by Faith | Oct 17, 2025 | Detox the Body, Detox the Mind, Digestive Health, Fermented / Cultured / Probiotic
Watch out when self-prescribing… It’s really amazing that so many people are interested in and getting back to foraging and using herbs and plants in more medical ways, but I just wanted to share a little ‘word of warning’ about this too. There is a tendency,...
by Faith | Sep 23, 2025 | Detox the Body, Detox the Mind, Digestive Health, Fermented / Cultured / Probiotic
Medicinal Vinegars… I’ve been making medicinal vinegars for some years now, mainly Apple Cider & Four Thieves Vinegars. But this year I took it to the next level and started to make all sorts of weird & wonderful vinegars. Once I started, I just...
by Faith | Sep 2, 2025 | Detox the Body, Detox the Mind, Digestive Health, Fermented / Cultured / Probiotic
A September of Sauerkraut I’ve decided each month to take a deep dive into one fermented food or drink, and we are starting with one of the easiest ones, Sauerkraut, Kraut or Chucrute (here in Portugal). Sauerkraut is simply fermented cabbage, which if it’s not...
by Faith | Aug 13, 2025 | Detox the Body, Detox the Mind, Digestive Health, Fermented / Cultured / Probiotic
SIBO / L Reuteri ‘Yogurt’ Success It took a few goes but I have finally mastered the SIBO / L Reuteri ‘Yogurt’. As a seasoned fermented I did not expect it to be as hard to figure out as it was! I think what makes, making this ‘yogurt’...
by Faith | Mar 13, 2025 | Farm Life, Fermented / Cultured / Probiotic, Preserves
How to preserve herbs… Freezing – Pick fresh herbs, chop them up and freeze them into portions as they are or in olive oil or butter in ice cubes trays. These will only stay good/nutrient dense for 1-3mths this way. Drying – Pick fresh herbs and hang them up in...
by Faith | Mar 6, 2025 | Farm Life, Fermented / Cultured / Probiotic, Preserves
Ways to preserve your harvest… It’s easy to get carried away sowing all the seeds and planting all the trees and plants, but what happens if it all actually works? If you end up with hundreds of courgettes (which is so easily done) or you have a bumper crop of...
