With hectic lifestyles and poor dietary patterns, prioritizing health is becoming important day-by-day, and this is why most people are moving back to the basics and opting for healthier alternatives ...

Fermented foods have grown in popularity and are widely consumed, in part due to claims regarding their positive effect on digestive health. However, these claims lack sufficient scientific support, ...

A lacto-fermented brine pickle is where I recommend starting if you are new to fermentation. The produce is completely submerged in the brine during fermentation so the salt naturally preserves while ...

Camelia Frieberg is a biodynamic farmer and award-winning filmmaker and producer. Try these pickled sunchokes that are simple to make and a great addition to salads and tacos. Aube Giroux is a food ...

This lacto-fermented strawberry and elderflower syrup develops a tangy, floral flavour over weeks, perfect for drizzling, ...

Have you ever tried to ferment alfalfa sprouts? Well, I have and here are the results of my lacto fermented alfalfa sprouts experiment plus taste test! Self Sufficient Me is based on our small 3-acre ...

A recent study investigates the impact of lacto-fermented vegetables on gut health Regular consumption of lacto-fermented vegetables may promote probiotic bacteria in the gut and influence gut ...

Long before we were being encouraged to buy fancy probiotic supplements as a good-gut fad, lactic acid fermentation (or lacto-fermentation) was the go-to goodness for the gut. Lacto-fermentation is an ...

Lacto-fermentation has a branding problem. Every person I talked to about this story heard the term, and with visions of rotting milk in their heads, said “hmm… sounds disgusting.” But if it takes you ...

During these last gasps of summer, as the kitchen overflows with food-garden perishables, I am leaning on lacto-fermentation as a means of boosting both shelf life and on-board beneficial biology.