Sam is originally from the Catskill Mountains in upstate NY, where at 15, she got a job in a farm-to-table restaurant in a country town. The owner baked his own bread and she became entranced by the process and the product. After moving to Oregon in 2014 and discovering the glorious bakery culture in Portland, she took a “proper” class at Tabor Bread and started baking sourdough every week. In 2018, she graduated as a Certified Wholistic Nutritionist and Amma Therapist from The Wellspring School for Healing Arts, where she was able to further her education by learning Chinese Medicine based bodywork and nutrition. Sam is currently taking a break from offering bodywork and is focusing on teaching bread baking and other nutrition classes throughout Clackamas and Multnomah counties.