OKLAHOMA CITY - s4story -- The Home Baking Association is proud to announce Cathe Felz, Culinary Arts teacher at Three Forks Middle School and High School in Montana, as the recipient of the 2025 Educator Award. Cathe's outstanding lesson plan, Exploring the Delicious World of Sourdough, exemplifies the power of baking education to connect students with science, history, culture, and community—all through the joy of making something from scratch.

In her winning lesson, Cathe's students cultivated their own sourdough starters, learning to identify the wild yeast and lactic acid bacteria responsible for the fermentation process. Microscopes in the kitchen allowed students to observe microbial activity firsthand, turning culinary class into a working science lab. Alongside this scientific exploration, students traced the historical journey of sourdough from ancient Egypt to the California Gold Rush, revealing how bread has sustained communities and shaped cultures for thousands of years. Their learning culminated in a school-wide Sourdough Showcase and Tasting, followed by community service visits to the local Senior Citizen Center where students prepared and served homemade bread as part of a grant-funded service project.

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Cathe's innovative and cross-curricular approach was selected by a panel of judges from across our member organizations. As the winner, she will receive a $1,000 cash prize and a trip to the Home Baking Association's Annual Meeting in Fort Collins, Colorado. Her lesson plan will also be added to our national catalog of educational baking resources, shared widely with family and consumer science educators, libraries, and community centers across the country.

The Home Baking Association congratulates Cathe Felz and celebrates the passion and creativity she brings to her students every day. Her work is a shining example of how baking can nourish both minds and communities. Find more information at www.HomeBaking.org