The Salmon of Doubt

There’s a lot of positivity on this site about preserving food, reducing food waste, etcetera, but sometimes things can go wrong. We shouldn’t fool ourselves into believing that salt solves every food preservation problem, even though sometimes it seems that way. For instance, meat. I haven’t done much with meat on this blog, because I don’t want to put information out there that could be…

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On the Wearing of Masks

As a fermentation enthusiast, I feel that I have a duty to add my voice to the chorus of so many others begging and pleading with our friends, neighbors, and relatives to wear a mask when out in public during a pandemic. No, I’m no scientist or epidemiologist, but I think considering things from the perspective of how and why fermentation works makes for a…

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