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About Us
Meet Chad Johnson
Co-Founder & Baker | Tennessee Sourdough Company
For Chad Johnson, baking is more than a craft. It is a connection to where he comes from and a tradition he is proud to carry forward.
Born and raised in Tennessee, Chad has called the Volunteer State home his entire life. Growing up surrounded by farmland and the slower, simpler way of life that comes with it, he learned early on to appreciate hard work, patience, and the value of doing things the right way.
Chad comes from a multigenerational family of career bakers and cooks, where time, patience, and honest ingredients were always at the heart of the kitchen. Those traditions became more than family history. They became a foundation for the way he approaches food today.
As co-founder of Tennessee Sourdough Company, Chad combines those traditional roots with a love for creativity. He enjoys developing new recipes, experimenting with thoughtful flavor combinations, and finding new ways to turn simple, wholesome ingredients into something special, all while staying true to the traditions that shaped him.
For Chad, every loaf is an opportunity to honor the generations who came before him while creating something new for the generations to come. He believes the best food doesn’t need to be complicated. It simply needs good ingredients, time, care, and a little bit of heart.
What began as a love for baking has become a way to share a piece of Tennessee, a piece of family history, and a whole lot of love with every customer.
From our starter, to your hand.
Meet Edith Johnson
Co-Founder & Baker | Tennessee Sourdough Company
For Edith Johnson, baking has never simply been a job it has always been a way of bringing people together.
As co-founder of Tennessee Sourdough Company, Edith brings a lifetime of experience in the kitchen to every loaf, pastry, and baked good we make. She has spent most of her life professionally baking and cooking, developing the kind of knowledge that can only come from years of working with her hands, trusting her instincts, and learning that the best recipes are often the ones passed down from one generation to the next.
When she wasn’t baking professionally, Edith was usually doing what she loves most cooking for family and friends. Her kitchen has always been a place filled with the smell of fresh bread, homemade meals, laughter, and good conversation.
Today, some of her favorite moments are spent sharing that love of food with her granddaughter. She believes that cooking and baking are about much more than following a recipe. They’re about slowing down, making something with care, and creating memories around the table.
Edith brings that same philosophy to Tennessee Sourdough Company. She believes in traditional methods, quality ingredients, patience, and the simple satisfaction of making something by hand. From shaping dough to pulling a golden loaf from the oven, every step is done with the care she has spent a lifetime learning.
For Edith, baking is a tradition worth preserving
and sharing with the next generation.
From our starter, to your hand.
Sourdough Roots
Migrating from Northern Ireland, they planted their roots and seeds in the land, some 400 acres of rolling hills and fertile soil, living off its bounty and learning to respect the rhythms of the seasons. For generations, our family has carried forward that same love for the land, taking its natural gifts and folding them into our daily lives. Today, that tradition continues in every product we bake, connecting the heritage of our past with the flavors of Tennessee Sourdough.