We're super excited to share this recipe for Strawberry Basil Kombucha as a special preview of our new book, The FarmSteady Guide to Kombucha. This kombucha is light, delicate, and...
When we started making kombucha we followed the rules: black tea, sugar, starter, SCOBY and nothing else until after fermentation. But as our SCOBY replicated, cloning itself every batch, we got a little less precious with it. What was the...
We love dill pickles. Real dill pickles. The ones ordered as full-sours or half-sours and pulled from a barrel in New York's Lower East Side. That's how we fell in love with pickles. So when we got into food fermentation,...
Lacto-Fermentation is how all good fermented foods are made. Whether it’s pickles, sauerkraut, hot sauce, yogurt or sourdough, lacto-fermentation imparts ordinary vegetables with extraordinary flavor. This how-to guide will help you get started.
When it comes to hot sauce our mantra (usually) is the hotter the better. So to achieve maximum heat, we've made 100% habanero batches that we doled out with an eye-dropper and still brought all taste testers to tears.This Jalapeño...
Never “burp” your jars again (ew). We love our airlock because it does the work for us during fermentation. Learn more about this awesome little tool: from how to assemble and what to do when things get murky.
No matter the season, our favorite kraut is bright and flavorful. Especially in the middle of winter, there's no better reminder that yes, the days are in fact getting longer than a kraut with some seriously fresh flavors. Bright yellow...
Whenever we have a spare moment in the kitchen, you’ll find us experimenting with hot sauce. We love playing with new combinations of chili peppers, additions of fruit and spices, and fermentation times for deliciously spicy results. We’ve made vibrantly...
Like peanut butter and jelly, macaroni and cheese, or iced tea and lemon, maple syrup and brussels sprouts were made to be enjoyed together. One of our all time Thanksgiving side dishes is brussels sprouts roasted with maple syrup. It's...
We’re working on our hot sauce rainbow. We’ve got a gorgeously green Jalapeño Hot Sauce and a viciously hot and orange Pineapple Habanero Hot Sauce, and now, we’re checking “yellow” off the list. We turned to lemon drop peppers (ají...
Don’t be fooled by this kraut recipe. Sure, the instructions and ingredient list are incredibly simple (you only need two things: cabbage and smoked sea salt), however, the flavors are anything but.We’ve seen smoked sea salt used as a garnish...
Sometimes, your palate just needs a reset. Something mellow, and refreshing to wipe the slate clean after indulging in big, bold flavors. When you're craving something subtle, clean, and light, break out your fermenter and get started on a batch...
We like snacks. Correction. We love snacks. Who doesn't? And when we don't want our snacks to make us feel gross, we often turn to carrot sticks. But as much as we love them, they can get a little boring...
