What if the solutions to our most urgent modern crises, from soaring childhood obesity and chronic illness, to epidemic levels of anxiety, depression and loneliness, are right in front of us?

Kathryn Lukas-Damer, fermented foods pioneer, best-selling cookbook author and co-host of the Hearth Matters podcast, argues that the cultural and economic devaluation of the care provided in our homes has profoundly weakened our collective wellbeing.

Hearthbroken weaves memoir, historical analysis and cultural critique into a cautionary tale of how industrialization, second-wave feminism and the Market inadvertently hollowed out the domestic sphere — and unraveled the web of care that once sustained our human family.

Insightful and fiercely hopeful, Hearthbroken charts a new path forward, positioning caregiving and homemaking as vital engines of economic resilience, social renewal and genuine human flourishing in our rapidly evolving digital world.

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An authoritative and easy-to-use guide to fermentation with 100 recipes for fermented foods and drinks.

Fermented and live-culture foods are beloved for their bold and layered flavors as well as their benefits for gut health and boosting immunity, but until now, there hasn't been a book that is both authoritative and easy to use. The Farmhouse Culture Guide to Fermenting provides you with the history, health information, and safest methods for preserving, along with 100 recipes for krauts, pickles, kimchi, fermented vegetables, hot sauces, preserved fruits and jams, kombucha, and even mead.

With trusted authors Kathryn Lukas, founder of mega brand Farmhouse Culture, and master fermenter and best-selling author Shane Peterson and their thoroughly tested recipes, this is the fermentation book that every home fermenter needs—whether you are about to make your first batch of pickles or have been preserving foods for decades.