Lacto-fermented Hot Sauce that you can make at home

Making an airlock for lacto fermentation.

While visiting my friends, Peter and Evelyn, last week I found some jewel toned mason jars sitting on their kitchen counter.  Obviously, these green, red and pale red quarts, shimmering with liquid goodness, and covered with cheese cloth, were creating an amazing food treat through lacto-fermentation.  I had to know more. Peter was making hot [...]

10 tips for growing food where its difficult

Rhubarb is easy to grow

We live at 2,700 feet, in the southern interior of B.C., in the shadow of a ski hill.  Its cold.  We can get frost any day of the year.  Most of my neighbours don’t even try to grow food in these conditions.  We grow about 80% of our vegetables and a bit of fruit, all [...]