OUR STORY

WE'RE BRINGING THE ANCIENT TRADITION OF SOURDOUGH BACK WHERE IT BELONGS — INTO EVERYDAY LIFE

Sourdough Mate is home to Australia’s favourite gluten-free and organic wheat-based sourdough kits, premium baking tools, German wood pulp and natural cane proving baskets.

A family-run business since 2006, based on the Mornington Peninsula and founded by Anh and her husband Tom, Sourdough Mate has been proudly creating, supplying, and sharing sourdough essentials with home bakers and local bakeries across Australia. Over the years, it has grown into one of Australia’s most trusted names for all things sourdough.

Pictured at home: Anh Rattigan — sourdough baker, founder/owner, chief packing manager (and pretty much everything else!) at Sourdough Mate

MADE IN MELBOURNE

It all began when Anh, a self taught sourdough baker (follow her on Instagram) moved to the quiet seaside village of Mount Martha & was desperate for the type of artisan sourdough she was so fortunate to have while living in inner city Melbourne. At the time there wasn’t anything close, only supermarket white slice bread.

Anh realise she need not rely on driving back & forth to her favourite bakery in the city to enjoy artisan sourdough & could learn to make her own. 

Realising the joy & satisfaction that homemade bread brought to her life, Anh shared her hobby by baking loaves for family, friends, & neighbours! It was the perfect opportunity to practise & perfect the art of bread making at home. 

Today, Anh shares her knowledge & empowers other home bakers to reconnect with the simple pleasure of bread, turning what began as a personal quest into a meaningful mission to enrich the lives of others through Sourdough Mate.

 

SUSTAINABILITY

 


We are conscious of the many millions of tonnes of rubbish being added to landfill each year & so we are committed to helping reduce the number of packaging waste that our store produces.  


UP-CYCLED MAILING BOXES

We also (where we can) reuse any shipping boxes to give them a second/third life, ensuring that we minimise waste and extend the use of each box’s life cycle. So if you receive a box from us that doesn’t look like ours, it’s most likely a box that has been up-cycled but carefully packed on the inside by our family team – most likely by Anh, her husband and Dad (pictured below).

Pictured: Warehouse in Mount Martha, Victoria.

HOME COMPOSTABLE MAILING BAGS

We are aware of the number of plastic bags Australians use every year (more 5 Billion in fact) so we have made sure our mailing bags do not add to this statistic. We have used kraft paper & minimise plastic where possible. 

 

All our mailing bags are 100% home-compostable, and can be composted both at home and commercially. 

Learn more about our environmental & sustainable approach here.