#6 – Six Books We Love!

ByAlison

“The best books are ones that spin you off on a path; imbue you with passion“

Words. Pictures. Beauty. Comfort. Connection. Guidance. Inspiration. Joy. Support.

Books bring us so much.

In this episode, Andrea and Alison talk about six books they love!

You’ll share in a radical chocolate book, two fermentation bibles, a recipe book using simple, locally-sourced food, an alternative bread book and a masterpiece that calls and inspires us to create the world we want to live in.

Here are the publications we cover:

Wild Fermentation – Sandor Ellix Katz (12:07)

12 Months of Monastery Soups – Victor D’Avila-Latourrette (25:00)

Naturally Fermented Bread – Paul Barker (31:34)

The Art of Fermentation – Sandor Ellix Katz (45:00)

The Secret Life of Chocolate – Marcos Patchett (49:35)

Radical Homemakers – Shannon Hayes (1:05:16)

Resources mentioned:

Kobo Fermentary (the Instgram Pongal fermenter)

Irina Georgescu

Tiffany (who did the #veryfarmish challenge)

An example of Posole

And author’s social media:

Sandor Katz

Paul Barker’s London Bakery

Marcos Patchett

Shannon Hayes

We’d love to continue the conversation. Come join us on Instagram. Alison’s at @ancestral_kitchen and Andrea’s at @farmandhearth

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