THE SOURDOUGH BREAD MAKING EXPERIENCE is…

now a group-booked event! Still the best of the past model where we go to the night market witha bunch of breads, eat too much and flip pizzas and pretend to be baking bread.

This fun yet thorough workshop emphasizes the benefits of slow fermentation, wholegrain ingredients, and process consciousness.

An advanced understanding of bread-making’s core principles are covered while apprenticing in a fully functional artisan bake-house. Novices and experienced bakers are catered for equally. 

Market dates :

15 Dec 2023

26 Jan 2024

23 Feb

29 Mar

26 April

31 May 

Consider your workshop dates accordingly, so the big bake is followed by the market experience. Then round it off with the following day where we flip pizzas and you bake small batches as if at home. This is your training day for home practice.

The venue is on my stoep in Baardskeerdersbos, a little hamlet about two hours from Cape Town. The brick oven (3x2m) on the stoep is generous, yet there is limited space in the bakehouse.

The rate is R2500 and a 50% deposit is required at least 14 days in advance. 

Bank details: Nedbank; Branch code 198765; Acc. No. 1626010331;

please email proof of payment to info@nieljonker.co.za.

Special rates are considered for those with a good story.

Upon confirmation you will receive notes that are best studied before the workshop, while practicing any basic baking.Bake simple recipes at home and experiment in order to benefit from and enjoy the workshop optimally. If you have taken part in some of my online classes or the Sourdough course, this will be a revision of that material plus learning about the wood-fired process and more hands-on experience while eating and having a good time out.

Confucius said :

‘I hear, and I forget

I see, and I remember

I do, and I understand.’

Those not wishing to rush off will not be disappointed by the many remote and unpopulated beaches of this unspoiled coastline.

Other nature-based experiences in the area over the weekend include hiking, trail runs, mountain biking, etc. as well as the Stanford and Elim wine routes (some may be temporarily closed).

Please note there is no ATM in the village. Petrol and diesel is available at the general dealer.

How to get there:

Drive the tarred R43 via Gansbaai or Bredasdorp. Don’t just trust Google maps that takes one on a seemingly endless (yet scenic) gravel route.

Accommodation:

In Baardskeerdersbos village, private self-catering cottages within a short walking distance:

Eva’s garden room, 071 644 4001

Baardies, Renee, 064 101 9941

Whistling winds farm cottage, 0723484312 

Suikerbekkiestraat, Anneri, 0798021385

Tiny Forest, Stanley, 0828835793

Blou huis, Maarten, 0726154661

Near Baardskeerdersbos, safe and in nature, private self-catering units a short drive away:

Murasie, Leana 0723413822, info@murasie.com

Platbos forest camp, 0769233349

Rusthof gasteplaas, Christa 0823007294 langenhovenchrista@gmail.com,

Tierfontein rondawel, Liz ,083 306 8882, tierfontein@gmail.com

Coastal, within 30 minutes:

Whalehuys, De Kelders , Bruce 0738716723, whalehuys@gmail.com