Sourdough in the Country —(near Toronto)

🍂 Back to Basics - a simpler time

✨ WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE

Hands-On Traditional Sourdough Breadmaking Workshop! This is the same recipe Italian artisan bakers and homemakers have been using for centuries, using only a few ingredients.

Learn the timeless craft of sourdough breadmaking in the rustic charm of the fully restored Heritage Barn. Make your own loaf step-by-step and take home your creation, ready to bake.

Secrets of Gut-Friendly Fermentation

Discover why sourdough has been enjoyed for centuries and how natural fermentation can make bread easier to digest and healthier for the whole family.

Take Home Your Own Starter
You will leave the workshop with your own live starter culture and full recipe guide, so you can keep making your own delcious bread at home!

Scenic Guided Trail Walk (included bonus activity weather permitting) Explore the brand-new 1.5 km trail! Walk the woods, follow the Humber River, spot wildlife, and reconnect with nature. Michael Duffy will lead our walk and tell you stories about the Homestead along with some foraging insights!

🎃 The Duffy Pumpkin Throne — Snap a fall-inspired photo and make a memory you’ll treasure.

🍯🍁 Farm-to-Table Tastings

Honey harvested just steps away from the Duffy apiary

Maple syrup from the heritage trees on the farm

Fresh-pressed apple cider from the organic apple orchard — All available to taste and purchase — exclusively produced at The Duffy Homestead.

This isn’t just about bread — it’s about slowing down, reconnecting, and learning the ways of our ancestors in a wholesome, community-centered setting. Meet like-minded people, share stories, and experience the beauty of simple, healthy living.

Homesteading is more than a trend — it’s a movement, and what better place to celebrate it than in one of Caledon’s most historic landmarks, the fully restored Heritage Barn at The Duffy Homestead.

🌱 GIVE BACK

A portion of all ticket sales will be donated to The Duffy Heritage Foundation, supporting:

🐝 The Bee Sanctuary at The Duffy Homestead — helping “save the bees”

🏡 Preserving history and keeping the Homestead alive for generations to come

Special Guest Host: Susan Arruda, 6 time Fitness champion, health advocate, and active lifestyle enthusiast, guiding you through a wholesome, back-to-basics day of learning, connection, and inspiration.

She and her husband, Marco, have been friends of the Homestead for years, even helping during the Maple Syrup boil, Honey Harvest and more!

What's Included in this "Once In A Season" Fall Event:

• Hands on Step By Step Instruction as you create your own Sourdough Loaf to take home and bake in your oven.
• Instructions on how to start and manage your starter, so you can continue to make your own sourdough at home over and over again.
• Detailed recipe instructions.
• An info session by your hosts on the Secrets of Gut-Friendly Fermentation. Discover why sourdough has been enjoyed for centuries and how natural fermentation can make bread easier to digest and healthier for the whole family.
• Just in time for Halloween - SCARY facts about some of the bread that is packaged as healthy out there, but is plain old nasty!
• You'll have a chance to ask Susan any wellness and fitness related questions; she is a mom of 2 well into her 50's and has helped thousands of people along in their fitness journeys through her workouts and programs.

PLUS THESE BONUSES:

• A nature walk in the woods (weather permitting) in the recently completed trail, led by Michael Duffy and your hosts.
• SAMPLES of Susan Arruda's own Performance Fuel Bites - Delicious Raw Treats that are powerhouses of nutrition, but taste like decadent desserts!
• A TASTING of the Duffy Homestead Honey, harvested from the Apiary on the grounds.
• SAMPLES of different types of the Duffy Homestead Maple Syrup - Michael Duffy will answer all your questions!
• NEWLY ADDED BONUS - A tour of the Homestead Museum.

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