" From garden to table, this bookazine inspires readers to be in charge of their own fresh food. Turn your garden into an organic haven. Turn your garden into an organic haven and learn about growing plants, fermenting food, making your own chemical-free home cleaners, backyard medicine, gluten-free sourdough, kombucha, cheese, soymilk, cultured butter and so much more. This bookazine is published by Universal Media Co - The Bookazine Specialist. Printed on high-quality paper, and featuring a beautiful design with accompanying imagery, bookazines are an informative and entertaining deep-dive into a complete topic. Universal Media Co's 53 magazine brands include leaders in Home, Craft, Bike, and some Lifestyle categories. The company owns the Australian Publishing Company and Universal Online Media. Universal Media Co is an independently owned private company. Additional Information Year Published: 2021 Size: 220mm x 300mm Pages: 120 Material: Made from premium quality paper "
Wellbeing Home Grown Home Made
Editor’s Note
Food & Drink
The cultured kitchen • For millennia, humans freely consumed fermented food and drink before mechanisation, pasteurisation and refrigeration entered the picture. In recent years we’ve seen a resurgence in popularity of fermented foods, which is no surprise when you consider the health beneifts and how easy they are to make.
What a pickle • The time has come to speak of cabbages and things — including the joy of sauerkraut.
The precious fruit • That ancient evergreen, the olive tree, is one of the wonders of the world.
Shelf preservation • Welcome to the art and history of pickling fruits and vegetables. Once you have tried the real thing, you won’t want the supermarket stuff again.
Apple scrap vinegar
Daily bread • Sourdough culture makes gluten in bread easier to digest, but if you need to be gluten-free, you too can enjoy a lovely fresh sourdough loaf.
Better butter • The health benefits — and deliciousness — of butter are many. Here’s how easy it is to take both its nutritional value and flavour to new heights.
Plant-based cheese • For vegans and vegetarians, those who can’t tolerate dairy and anyone who enjoys great flavour, this nut ‘cheese’ contains no dairy or rennet.
Easy cheese • Whether you make ricotta the traditional way using whey, or with milk for a richer, creamier result, it’s possibly the easiest of all cheeses to make.
Soy easy • You’ll love the taste of your own homemade organic soymilk and you’ll also find it’s very cost-effective. Enjoy it warm or icy cold.
White magic • This easy-to-ferment dairy drink is said to be even more beneficial for your digestive system than yoghurt, especially when it’s homemade.
Crystal clear • For vegans and those avoiding dairy, and those who don’t like the sour taste of traditional kefir, water kefir is the sweeter alternative offering all the same benefits.
The mighty ‘booch’ • This fermented tea drink has become popular in the West but its benefits have been enjoyed in the Caucasus and nearby regions for millennia.
Health
Backyard medicine • We all love growing herbs for the kitchen but it’s also incredibly rewarding to grow medicinal herbs and to learn how to use them.
Tea garden • Whether it’s specific health benefits you’re after or just a caffeine-free, dairy-free, warming cuppa, the right herbal brew for the moment will give you just what you need.
Golden milk
The brew of life • Said in folklore to have helped prevent the spread of the plague, this legendary herbal vinegar will enliven your salads and clean your benchtops.
Bath bliss • If you love nothing more than a good, long soak, a herbal bath bag will take your...