So in previous episodes here on the old fashioned on purpose podcast we have talked about fermentation. It's a method of food preservation that I have used throughout my homestead over the last number of years.

And we've broached some of the basics around fermentation. However, I have found there's still a really large segment of homesteaders who are still a little bit nervous when it comes to the topic of firmance.

Sometimes we don't know what is normal, what it's supposed to taste like, look like smell like, you know, what's the white fuzzy stuff on the top of the jar.

How long can I leave it on my counter? Is it safe to leave it on my counter? There's just a lot of questions when we come from the standard American way of thinking about food.

For Minister, a whole new wild frontier, which are exciting and wonderful, but it leaves a lot of those question marks. So today I wanted to bring an expert on who is no stranger to the world of fermentation.

The wordy harman lives in the Boise area of Idaho with her dear family. She is the author of the complete idiot's guide to fermenting foods, her brand new book, also called fermenting and other traditional cooking e-books.

Through traditional cooking schools Bible based cooking program, she helps Christian families who know that they should cook healthy for their family, but don't know what to try or where to start.

As I'll explain in this episode, I've known wordy for a very long time. We've been internet friends for for over a decade. And she was instrumental in my entrance into the world of traditional foods and real food.

And I just adore everything she creates. So you're going to love this episode with wordy kind of consider this fermentation 2.0 and kind of getting into those deeper topics. So here we go.

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Now on to our episode.

Hey, you're already welcome to the podcast. Hi, Joe. So good to be here and see you again.

Absolutely. So I just have to tell everybody listening that, and maybe you know this, maybe you don't. I feel like we've known each other or known of each other online for quite a while.

You were one of the first bloggers that kind of introduced me into the world of traditional foods back when you had Gnophical. And did I say that right?

Yeah, close enough.

Okay.

But you know, when I was kind of transitioning from standard American diet to into like understanding what whole grains were and sukinat was a big one for me to figure out how to cook with whole foods.

And then ultimately kind of let us into home setting. You were one of those first voices that I found. So I was have kind of a big soft spot for anything you produce because it it was really transformative for me.

Yeah, I remember that. And I have a soft spot for you too. I watch everything you do. And I love seeing everything you guys are up to and your home stood and in business. You're doing amazing.

Well, I think we both, we've come a long way. It's been fun.

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