Holland Farmers Market launches sourdough baking class for adults

Holland Farmers Market launched Market School on June 22, opening a four-class adult series that pairs sourdough baking with beekeeping, fresh market salads and mushroom connoisseurship. The classes run on the fourth Saturday of each month from June through September, with the sourdough session set for Saturday, August 22.

Each Market School class meets from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the upstairs Market View room inside the Holland Civic Center at 150 West 8th Street. Classes cost $20, advance registration is recommended and walk-ins are welcome if space allows. Attendees also receive an insulated Holland Farmers Market tote bag valued at $10, and students can shop before or after class.

Kara de Alvare, the market’s marketing coordinator, said the team wanted the series to give adults in the community a place to learn and to make the lineup both fun and useful. Nan Schut of Wild Dough LLC leads Sourdough Basics Made Ridiculously Simple, the third installment in the series. The class focuses on sourdough baking.

Holland Farmers Market has more than 75 local farmers and vendors throughout the year and offers only Michigan-grown products, with baked goods, specialty foods, meat, eggs and other prepared foods alongside produce. Most vendors travel less than 70 miles to the market, and the market accepts Bridge Cards, SNAP benefits and Market Bucks gift certificates.