"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
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)
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
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