The homestead kitchen is central to the homestead, however small or large. Here, families gather to laugh and enjoy a meal, fresh produce is prepared and turned into delicious homestead recipes.
In this article for the homesteader, I’m going to be discussing how to ferment beets. Beets are not usually the first vegetable that comes to find for the new fermenter, with sauerkraut and kimchi often top of the list. But beetroot has all sorts of incredibly healthy nutrients, and they are easy to ferment. Raw … Read More
Preserving food is all the rage, and with good reason. With so much food being wasted, anything you can do to minimize this is a good thing right? With preserving, we want to keep as much nutritional value and taste as possible, while extending the life of the foodstuff. A food dehydrator is an excellent way to … Read More
Fermentation, fermenting, it’s becoming super popular, but what does it mean? This is a question I get asked all the time when I tell people about my fermentation projects, from kombucha to kimchi and everything in between. So, how does fermentation work and why is fermentation important to the modern homesteader? Is it something you … Read More
Fermenting vegetables is growing massively in popularity, not just among the paleo and traditional foods community, but across the country, with avid small-scale fermenters brewing up their concoctions of sauerkraut, kimchi, Curtido and all manner of other vegetables. One question I hear a lot and had myself at the stat was, “What is the best … Read More