Fermenting Vegetables: Lacto-Fermentation for the Garden Harvest

Why Fermentation Belongs in the Garden Fermentation is the ultimate preservation technique for the home gardener — it requires no heat, no special equipment, and produces food of extraordinary flavour and nutritional value from raw garden produce. More than that, lacto-fermented vegetables are alive: teeming with Lactobacillus bacteria that are deeply beneficial to human gut health. A surplus of brassicas, cucumbers, or carrots from the garden is not a problem but an opportunity when you can f…