Episode 184 - Imagine If Half Your Groceries Came From Home

<p>Picture your weekly shop with half the items in the trolley, half the bill at the checkout, and half the time spent on the whole process. </p><p>That&#39;s what this episode is about — not giving up the supermarket entirely (we are never, ever giving up shop-bought toilet paper), but cutting it back to just the things that are genuinely too complex to make or grow yourself. </p><p><br></p><p>WHAT&#39;S IN THIS EPISODE </p><p>- A farm update: school holidays, a very pollen-heavy trip to Floriade, and how switching the family to a ketovore way of eating has improved both kids&#39; eczema and hay fever</p><p>- Farm jobs ticked off: the buck shed is done, Loki&#39;s being weaned off the bottle, and a new strawberry plant is going in a hanging basket to keep it safe from the rabbits</p><p>- A reminder that the October 5-Day Ditch The Store Challenge is still open to join any time, day one or day five, and the next round runs November 23–27</p><p>- What &quot;halving your groceries&quot; actually means — and what it definitely doesn&#39;t mean (no flour mills, no home-grown coffee, no giving up toilet paper)</p><p>- Category one: supermarket staples that are genuinely overpriced for what you get — sourdough, pasture-raised eggs, strawberries, and herbs</p><p>- Category two: what &quot;shelf-stable&quot; really means — long-life milk, preservative-loaded &quot;sourdough,&quot; and why barn-laid or free-range labels don&#39;t guarantee the nutrition you&#39;re paying for</p><p>- What you don&#39;t need land for: eggs, bread, herbs, and cleaning products</p><p>- What you probably do need land for: raising your own meat and milk</p><p>- A practical starter list for apartment and balcony living, suburban backyards, and small acreage</p><p>- Why this isn&#39;t just about money — the health, food security, and skills side of producing more of your own food</p><p>- A call-out: send CJ a voice recording of how you&#39;re ditching the store, and you could be featured on next week&#39;s episode </p><p><br></p><p>RESOURCES MENTIONED </p><p>- Join the free Ditch The Store community on Skool: https://www.skool.com/ditch-the-store-6174/about- The 5-Day Ditch The Store Challenge is running right now (jump in any day) — next round is November 23–27, hosted inside the Skool community</p><p>- From Brooder to Plate — Kindle: https://link.amazon/B0fq89feL</p><p>- From Brooder to Plate — Paperback: https://link.amazon/B080SYcCL</p><p>- Eggs Without Cartons — Kindle: https://link.a