend the harvest, enhance the nutrient value of your food, and promote the growth of healthy gut bacteria and a stronger micro-biome.

• In this hands on Class you will
• Learn the basics of lacto-fermentation and the difference between fermentation and pickling.
• Receive a kit that includes a jar, fermentation pickle pipes, and fermentation weights.
• Create your own jar of Kraut to take home and ferment.
• Take home a recipe book and salt guide to support you to continue this practice at home.
• Taste samples of finished Kimchi and Kraut made by Ashley to learn about different flavours and varieties that are possible.
• Enjoy time in the community around the mixing bowl learning to create this sacred food craft!

You will leave class prepared to quick pickle and create an array of kraut varieties in your own home.