Sweet Harvest Homestead

For improved health and vitality, add fermented foods to your diet! Fermentation is one of man's oldest attempts at food preservation and preparation.  Fermented foods are consumed in every country throughout the world and have played an important role in our diet for centuries.   When food is fermented, it means that it's left to sit and steep until the sugars and carbs become bacteria-boosting agents. When you make your own fermented foods, you get the added benefit of microflora that you can't get in store bought varieties  Most people think of dairy products when they think of fermented foods.  Our family regularly enjoys drinking goat milk Kefir;  (think thin, drinkable yogurt) and the health benefits that consuming it brings.  There are many other fermented foods that are just as delicious and easy to make, and when consumed often, make you feel and look so healthy! Kombucha is a delicious fermented tea that can be purchased at the grocery store, but it is expensive,&n