Sum’s Sourdough Starter School
From Empty Jar to
“I Actually Made That.”
Build your first sourdough starter, learn how to actually READ what it’s telling you, and bake your first loaf—with me in your back pocket every step of the way.
Has sourdough starter ever made you say…
“WHAT THE HECK IS HAPPENING IN THIS JAR?!”
You’ve watched the TikToks.
Googled the weird smell.
Compared your Day 5 starter to somebody else’s.
One person says feed it.
Another says leave it alone.
Somebody else says change your flour.
& now you’re wondering if she’s hungry, happy, dying… or just being dramatic 😂
You don’t need more random sourdough advice.
You need to learn how to READ what YOUR starter is telling you.
You need to know what it’s trying to tell you👀
Because once you understand what the bubbles, smells, rises, falls, and weird little changes are actually telling you… you stop Googling every five seconds and start knowing what to do next.
That’s exactly what we’re doing inside Starter School. 🤎
You don’t need another sourdough recipe.
Here’s how we’re gonna do this 👇🏼
Start with an empty jar and build your starter from scratch —without panicking over every weird smell or quiet day.
01 — BUILD
Stop blindly following the clock and start understanding what YOUR starter is actually telling you.
02 — READ
03 — BAKE
Learn when your starter is truly ready, then turn that little jar into your first loaf.
Learn how to care for your starter in real life so you can actually keep baking after Starter School ends.
04 — SUSTAIN
Cause sometimes you don’t need another Google.
You need someone to LOOK at your JAR.
Starter smells weird? Send it.
Not sure if she’s hungry? Send it.
Dough looking questionable? SEND. IT. 😂
Inside Starter School, you’re not getting a bunch of lessons and then a “good luck!!”
You’re getting me in your back pocket. 🤎
I’ll help you understand what I’m seeing, what your starter or dough is telling you, and what actually makes sense to do next.
Because the goal isn’t for you to need me forever.
The goal is for YOU to eventually look at that jar and say,
“Okay. I know what she needs.”
That’s what it means to Judge Accordingly.
YES. You can literally send me the picture.😂
Everything you need to go from “WTF?” to “I GOT THIS”
01 — STEP-BY-STEP LESSONS
Follow the process in order—from an empty jar all the way to your first loaf.
02 — READ YOUR STARTER
Learn what the bubbles, smells, rises, falls, feeding cues, and weird little changes are actually telling you.
03 — HELP WHEN
YOU’RE STUCK
When something looks questionable or you’re not sure what to do next, you’ll have help figuring out what’s happening—and how to move forward.
04 — BAKE THE OG LOAF
Once your starter is ready, I’ll walk you through turning her into your very first sourdough loaf.
05 — TROUBLESHOOTING
+ REVIVAL
Forgot a feeding? Starter acting dramatic? Something went sideways? You’ll have help figuring out how to move forward.
06 — REAL-LIFE
STARTER CARE
Learn how to feed, store, maintain, and work your starter into your actual schedule—without becoming a full-time jar babysitter. 😂
Starter School isn’t just a course you watch. We’re actually doing this together.
No bread police.
No guessing alone.
No 47 open TikTok tabs.
Just you, me, your jar, and a whole lot more confidence than you started with 🤎
Is Starter School
actually for YOU?
If any of these sound familiar, pull up a chair 😂
✓ You’ve never made a sourdough starter in your life.
✓ You’ve tried before… and somewhere around Day 4–7 you went, “WTF is happening?”
✓ You already have a starter, but you’re constantly wondering if she’s hungry, happy, ready, or dying. 😂
✓ You’ve watched approximately 700 TikToks and somehow feel MORE confused.
✓ You’re scared you’re going to screw it up.
✓ You want to understand WHY you’re doing something instead of blindly following instructions.
✓ You have an actual LIFE and cannot babysit a jar all day.
✓ You want someone in your back pocket when you have a “WAIT… IS THIS RIGHT?!” moment. 👀
You do NOT need any sourdough experience.
You don’t need a perfect kitchen, fancy equipment, or some magical bread-making gene
We’re starting with an EMPTY JAR and learning this together—one step at a time.
If you’re new here,
Hi! I’m Sum
I definitely did NOT wake up one day magically knowing how to make sourdough 😂 I Googled. I watched the TikToks. I overthought the shit out of it.
And when I still didn’t know what the hell was happening…
I had my friend Brandi—who knew all about sourdough—in my back pocket 😂
I’d send Brandi pictures, ask my ridiculous questions, and basically yell ‘IS THIS RIGHT?!’ 400 times a day. 😂
Having someone I trusted who could actually LOOK at what I was doing and help me understand it changed everything.
Eventually, I stopped trying to make my sourdough look like everybody else’s and learned how to read mine.
Basically… I learned how to Judge Accordingly 👀
And THAT is exactly why I created Starter School.
Now you have me in YOUR back pocket! 🥹🤎
I’ll be here for the questions, the pictures, the good days, and the “what the hell happened?!” days.
Because I don't want you leaving Starter School thinking:
“I can make sourdough if Sum tells me what to do.”
I want you thinking:
“Holy shit. I actually know what I’m doing.” 🤎
WHAT’S IT GONNA COST ME?
$97
One payment. Your spot inside the very first round of Sum’s Sourdough Starter School. 🤎
And because this is the very first batch…
You’re getting me right there with you—seeing where you get stuck, hearing what you need more help with, and helping you through the parts that make you go, “WAIT… WHAT?!” 😂🤎
YOU BRING THE EMPTY JAR
I’ll help you figure out the rest.
Honestly… that’s kinda the whole point of Starter School
I don’t expect you to walk in already knowing what you’re doing.
I expect weird smells. Questionable bubbles. Missed feedings. Dough that makes you go:
“SUM… WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?!” 😂
You’re learning. You’re allowed to get it wrong.
And when something DOES go sideways, you’re not left alone trying to figure it out from another TikTok.
Send me the picture. Ask the question. Let’s figure out what happened—and what makes sense to do next. 🤎
There are no bread police here 😂
BUT WHAT IF I SCREW IT UP?
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You can absolutely still join! Starter School isn’t just about creating a starter—it’s about learning how to actually understand the one you have. You’ll learn how to read her, feed her, troubleshoot her, and know when she’s actually ready to bake with. 🤎
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PERFECT😂 We’re starting with an empty jar. You do not need to know a damn thing about sourdough before you walk through the door. That’s what I’m here for.
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NOPE 👏🏼 You’ll need a few basic supplies and ingredients, but you absolutely do not need to turn your kitchen into a sourdough laboratory. 😂 I’ll tell you what you actually need—and what you can skip.
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Life happens. Kids happen. Work happens. You forget about the jar. 😂 That doesn’t mean you failed Starter School. We’ll figure out where your starter is, what she needs, and how to move forward from there.
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October 12, 2026! 🍞🤎 That’s when our very first batch officially begins. I’ll make sure you know exactly what you need beforehand so you can show up ready to start with us.
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You do NOT need to stand over your starter all day. 😂 I’ll teach you how to read what’s happening and work sourdough into your actual life instead of feeling chained to your jar.
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You absolutely can. 🥹🤎
Starter School is where you learn how to actually DO sourdough—but you definitely don’t have to leave me after that. 😂
If you want to keep baking together, Sum’s Kitchen Club is where we’ll keep the fun going with new things to bake, continued support, and plenty of reasons to keep that starter alive. 🍞
Kitchen Club is a separate membership, and you’ll have the option to join when the time comes. 🤎
BUT I STILL HAVE QUESTIONS!
READY TO STOP OVERTHINKING YOUR SOURDOUGH?
Your “HOLY SHIT, I MADE THAT” moment starts here.🤎
Starter School opens October 12
Everything will be waiting for you—
you start when YOU’RE ready.