As a young child, Mandi was in the kitchen with her Mom, and wanted to learn EVERYTHING. (And she did!) Soon enough she was baking things on her own, and improving recipes with little changes here and there – making themher own. Although, some have always stayed the same. Early 20’s brought the start of learning bread, and by her late 20’s she had sworn off buying bread at the store – and decided to do everything herself. Mandi started out baking two loaves a week just for herself (ate it every morning for breakfast), and then started making them as gifts for people. Early in 2023 she put a sign up in her condo building offering it to others who live there, and to her surprise she was contacted by a few who were really excited. The next step was posting in a local group and before she knew it she had to buy additional supplies so she could make 4 loaves per day, then 6, then 8 (it doesn’t seem like much, but it is for a home bakery). Within a couple months there were several more items that she was offering, and she had to bring in my partner Brad to help her fill the orders. Fast forward to the fall of 2023, and Mandi and Brad were looking for retail space to open a bakery. This was with a lot of encouragement from Brad because Mandi was full of self-doubt. They decided to just go for it and made it happen. They now run The Sourdough Whisperer as business (and life) partners out of a tiny space in Willow Point, producing small batches of sourdough baked goods – working the night shift and loving every second.