This one hit different. David Bachman — self-described Tech Geek and Proud Baker — reached out recently and said something that genuinely stopped me in my tracks: “You are doing amazing work, and Crust & Crumb Academy has become one of my top resources to send other bakers to. Your craft and dedication to helping other bakers is inspiring!!” When someone tells you they’re sending OTHER bakers your way, that’s the win right there. That’s the whole point. I started the Crust & Crumb Academy because I believe every home baker deserves real knowledge, real community, and real progress — not just recipes. Hearing that it’s becoming a go-to resource for bakers helping other bakers? That’s the dream. Thank you, David. You made my day. 🙏🍞 If you’re ready to level up your baking, come join us. Real bakers. Real progress. 👉 https://www.skool.com/crust-crumb-academy-7621/about

Every time I said “I’ll do it when I get around to it” he’d reach in his pocket and hand me one of these. A round toit. Took me years to stop laughing and actually get the lesson. Here’s the thing, though. I talk to bakers every day who are sitting on “when I get around to it.” “I’ll learn sourdough when I have more time.” “I’ll start baking bread when life slows down.” “I’ll join a community when I’m not such a beginner.” Life doesn’t slow down. You just run out of rounds. What’s the one bread skill you’ve been putting off? Drop it in the comments. No judgment. We’ve got a whole community of bakers who were exactly where you are, and they started anyway. 👇 Tell me what’s on your “when I get around to it” list. And if you’re ready to stop waiting, come join us inside Crust & Crumb Academy, where bakers come not to get likes, but to get better. 🔗 https://www.skool.com/crust-crumb-academy-7621/about

I'm going to be honest with you. Yesterday I was walking around, doing my thing, and I noticed a star next to my name on Skool. I thought, "What the heck is that?" 😂 Had to look it up. Turns out, Crust & Crumb Academy is now in the top 1% of ALL communities on Skool. Not bread communities. Not food communities. All of them. And we're wearing a 5-star rating right alongside it. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I basically Forrest Gumped my way into it. 🏃‍♂️ But here's the thing. I could be in here dancing a jig by myself and nobody would notice. This star doesn't belong to me. It belongs to every single one of you. Every comment you leave on a bake-along. Every photo you share, even the "ugly" ones 😄. Every time you answer someone's question before I even get to it. Every loaf you post that's a little better than the one before. That's what built this. Not me standing in front of a camera. You, showing up, doing the work, lifting each other up. 🙌 Congratulations to every community wearing a star or carrying a 5-star rating. It's rare air. And we're enjoying every breath of it. 🌟 380+ bakers in just over two months decided that a community built on coaching, not cheerleading, was worth their time. A place where "perfection is not required, progress is" isn't just a tagline. It's how we operate. 💪 Now let's get back to baking. We've got a bake-along happening right now. 🍞🔥 — Henry P.S. If you haven't joined us yet, what are you waiting for? ⭐ Crust & Crumb Academy — Where bakers come not to get likes, but to get better.

Today marks two months since Crust & Crumb Academy opened its doors, and we just welcomed our 400th member. In that time, this community has become the #1 ranked bread baking community on Skool with a perfect 5.0 rating according to ProveWorth. Not because we chased numbers. Because we showed up and did the work. This past Saturday during our weekly bake-along, we hit 4,632 interactions in the group chat. That's not a typo. That's what happens when a community is built on real engagement, real teaching, and real bakers helping each other get better. That was also the day I earned my ⭐ on Skool, and honestly, that belongs to every single one of you. You built this with me. Here's what we're not: a community built around hype, upsells, or vanity metrics. Here's what we are: a place where bakers come not to get likes, but to get better. If you want to learn to bake bread from scratch, understand the science behind the craft, and be part of something that actually moves the needle on your skills, we'd love to have you. Perfection is not required. Progress is. 👉 Join hundreds of bakers inside Crust & Crumb Academy: https://www.skool.com/crust-crumb-academy-7621/about

Every time I said "I'll do it when I get around to it" he'd reach in his pocket and hand me one of these. A round toit. Took me years to stop laughing and actually get the lesson. Here's the thing, though. I talk to bakers every day who are sitting on "when I get around to it." "I'll learn sourdough when I have more time." "I'll start baking bread when life slows down." "I'll join a community when I'm not such a beginner." Life doesn't slow down. You just run out of rounds. What's the one skill you've been putting off? Drop it in the comments. No judgment. We've got a whole community of bakers who were exactly where you are, and they started anyway. 👇 Tell me what's on your "when I get around to it" list. And if you're ready to stop waiting to learn to bake bread, come join us inside Crust & Crumb Academy, where bakers come not to get likes, but to get better. 🔗 https://www.skool.com/crust-crumb-academy-7621/about