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...
Our favorite pickles are the kind you get from a barrel on New York's Lower East Side. Those snappy, crunchy full and half sour pickles owe their signature pucker to lacto-fermentation, the same process behind kimchi, kraut, and so many...
While Kimchi can be made from any vegetable (and is), it’s likely what you first came across is baechu kimchi. It’s the funky, red-hot, napa cabbage and daikon radish version faithfully served up alongside nearly all Korean meals and worked...
Late spring is one of the most exciting seasons at the farmers market. It seems like every week, something new and delicious comes into season and floods the stalls with the brightest colors, biggest flavors, and most intoxicating aromas of...
We go through lacto-fermented snacks pretty quickly around here, so we’re always experimenting with new flavor combinations to keep things interesting. These ginger green beans are one of our new favorites because they ferment for just a few days before...
We're craving fresh flavors here in Brooklyn, and this kraut made with fennel and lemon is checking all of the right boxes: it's bright, healthy, and versatile.Fennel brings beautiful anise aromas and a whole lot of Vitamin C to this...
When we fell for kimchi, we fell hard. It worked its way into every meal of the day and was eaten straight out of the jar, refrigerator door open, contemplating what we had on hand for dinner. And while we...
We asked The Compostess to share the origins of her composting career, “break down” the best tips for starting a petri dish of organics in the city, and give us the lowdown on why she has never, ever had a bad moment composting.
Waking up with a sore throat is never fun. And in late August, when you're desperately trying to wring out every drop of summer, it feels especially cruel. Luckily a backyard field of goldenrod was there to remind me the...
When we were planning our raised beds and putting in three zucchini and three crookneck summer squash plants people told us we were going overboard. But really, how much summer squash could be too much?We got our first inkling when...
Foraging is always super rewarding. It's wild, delicious food, that you've found... For free. But foraging invasive plants is even better. Not only is it wild, delicious, and free food, you don't have to worry about over-harvesting and in fact...
