Maybe you've never fermented anything before, or maybe you tried and it was... let's say "less than you hoped". Even if you feel pretty confident in your skills, this is probably our favorite starter ferment. It's been made as far back as at least the 4th century BC so it clearly doesn't require fancy equipment and its easy to make. It has been extensively studied for its properties and benefits! For the cost of a little cabbage and some good salt (see our basics here if you

Learn how to get started making your own probiotic kombucha in about 5 minutes! It's that easy!

We are fully into summer and enjoying all the summer crops! This is a perfect time to explore ferments outside of your normal sauerkraut recipe. Fermenting summer veggies is a great way to save some of that summer feeling for later in the year when you are cursing the snow outside. We recently had a table at the Gallmeyer Farms Sweet Corn and Watermelon festival (Nothing says "summer" like sweet corn and watermelon!), and I wanted to make a ferment just with Gallmeyer's veget

We love when the latest science validates what traditional cultures have known all along! Lately, gut health and microbes are being connected to a whole host of conditions and diseases. There is some fascinating science coming out that is allowing practitioners to match probiotic strains to particular conditions. But we are far from being able to have wide-spread tailored probiotic treatments! In the meantime, getting probiotics from a variety of sources will better ensure yo