Gardener's Supply Company | Garden Supplies and Gardening Tools. Seeds of Change - Organic Seeds - Home Garden, Vegetable Seeds at SeedsofChange.com. This Imperfect Plot: Gardening Blog: Organic Gardening. Driving to work a few weeks ago, I heard a Fresh Air podcast of Terry Gross interviewing Sandor Katz, the author of The Art of Fermentation. He talked about how fermentation is the “the flavorful space between fresh and rotten” and just how easy it is to ferment your garden harvest. I was instantly hooked on the idea. It turns out that a lot of what I eat and drink everyday is made possible because of the fermentation process.
Coffee, beer, yogurt, bread, cheese—all sorts of things are fermented. And for thousands of years humans have been preserving their garden produce by fermenting it. When we got back from a few days at the shore, the cucumbers in our garden were perfect and plentiful, so I knew it was time to join the ranks for my fermenting forbearers by making pickles.. Real pickles. Here’s what I used: And here’s how I did it: I add the salt to the water, heated it up (not boiling), stirred it, let the salt dissolve, and let it cool.
I put a grape leaf on the bottom of each jar. How to Grow Microgreens Indoors. Square Foot Gardening. The Urban Organic Gardening Blog | Urban Organic Gardener | Grow Organic Food. Kitchen Gardeners International | You can grow your own food. We can help.