Making Sourdough from Home-Grown Wheat

Making Sourdough from Home-Grown WheatGrowing, harvesting, and milling your own wheat to make sourdough bread closes the food loop completely — connecting garden to table in the most fundamental way possible.Getting StartedSmall plots of wheat (even 2–3m²) produce enough grain for occasional bread baking. Heritage wheat varieties including Red Fife, Einkorn, and Emmer are worth growing for their flavour complexity and lower gluten content. Small hand-cranked stone mills or electric grain mi…