London celebrates Sourdough September

PICTURE: BRICKHOUSE BY MILES WILLIS

Published: Wednesday 1 September 2021

If you, like many others, have found that baking has become a new pastime and that sourdough is now a staple in your home, it's time to celebrate with #SourdoughSeptember.

Here's a quick guide to help you get stuck into sourdough, whether making or shopping, beginner or expert from our wonderful London Food Link network.

Read how London’s social enterprises are using the power of three ingredients.

Where to learn

If you’ve embraced your inner baker and are ready to make your loaf at home, why not head to either Hen Corner or Made in Hackney for a course in how to make sourdough.

Full day Sourdough at Hen Corner
Weds 15 September, 10am-4pm

Create wonderful sourdough breads at their course, have a delicious lunch and explore the gardens to say hello to the chickens and bees!

Masterclass Sourdough Bread Making at Made in Hackney
Sun 26 September, 11am - 4pm

East London’s fantastic plant-based cookery school will introduce you to all things sourdough at their course. You’ll be served a delicious organic plant-based lunch and you’ll have your own starter, recipes and bread to take home!

See the Real Bread calendar for more events happening in London.

Where to buy

London is brimming with brilliant independent bakeries, microbakeries and pizzerias where you can shop for sourdough. Here are a few of our favourites or find more ethical shops on our Good Food Map:

E5 Bakehouse, London Fields E8 or Better Health Bakery, E8
TODAY BREAD Walthamstow, E17
Margot Bakery Ltd, Finchley, N2
The Hill Bakery & Deli, SE5
Bread bread bakery, home delivery available online
Breadwinners, available at a number of markets plus home delivery available online
Artisan Bread Organic, home delivery available online

Or for a fine selection of sourdough pizza or other delights why not head out to Flat Earth Pizza in Dalston, Sodo in various East London locations, Well Kneaded in Earlsfield or to Toastiewala at various north London locations.

Get Social

Join the conversation, find a local venue and share your favourite recipes, courses or bakeries on Insta, Facebook or Twitter with #SourdoughSeptember and the Real Bread Team:

T: @RealBread
F: @RealBreadCampaign
I: @RealBreadCampaign

Or if you are a London based sourdough enterprise why not join London Food Link to promote your business to our network.

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Sarah Williams
Programmes Director

Sarah is Programmes Director for Sustain and a member of the Senior Leadership Team, having joined in in 2009 to run Capital Growth campaign, which supported 2,012 new community food growing gardens in London.

Sarah has developed several new programmes at Sustain including Big Dig, Growing Health and more recently Bridging the Gap. Her work focuses on our Local Action theme and includes overseeing Sustainable Food Places, London Food Link and Sustain’s food growing programmes. Sarah also represents Sustain on the London Food Board, and co leads our work on skills including the Food Learning Forum.

Prior to Sustain her roles included running community regeneration projects, at Groundwork East London and Strategic Manager of the Newham Food Access Partnership. Sarah has a Masters in Leadership for Sustainable Development, achieved through the Forum for the Future programme.

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