Ditch The Store

This is it — your first proper sourdough loaf! CJ takes you step-by-step through mixing, folding, shaping, proofing, and baking a real, edible loaf of sourdough bread (yes, even if you’re still getting to know your starter). No fluff, no perfectionism — just solid advice from someone who’s made plenty of bricks before nailing the crusty beauty. Let’s bake!📸 Show me your loaf! Tag @MojoHomestead on Instagram or TikTok — I wanna see that crust crack! 💌 Still need the free starter tracker? Get it at 👉 https://www.ditchthestore.com/sourdoughstarter🎧 Next episode: Timing the Ferment – Folds, Proofing, Baking → The nerdy stuff (made simple!) that makes good bread great.

DAY 5 of the 5-Day Ditch the Store Challenge: where do you go from here?I'm CJ, and if you've made it to the final day — congratulations! Even if you've only landed two small changes out of the four categories, that's genuinely worth celebrating. Today I'm recapping the big lessons from this week (progress over perfection, one change at a time, and building skills even before you "need" them) and talking about where to take this next: my free Skool community, the paid tiers if you want more, and my two books if you want to go deeper on backyard eggs or raising your own meat birds.Day 5's own task is cleaning products — soap, spray and wipe, laundry powder, and gumption, all doable at home with far fewer chemicals than store-bought.And I've got some news: I'll be running this 5-day challenge again next month, and next Thursday's episode is a full review of how this week went — plus a lovely story about a community member who turned my workbook into an app.🔗 Join the free 5-Day Challenge community on Skool: https://www.skool.com/ditch-the-store-6174/about🔗 Follow: Ditch the Store on Facebook & Instagram Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mojohomesteadInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mojohomestead/Website: https://www.mojohomestead.net

DAY 4 of the 5-Day Ditch the Store Challenge: building confidence one skill at a time.I'm CJ, and today's episode is about something bigger than any one skill — how real confidence with homesteading actually gets built. I'll tell you about growing up on 400 acres with parents who taught me to milk a cow, make our own butter and cheese, and grow our own food — skills I didn't realise weren't the norm until years later.Today's message: don't try to learn everything at once. Pick one new skill a month — two at most — and actually get good at it before adding another. I'll also touch on my two Amazon-published books for anyone wanting to go deeper on raising your own protein, and how to handle the people in your life who don't quite get why you'd want to do any of this yourself.🔗 BooksBrooder to Plate - Kindle - https://link.amazon/B0fq89feLBrooder to Plate - Paperback - https://link.amazon/B080SYcCLBrooder to Plate - Aussie version https://link.amazon/B0dUhCyLCEggs Without Cartons - Kindle - https://link.amazon/B01mDroZDEggs Without Cartons - Paperback - https://link.amazon/B09pwYzr6🔗 Join the free 5-Day Challenge community on Skool: https://www.skool.com/ditch-the-store-6174/about🔗 Follow: Ditch the Store on Facebook & InstagramFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/mojohomesteadInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mojohomestead/Website: https://www.mojohomestead.net

DAY 3 of the 5-Day Ditch the Store Challenge: the biggest mistake beginners make.I'm CJ, and today I'm naming it straight up — the single biggest mistake I see when people start homesteading and ditching the store is trying to do too much, too soon, too quickly. Bread, ketchup, BBQ sauce, yogurt, milking goats, chooks, fruit trees — all at once, all in one week. It never ends well, and I've been there myself.Today's task is growing fruit, veg, or herbs — even if that's just one pot of parsley on a veranda, like mine (wild rabbits mean my herb garden lives in pots until it's established). I'll also explain what Skool actually is for anyone who's heard me mention it but hasn't looked it up, and why picking ONE small thing per category — not five big ones — is the whole point of this challenge.🔗 Join the free 5-Day Challenge community on Skool (videos stay live even after the official run): https://www.skool.com/ditch-the-store-6174/about🔗 Follow: Ditch the Store on Facebook & Instagram Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mojohomesteadInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mojohomestead/Website: https://www.mojohomestead.net

DAY 2 of the 5-Day Ditch the Store Challenge: progress beats perfection.I'm CJ, back with Day 2 — and today's for anyone whose Day 1 attempt didn't go perfectly. Spoiler: that's most of us, and it still counts.Quick recap for anyone joining late (totally fine to jump in on Day 2), then straight into my "done beats none" philosophy, and the honest story of my first loaves of homemade bread — twenty in, some of them genuinely rock hard — and why that didn't stop me.Today's task is pantry staples: bread, ketchup, mayo, BBQ sauce, stock — the everyday stuff quietly padding out your grocery bill. I'll also tell you about a poster that changed how I think about mistakes, and why I want to see your wins AND your flops posted in the Skool community.🔗 Join the free 5-Day Challenge community on Skool: https://www.skool.com/ditch-the-store-6174/about🔗 Follow: Ditch the Store on Facebook & Instagram Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mojohomesteadInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mojohomestead/Website: https://www.mojohomestead.net