September workshops now available for purchase.
Learn the craft of naturally leavened bread in an immersive, hands‑on sourdough workshop at New Grain! You’ll mix, fold, shape, and bake in a small class environment, gaining the practical skills and confidence to create beautiful, flavourful loaves at home.
Whether you’re brand‑new to sourdough or looking to refine your technique, this workshop gives you real, tactile experience and a clear, repeatable process you can rely on. The price of the ticket includes an hands-on experience learning the craft of 3 different types of sourdough, a New Grain lunch with coffee and drinks, recipe cards, sourdough starter and loaves to take home!
What to Expect
Expect hands-on fun, a chance to ask all your sourdough questions, a delicious lunch, and a chance to learn the sourdough process from start to finish. This is a space where participants can move, make, and taste!
Date(s)
September 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29.
Time
10:00am - 3:00pm
Location
New Grain Bakery and Kitchen
Schedule
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Welcome coffee or tea, introductions, introduction to sourdough and the world of starters.
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Introduction to flour types and blends, gluten/protein content, mixing, introduction to autolyze.
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Delicious New Grain lunch, espresso-based drinks, juices and sodas from Northern Ontario.
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Flip and fold techniques, temperature control during fermentation stages, bulk ferment, cold ferment methods.
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Learning shaping techniques, bench rest methods, bannetons, crust development, etc.
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Rest, score, steam, maillard reaction, methods for recreating at home.
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Observe when loaves are done, pack up and say our goodbyes! Take home some starter and fresh loaves of bread to enjoy.
Where to Find Us
New Grain sits just off Highway 540 in the heart of M’Chigeeng First Nation, on Corbiere Road, a small side road close to the community’s main cluster of buildings. The bakery is located at 37 Corbiere Road, only a few seconds’ drive from the highway, making it easy to reach whether you’re coming from Little Current, Mindemoya, or Gore Bay.