The starter you receive is of the highest quality. Our starter, lovingly named Poppy, is maintained daily and has been living her best life for many years.

Poppy is fed only clean water and high-quality flour before being gently dehydrated at a low temperature (never exceeding 96°F) to help preserve the natural wild yeast and beneficial bacteria. Once dried, she is finely ground for faster, more even rehydration and packaged into convenient 10g portions—all within 48 hours to ensure maximum freshness and vitality.

Poppy is:

• Mature and highly active

• Fed and dehydrated at its peak to ensure high levels of activity

• Fed with organic bread flour and deionized water to ensure only the cleanest ingredients are used