About this episode

Caroline Bower revisits a listener favorite episode discussing the four essential steps to take before selling sourdough bread.

It's the two-year birthday month of the Bread Winner Podcast — and I am celebrating from the road! My family and I are on an epic three-week road trip this July, and I thought this was the perfect opportunity to bring back some of the most loved episodes in the show's history. We kicked off the month with Episode 132, where I turned the mic on my kids and let them share what it's really like to grow up watching me build this sourdough microbakery business. If you haven't listened yet, I really encourage you to — especially if you're a mom who wonders about the impact this business has on your family. Today I'm bringing back Episode 85, one of the top downloaded episodes of all time and a listener favorite for a very long time. This is the episode where I walk you through the four most important things to do before you start selling your bread. Whether you're just dreaming about turning your sourdough passion into a real business, or you've already jumped in and feel a little in over your head, this one is foundational. A few things in my own context have shifted since I now have a commercial bakery, but the four steps themselves? Absolutely still the same. In this episode you'll…

People in this episode

Host: Caroline Bower

Topics covered

• sourdough bread
• selling bread
• microbakery business
• entrepreneurship
• foundational steps

Keywords

• sourdough
• selling bread
• microbakery
• entrepreneurship
• business tips
• baking
• foundational steps

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bread Winner Podcast

Books & works: Episode 132, Episode 85

More episodes of The Bread Winner Podcast

• How to Use Text Marketing to Grow Your Sourdough Microbakery · July 16, 2026 · 50 min
• 132. Handing the Mic to My Kids: What It's Really Like to Have a Baker for a Mom · July 2, 2026 · 41 min
• 131. How to Get Moving Again After a Big Push in Your Sourdough Microbakery · June 18, 2026 · 21 min

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