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Tea & Toast Fresh, local sourdough breads in the Northside!

Creating delicious loaves, and also banging on about the gut-brain connection, and the importance of fermented foods.

09/29/2026

Happy National Coffee Day ☕️

A small fermentation fact for your Tuesday:

Coffee beans are traditionally fermented during processing.

The coffee bean is actually the seed inside a coffee cherry, and fermentation can be used to help remove the fruit around the seed before the beans are dried and roasted.

So no, your morning coffee isn't a probiotic drink ;) But somewhere along the way, microbes were involved.

Which means coffee has a perfectly respectable place in the fermentation conversation. Which I want to honour today :)

Cheers to all the tiny organisms doing important work behind the scenes.

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09/18/2026

80% of the time it works.
Every time.
☕️

09/17/2026

What more can I say.

09/11/2026

Want to learn more about fermentation but not sure where to start? 😵‍💫

Think sourdough bagels, focaccia, kimchi, kombucha, sauerkraut and waaaaaaay more :)

I got you! 🙌

Join me Sweetwater Center for the Arts whilst I debut these new classes:

Sourdough 101
Wednesdays 1-4pm
30 Sep - 28 Oct
https://www.hisawyer.com/sweetwater-art-center/schedules/activity-set/1974461

Sourdough 101
Wednesdays 6-9pm
4 Nov - 9 Dec
https://www.hisawyer.com/sweetwater-art-center/schedules/activity-set/1974462

Fermented Foods
Wednesdays 1-4pm
4 Nov - 18 Nov
https://www.hisawyer.com/sweetwater-art-center/schedules/activity-set/1991816

Registration required. Message me if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you there!

09/11/2026

Want to learn about fermenting but don’t know where to start?

I got you!

Join me Sweetwater Center for the Arts as I instruct these classes:

Sourdough 101
Wednesdays 1-4pm
30 Sep - 28 Oct
https://www.hisawyer.com/sweetwater-art-center/schedules/activity-set/1974461

Sourdough 101
Wednesdays 6-9pm
4 Nov - 9 Dec
https://www.hisawyer.com/sweetwater-art-center/schedules/activity-set/1974462

Fermented Foods
Wednesdays 1-4pm
4 Nov - 18 Nov
https://www.hisawyer.com/sweetwater-art-center/schedules/activity-set/1991816

Message me if you have any questions. I would love to see you there - and your gut microbiome would, too!

09/09/2026

I probably think about this more than I should.

I love my plastic fermentation bottles. They are practical, reusable, lightweight, and I can squeeze them to check the carbonation. And they reduce plastic waste.

But then there’s the whole microplastics thing.

The research is still evolving, so I’m trying not to approach it from a place of fear or perfectionism. Instead I want risk reduction where I actually have a choice.

I can’t eliminate plastic from my life but I do have choices. I would love to hear your thoughts around plastics in fermentation, especially microplastics.

09/04/2026

Your gut is home to trillions of microbes. And what we eat can help shape that community.

Fermented foods like sauerkraut, kimchi, kefir, yoghurt, kombucha and fermented vegetables can add beneficial microbes and compounds to our diets while supporting a diverse gut microbiome.

And here’s the really interesting part: your gut and brain are in constant communication.

The gut–brain connection is an area of growing research, and a healthy, diverse microbiome may play a role in mood, stress and overall mental wellbeing.

So maybe it’s time to think of fermented foods as more than just something tasty — they’re a delicious way to nourish your gut, too.

What fermented food are you eating lately?

09/02/2026

How have I only just discovered Tajín?! I am finding out that this spice mix literally goes with ANYTHING. Including kombucha! That salt and sweet combo 🥰

08/30/2026

Loving the colour of this kombucha!

Butterfly peaflower tea is also caffeine free. So double win on this one.

Cheers to gut health 😎

08/29/2026

So fun to provide sourdough and fermentation samples for Sweetwater Center for the Arts today!

We had lots of fabulous conversations about fermented foods and the benefits they bring to our gut health and mental health 💚

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