Rachael's Quotes

"You can buy 'probiotic' nutritional supplements containing specific selected bacteria that promote healthy digestion. But by fermenting foods and drinks with wild micro-organisms present in your home environment, you become more interconnected with the life forces of the world around you."

"By eating a variety of fermented foods, you promote diversity among microbial cultures in your body. Biodiversity is increasingly recognised as critical to the survival of larger-scale ecosystems. The survival of our species depends on biodiversity."

"Human beings have recognised the magic and power of fermentation for as long as we have been human."

"Both Weston Price & Francis Pottenger accurately predicted that western man would develop more and more diseases as he substituted vegetable oils for animal fats. Reproduction would become increasingly difficult. By some estimates, 25 percent of American couples are now infertile.