Two home cooks have used social media to showcase their paocai, Szechuan pickles that are lacto-fermented in a water-sealed jar. The lacto-fermentation process creates a self-sustaining microbial ...

Have you ever tried to ferment alfalfa sprouts? Well, I have and here are the results of my lacto fermented alfalfa sprouts ...

Here are my tips for how I grow lots of cucumbers in just a few raised garden beds. I also demonstrate how I pickle cucumbers ...

Wake Robin’s sustainability efforts can be seen through nearly every step of the process, from its composting to its reusable jars that the company will gladly take back from satisfied customers to ...

When I was growing up in the 80s and 90s, the word “fermented” prompted scrunched noses, sickly frowns and gagging. Synonyms might as well have been “putrid” or “gross” — conjuring old, decaying food ...

At first glance, a jar of bright cucumbers on the shelf might look the same whether it’s pickled or fermented. But ask any food enthusiast or better yet, a vendor at the Loveland Farmers Market and ...

It figures that pickling was what first renewed our interest in food crafting. Pickling is cute. It involves quaint mason jars, crunchy produce, and pert vinegars. Plus it’s fun to say. But the ...