I'm so excited for this week's focus, we're gonna start some sourdough starters. Watch the video and it will get you started. Question have any of you made your own starter before? Do you currently make sourdough bread? Also for anyone asking @Sam Chaney is our community member who has requested this also if anyone else wants to see something specific please let me know. It can be something you want to grow but aren't sure how something you want to make this community is here for you so just ask and we'll do it

Hello everyone, so on Monday I made a lovely post for this weeks focus and lost if before I could post it. It's been a busy week for me because we did our first market of the year, and I haven't had any time to rewrite it till now. Last week we talked about planning something realistic that you can accomplish on your homestead, or just in your home or garden, this year. Now we're going even smaller and simpler. This week I want everyone to write a list of all the things they need to accomplish by the end of the month to achieve their goals. These aren't large projects, unless your currently working on one that will be finished by the end of the month, these are thing you need to do to stay on track. I'll give you a list of mine so you can see what I mean. Here is my list: 1. Cleaning out my greenhouse attached to my house, so I can get some starter plants out there. 2. Pot up my lettuce and plant arugula and radish. 3. Clean and organize my pantry and large freezer. I like to take stock so I know where we are with pantry food and we have 2 goats that need to go in the freezer so I need to make room. 4. Clean out my market area garden where I will grow potatoes and peas. These are the first things I plant in the garden and I need the area ready by the 1st of March. If I can get these 4 things done by the end of the month I'll be very happy with myself. What does your list look like?

I absolutely love fall, everything quiets down and I love the colors. The recipe I make at this time of year are my favorite. What's your favorite season and why?

So I had started my sourdough journey a couple of days ago. The first couple days went well. I did have some spoiled milk/baby spit up smell to it and researched that I just had to adjust the feedings and allow the good bacteria to take over the bad. I forgot to feed it for like 3 days so it all went bad. But please send me your tips and tricks on what you do for sourdough starters! I am ready to start again!

Welcome everyone to Homesteading Made Simple, please introduce yourself. Let everyone know where you're from, what your experience leve is, and what you hope to learn here in our community. I'll go first, my name is Megan, I live on the west coast of British Columbia, Canada on a little 2 acre homestead we call Sun Twist Acres. I've been homesteading for almost 15 years, we grow a majority of our own food and preserve it here on the homestead. We have chickens and ducks for eggs and meat, and goats for milk and meat. We have raised pigs, turkeys, and geese in the past. I teach, canning, basic cooking skills, soapmaking, cheese making, bread making, gardening, animal husbandry, and more. Through this community I hope to pass on the knowledge I have spent many years perfecting so others who dream of a life like this can achieve it. Welcome and thank you so much for joining me here, this community is your safe place to grow and learn real skills for real life. Now it's your turn🥰