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AN IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION OF ESSENTIAL CONCEPTSAND PROCESSES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
With Practical Information on Fermenting Vegetables,Fruits, Grains, Milk, Beans, Meats, and More
SANDOR ELLIX KATZ
 Foreword by Michael Pollan
The 
ART
of  
FERMENTATION
 
 
415
epilogu:
 A Cultual revvalt anfeto
W   
emustreclaimourfood.Foodismuchmorethansimplynourish-ment.Itembodiesacomplexwebofrelationships.Itisahugepartofthecontextinwhichweexist.Reclaimingourfoodmeansactivelyinvolvingourselvesinthisweb.Thefoodsthatllourcontemporarysupermarketshelvesareproductsofaglobalizedinfrastructureofproprietarygeneticmaterial,syntheticandoftendangerouschemicals,monocultures,long-distancetransportation,factory-scaleprocessing,wastefulpackaging,andenergy-suckingrefrigeration.Thefoodbeingproducedbythissystemisdestroyingtheearth,destroyingourhealth,destroyingeconomicvitality,androbbingusofourdignitybybreedingdependencyandreducingustothesubservientroleofconsumer. Weneedtocultivateadifferentsetofrelationships:
relatonhp wth Plant and Anmal
Thisiswhereourfoodcomesfrom,plantsandanimals(withmicrobialassistance).Wecannotcontinuetodistanceourselvesfromthesourcesofourfood,relegatingittohighlyspecialized,mostlyfaraway,mass-productionmonocultures,cutofffromourlives.Historically,bynecessity,werelatedtotheplantsandanimalsweate.Weknewthem,relieduponthem,andthroughtheirpursuitandcultivation,wewereintimatelyconnectedtoourenviron-ment.Weneedtobecomereconnectedtothesourcesofoursustenance.Gettoknowtheplantsaroundyou.Growsomeherbsorvegetables.Gleananduseunharvestedfruit.Plantatree,orcareforone,ormany.Forageweedsfrom youryard.Ifyouenjoyeggs,milk,ormeat,considerexploringthepathofraisingchickensorotherlivestockonasmallscale.Findawaytoobserveandparticipateinslaughteringandbutchering.Respect,honor,andappreciatethelifethatgoesintoourfood.Wehavecoevolvedwiththeseotherbeings,andourfatesareintertwined.
 
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T ArT OF FrTATiO
relatonhp wth Fame and Poduce
Buylocalfood!Supportlocalagriculture!Gettoknowfarmers,andbuydirectlyfromthem.Agriculturalrevitalizationisrealeconomicstimulusandrealeconomicsecurity.Beyondtherawproductsofagriculture,mostpeopleenjoyfoodsandbeveragesthathavebeenprocessed,whetherit’scheese,salami,ortempeh.Manyofthese“value-added”processesinvolvefermenta-tion.Supportsmall-scalelocalprocessingandproduction.Itmeansfresherfood,localjobs,decentralization,andgreaterresilienceinthefaceofchange.Localproductionincludesnotonlycommercialmanufacturersbutsmallinfor-malproductionsharedthroughalternativeeconomiessuchasgiftexchange, barter,voluntarydonations,herd-shares,communitysupportedmodels,orillicitundergroundsales.Findanicheyoucanllinthereemergentweboffoodcreators.
relatonhp wth Anceto
Ourancestorspaidmuchmoreattentiontotheirancestorsthanpeopleinourtimetypicallydo.WehaveourGod,andcanonizevarioushistoricalormythologicalheroesintoicons,butinourtimewehaveverylittleappreciationforthegeneralcontinuouslineageitself.Howevermixedourheritagemaybe, weare,eachofus,thespawnofancientlineages,whichhavebestoweduponusincredibleculturallegacies.Wemustremember,rediscover,andreclaimourancestors,howeverwecan,andhonor,protect,andperpetuatetheirgifts,includingtangibleonessuchasseedsandfermentationprocesses.Culturalrevivalisnecessaryinordertomaintaintheirgreatlegacytous.Keepingitaliveistheultimateinancestorworship.
relatonhp wth ytee
Mysteriesendure.Despitealltheimpressiveadvancesinmicroscopicimaging,geneticanalysis,andotherformsofscienticinvestigation,therealmofthemicroscopicisstillverylittleunderstood.Forthatmatter,soismuchaboutourownbodiesandminds.Letushonorthemysteriesandrevelinthefactthatwe willneverunderstandeverything.
relatonhp wth Communty 
Self-sufciencyisadangerousmyth.Weneedeachother.Loveyourcircle,cultivateit,andenlargeit.Sharefoodyougrowormakewithyourcommunity,andencourageothersintheirfoodproductionactivities.Communityisneverperfectandtakeshardwork,becausepeoplehavesuchvariedvisions,ideas,andvalues.Butdothehardworkofndingcommonground,andbuildcom-munitywiththepeoplearoundyou.
relatonhp wth ovement of retance
Ourgrowingawarenessasindividualscreatingchangeinourownlives,andcommunitiescan(andmust)buildintogalvanizingsocialmovements.

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