The natural fermentation of sourdough culture has proven health benefits and rich depth of flavor. In Sourdough from Shambhala Publications, Sarah Owens shows you just how simple creating a healthy sourdough starter from scratch can be. Beyond traditional breads, nearly 100 delightfully seasonal recipes include pies, cookies, cakes, scones, flatbreads, tarts, and more. Laced with botanical and cultural notes on grains, fruits and vegetables, herbs, and wildcrafted foods, Sourdough celebrates seasonal abundance alongside the timeless craft of artisanal baking.

Shambhala Publications has long been one of the premier publishers of dharma and spiritual books in the West. From simple beginnings in Berkeley at the height of the sixties counterculture, Shambhala Publications went on to become one of the most respected publishers of the most important books in the spiritual landscape. Their landmark titles include Meditation in Action by Chogyam Trungpa, The Spiritual Teaching of Ramana Maharshi, Edward Espe Brown's Tassajara Bread Book, Fritjof Capra’s The Tao of Physics, best selling translations of the Art of War, Natalie Goldberg’s Writing Down the Bones,  Pema Chödrön’s When Things Fall Apart, and Suzuki Roshi’s classic, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind.

Shambhala Publications publishes books that present creative and conscious ways of transforming the individual, the society, and the planet. It presents dharma expressed beyond the meditation cushion, in everyday activities and all spheres of human endeavor, including psychology and the sciences, the arts and creativity, business and economics, and health and healing.