On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 19:49:24 -0800 (PST), "
> wrote:

>Can anyone tell me how to get a start for sourdough bread and what the
>advantages of sourdough are?


This page will give you information on acquiring a starter. IT is a
really nice starter, too.
http://home.att.net/~carlsfriends/source.html

And this link will give you a lot of general information.

http://www.nyx.net/~dgreenw/sourdoughfaqs.html

Someone else recommended rec.food.sourdough, but you might also enjoy
alt.bread.recipes. Neither group is super active, though the
participants (like me!) usually check in for questions that newcomers
might pose.

And if you prefer an online forum, www.thefreshloaf.com is one of the
good ones.

Boron