to ferment is to cultivate all that is vividly alive

the word culture is derived from the latin word colere, to cultivate. fermentation is a living process in which beneficial bacteria are cultivated.  thus when we eat fermented foods, we are diversifying the flora in our own bodies which benefits and compliments our bodies natural ability to process, digest, and heal. 

i am ever fascinated with artfulness in fermentation and the creative process inherently within.