Name: Passing the Starter: Teaching Your Craft and Passion with Workshops in Your Community
Start: 2026-07-23T10:00:00-0400
End: 2026-07-23T11:00:00-0400

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Passing the Starter: Teaching Your Craft and Passion with Workshops in Your Community

Thursday July 23, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Skowhegan Center for Entrepreneurship

Join Brandon Cochran (“Sourdough Brandon”) for this inside look at how he built a popular sourdough starter workshop series that has taught thousands of home bakers across Massachusetts for over three years. In this session, Brandon will share how hands-on educational workshops can become a meaningful way to connect with your community while growing a thriving small business and sharing your passion with others. Attendees will learn practical details about planning and teaching engaging workshops, along with strategies for marketing, communication, pricing, investing in tools and supplies, and creating an experience that keeps people coming back and help you turn your expertise into community-centered education.

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Brandon Cochran

Sourdough Brandon

Brandon Cochran (aka “Sourdough Brandon”) is the founder of SourdoughBrandon.com, where he shares detailed recipes, baking guides, and practical tips for home bakers making sourdough bread, sourdough discard recipes, and other naturally leavened baked goods. Raised in the foothills of the Appalachians in North Carolina and shaped by Southern hospitality... Read More →

Thursday July 23, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Skowhegan Center for Entrepreneurship 181 Water St, Skowhegan, ME 04976

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