On March 5th I taught a  workshop on Lacto Fermentation at the West Hurley Library. Thanks to everyone who came and got their hands messy, and left with a quart jar of homemade Kraut / Kim Chi / Salt brined veggies ~~

I have been pondering lately just how important it is to reconnect with our food, and our bodies, in this way. We are a culture that has largely lost the most basic kitchen arts. I sometimes encounter college students who have never chopped a cabbage, or don’t recognize a beet. Nourishing our families in this way, while also starting, even in small increments, to remove ourselves from the modern system of wasteful / low quality / long distance food production, shipping, and marketing, is a huge step in the right direction…

But ’nuff preaching. Heres some of my favorite photos from the March 5th workshop, which was filled to capacity with about 14 participants. All photos taken by the lovely Dawn Iler.

and my personal favorite photo from the workshop…