Great article. I love all the historical information. I've been baking a lot of sourdough lately. I believe that the manufacture of bread and the modification of our wheat has resulted in bland tasteless bread. But it's easy to make fantastic sourdough bread at home. I found non GMO, heritage wheat, whole wheat flour at Community Grains.

https://shop.communitygrains.com/

I was intrigued and baffled by the sourdough proofing process. So I built a simple and inexpensive temperature controlled proofing container. That’s removed the guesswork out of the proofing for me.

https://garyjanosz.medium.com/the-nuts-bolts-of-foolproof-sourdough-bread-d0001e55e775

I’ve also been working on a gluten-free sourdough that my wife dearly loves. The starter and the proofing process are very different from traditional sourdough.

https://garyjanosz.medium.com/gluten-free-sourdough-bread-e92439ddd207

Gary