What the difference?

I just got back from a fabulous weekend in Asheville, NC attending the annual Bread Festival. This year’s topic was A Celebration of Natural Leavening. What ...

The Happiness Factor Fermenting foods and eating fermented foods makes me feel happy. Just to be clear, I am not talking about wine and beer. Alcohol can ca...

Last winter I was surprised to learn that I kind of like fermented brussels sprouts. Unfermented they are not a favorite of mine, but they’re OK. Fermented, ...

Recently fermented foods have been popping up at farmer’s markets, health food stores, and even traditional grocery stores. Why should you introduce fermente...

The other day I plucked some Detroit Red Beets out of my garden. We suffer from Virginia clay so my beets are small despite years of amending the soil. They ...

Since visiting Costa Rica two years ago we have averaged eating at least one pineapple per week, sale or no sale. We just love it! But it’s always seemed suc...

A few years ago I joined a Meetup on sustainability. One of the activities was, for a nominal fee, to learn how to make water kefir. At the time I had never ...