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  • Fermented Foods,  Recipes

    Simple Fermented “Pickled” Beets Recipe with Garlic & Dill

    November 3, 2019 / 4 Comments

    Follow this simple tutorial to learn how to make fermented “pickled” beets. Fermentation is an excellent way to preserve vegetables when needed, or to simply create a super-healthy, probiotic-rich snack. The finished fermented beets are delicious, crisp, tangy, and add a…

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    Sweet & Spicy Pepper Fermented Hot Sauce Recipe

    September 16, 2019 / 11 Comments

    This is not your ordinary hot sauce! The lacto-fermentation process transforms the sharp, hot, often overpowering flavor of chili peppers into something far more mild, complex, flavorful, tangy and tasty! Making fermented hot sauce is also great way to preserve peppers,…

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    Probiotic-Packed “Pickled” Fermented Dilly Green Beans Recipe

    August 30, 2019 / 6 Comments

    Come learn one way to preserve beans - by making tangy, crunchy fermented dilly green beans! They are easy to make, downright delicious, and loaded with millions of healthy probiotics, antioxidants, and enzymes to support a healthy digestive system.

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  • Homemade Apple Cider Vinegar Instructions
    Fermented Foods,  Preserve Your Harvest,  Recipes

    Preserving Apples: How to Make Homemade Apple Cider Vinegar

    August 17, 2019 / 15 Comments

    Apple cider vinegar is simple to make at home! It is an excellent way to preserve an abundance of apples, or a zero-waste solution to use up apple scraps. Come learn the process of turning apples or scraps into fermented, probiotic-rich,…

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    Fermented Foods,  Preserve Your Harvest,  Recipes

    Simple Fermented Carrot Pickle Recipe

    May 31, 2019 / 19 Comments

    Follow along to learn how to make quick-and-easy fermented carrot "pickles". They're tasty, tangy, and crunchy - perfect for snacking, on top of salads, and more! Rather than preserving them with vinegar, the process of lacto-fermenting carrots provides a similar end…

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    Super Simple Sauerkraut Recipe

    April 10, 2019 / 11 Comments

    Sauerkraut: the quintessential fermented food. And oh, what an easy one to make at home! Let me show you the most simple sauerkraut recipe ever. It's literally just cabbage and salt. Step-by-step photos will guide your way!

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  • A spoon full of pink fermented homegrown radish slices
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    Fermented Dilly Radish Recipe

    February 9, 2019 / 29 Comments

    To get you started on making fermented foods at home, here is one of the most simple ferment recipes out there! Fermented dilly radishes. Not only is this super easy to do, but this recipe also happens to be one of…

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  • Fermented Foods,  Natural Health,  Preserve Your Harvest

    The Health Benefits of Fermented Foods, Explained

    February 2, 2019 / 22 Comments

    Fermented foods are trending, hard! Sauerkraut, kombucha, apple cider vinegar, kimchi, kefir, sourdough, and kvass, Oh My! This article will discuss the history of fermented foods and their resurrection in recent times, the science behind fermentation, what makes them so great…

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