About this episode
" We make our bone broth almost exclusively out of garbage. " What if eating real food didn't have to be prohibitively expensive? The most nutritious, real, nourishing foods have traditionally been the cheapest and simplest - conversely, the expensive, rich meals of the wealthy were often laborious productions involving sweets and refined foods. It's time to take back our ancestral wisdom and reclaim foods and skills that once belonged to the people, and have now been relegated to super-expensive and elite grocery stores at staggering prices. In this episode, Andrea and Alison will discuss five of the most expensive "healthy" foods you can buy - which also happen to be five of the cheapest foods you can make at home! It should be noted these cost assessments all assume you will be purchasing the ingredients - many of these can be easily raised at home OR obtained for free through invested relationships with farmers. We will briefly cover the cost of purchasing versus making at home, processes for making, and our favorite resources for each of the following: Bone broth (12:05) Sourdough bread * (24:22) *For a full episode discussing sourdough, there will be a later episode on the podcast! Kombucha & Water Kefir (35:14) Kefir & Yoghurt (48:40) Sauerkraut (1:04:30) Resources mentioned , in approximate order of appearance : Andrea quoted from the Radical Homemakers book by Shannon Hayes Frequently mentioned: The Art of Fermentation by Sandor Ellix Katz Bone Broth Resources Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon Nourishing Broth by Sally Fallon Morell Bone broth and boullion cubes on Andrea's blog Sourdough Bread Resources The Rye Baker Alison’s Blog How to Create a Sourdough Starter by Alison The Fresh Loaf online forum Artisan Breads Every Day by Peter Reinhart (with sourdough pizza crust recipe) How to restart a sourdough Traditional Cooking School sourdough posts Briefly mentioned GAPS diet mentioned offhand by Andrea Kombucha Resources Kombucha recipes on Andrea’s blog Kombucha flavorings on Andrea’s blog Fruit scrap vinegar on Andrea's blog Kombucha Revolution by Stephen Lee and Ken Koopman The Organic green tea and organic black tea Andrea uses Cultures for Health kombucha scobys Kefir & Yoghurt Resources Wise Traditions podcast kefir episode Alison’s DIY proofing box post Beyond the North Wind by Darra Goldstein – the Russian cookbook Alison mentioned Cultures for Health kefir grains Sauerkraut & Kimchi Resources Super Simple Sauerkraut on Alison's Blog Andrea’s sauerkraut class packet/recipe download The Healthy Home Economist sauerkraut Traditional Cooking School sauerkraut Alison’s Instagram Post about Sauerkraut Asian Pickles by Karen Solomon Keeping Food Fresh by The Gardeners & Farmers of Terre Vivante (I found this book by following the footnotes in Nourishing Traditions) Wild Fermentation by Sandor Ellix Katz Bonus Resources Long Way on a Little by Shannon Hayes Easy Beans by Jackie Freeman Twelve Months of Monastery Soups by Brother Victor-Antoine d’Avila-Latourette We'd love to continue the conversation. Come find us on Instagram: Andrea is at Farm and Hearth Alison is at Ancestral Kitchen The podcast is at Ancestral Kitchen Podcast Original Music, Episode Mixing and Post-Production by Robert Michael Kay www.robertmichaelkay.com