Personally, one of my favorite reasons that I like using sourdough to
make my bread, is because I am free from buying commercial yeast. The
fact that you can make great bread basicly by just having flour and
water makes my little chest puff up and gives me a self sufficient
smirk. The great community of nice people that kindly offer to share
free starter to fellow bakers strengthens my resolve to stay this way.
Besides Carlsfriends, just about anybody here, including myself, would
give or send free starter to someone in need. Its part of the fun. My
own reaction when visiting a sourdough website that offers to sell
starter is to flee, and never visit again, and I urge anyone else to do
the same (sorry to all you otherwise great advice givers, but I dont
visit you sites either, if your selling starter). A suggestion? Remove
the $tarter offer if you are going to advertise here, you will only get
bad press.

hutchndi