Fermentation is an act of defiance

 

Fermentation is an act of defiance

For me, a jar of homemade sauerkraut isn't just a tasty, healthy snack. It's also an act of defiance against our broken food system. Making our own food transforms us from passive consumers to active makers. It reduces our dependence on Big Food to feed us.

I'm not claiming that fermentation will save the world. But preparing food this way does put us more in tune with the natural world— the food is alive, after all—and that might lead us to better preserve and protect that world.