Who We Are

We didn’t start Breaducation to build a brand.
We started it because bread brings people together—and too many people have been left baking alone.

Though we both grew up 'south of Boise', North Idaho is where we chose to put down roots, raise our family, and build a life centered around the table. It’s where work slowed down enough for meaning to show up, and where bread stopped being a hobby and became a way of connecting with others.

Maura’s relationship with bread runs deep. Her grandparents emigrated from Italy to San Francisco, carrying old-world traditions that shaped their family and daily life. As a third-generation Italian American, bread was never just food—it was culture, comfort, and belonging. Before starting our family, Maura worked as a corporate trainer, helping people learn with clarity and confidence. When I say I convinced her to move north by promising fresh bread every day, it’s partly a joke—and partly the truth. Bread became the bridge between where she came from and the life we were building together.

My own path started much earlier. I began baking bread in the 1970s, long before sourdough came back into fashion. What started as a home skill grew into a lifelong craft. I taught my sons. I taught Boy Scouts. I shared starter, techniques, and encouragement with anyone interested in trying. Over time, a pattern emerged: people didn’t just want recipes—they wanted understanding. They wanted to know why things worked, so they could succeed on their own.

That quiet, word-of-mouth growth became the foundation of Breaducation.

After more than 30 years as a marine engineer, I retired from a career spent working far from home, in isolation—keeping systems running where failure wasn’t an option. Engineering taught me structure, precision, and repeatability. Bread taught me patience, attentiveness, and care. One world was solitary by necessity. The other existed to be shared.

Breaducation lives at the intersection of those two worlds.

Today, our mission is simple: to remove the mystery from breadmaking and replace it with clarity. We don’t just teach techniques—we guide people toward consistency, confidence, and the quiet satisfaction that comes from baking something real for the people they care about.

Bread has always brought people home.
We’re here to help you make it well.