Solutions for Self-Reliance

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The knowledge in these books have the potential to feed the world, regenerate and restore the soil, reforest deserts, and lead the way to …

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You know how that saying goes, that you become the average of the five people you spend the most time with? Well that’s why …

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“Desert without cheese is like a pretty girl with only one eye” — Jean Anthleme Brillat Savarin (1825) Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) fermentation (F) …

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Curing meat is the product of cultures dealing with the problem of extending shelf life of meat by making it inhospitable to microbes. Evidence …

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This post explores the Scandinavian traditions of using tree bark flours in cooking—in particular the use of birch and pine barks in the cuisines …

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The chaga mushroom (Inonotus obliquus; Báhkkečátná in Sami language) grows on birch trees. It has become a trendy ‘superfood’ in recent years, marketed as a mystical Siberian …

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I had a conversation today about the beautiful world that I believe will be born out of the converging crises of our age. One …

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Scarcity is one of the defining features of modern life. Around the world, one in five children suffers from hunger. We fight wars over …

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Smoking is valued nowadays not only for preserving food, but also as a distinct set of flavours that can reflect the landscape of the …