This episode is humming with microbial bliss! We joyfully welcome author, educator,  fermentation revivalist and James Beard recipient Sandor Katz on to demystify the wild, effervescent realms of fermentation.  Sandor’s first book “Wild Fermentation” came out in 2003 and inoculated a renaissance in fermentation arts. Today we discuss the origins of fermentation, its historical presence across cultures and food traditions, Sandor’s personal journey in healing, kitchen experiments, human evolution, the microbiome, food safety, fermentation encounters from around the world, tips for fermenting at home, and how these living cultures shape culture.  In his poetic, whimsical way Sandor invites us to consider how fermentation can be a way to reclaim our relationship to food and self. Thank you Sandor for sharing your wisdom with us!    CONNECT Sandor Katz: IG | Website Host @nitsacitrine @soundfoodspace twitter Subscribe to Mercurial Mail (our monthly newsletter)   MENTIONED  Wild Fermentation Website Sandor’s Books:  Sandor Katz’s Fermentation Journeys The Art of Fermentation Wild Fermentation Fermentation as Metaphor Basic Fermentation The Revolution Will Not be Microwaved Study on Fermentation and the Human Brain Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human The Good Earth Health Food Store  People’s Republic of Fermentation Chinese Yeast Balls   IF YOU ENJOYED THIS EPISODE, YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: EP. 79: FEEDING TOMORROW | Transforming our Future through Food with Oliver English EP. 66: SOWING SOVEREIGNTY | Resilience Over Convenience from the Ground Up with Chef Mollie Engelhart EP. 65: MOTHER OF THE FOREST | Listening to Learn from our Fungi with Mycologist Zach Hedstrom   NOURISH This podcast is made possible by your donations and the symbiotic support of our partners: Make a donation here   LIVING LIBATIONS: enjoy 15% off all botanical beauty alchemy with this link https://livinglibations.com/soundfood (discount automatically applied) LIVING TEA:  SOUNDFOOD for 15% off all tea nourishment at livingtea.net RESONANCE:  find Nitsa’s curation of living teas here  MIKUNA: enter SOUNDFOODFAMILY for 25% off  our favorite regenerative plant protein from the Andes Mikunafoods.com SUPERFEAST: enter CITRINE for 10% off our favorite tonic herbs, mushrooms  + superfoods superfeast.com OSEA: CITRINE for 10% off oseamalibu.com sea-to-skin magic CHRISTY DAWN: 5NITSA for 15% off farm-to-closet christydawn.com   LAMBS: CITRINE for 10% off your EMF protective gear getlambs.com P.S. We would be so grateful if you felt inspired to leave us a review on APPLE OR SPOTIFY!