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A bowl of shredded cabbage on the scale, before salting.
A bowl of shredded cabbage on the scale, before salting.
The brine clearing after a day.
The brine clearing after a day.
The first jar of the season, lid off.
The first jar of the season, lid off.
Jars lined up on the cellar stair.
Jars lined up on the cellar stair.
A thermometer taped to the shelf.
A thermometer taped to the shelf.
Bubbles rising in the third day of an active ferment.
Bubbles rising in the third day of an active ferment.
A glass weight holding the vegetables down.
A glass weight holding the vegetables down.
A folded leaf used as a lid.
A folded leaf used as a lid.
Day seven, the surface still clean.
Day seven, the surface still clean.
The starter at its peak, just before folding.
The starter at its peak, just before folding.
A jar marked with tape to watch the rise.
A jar marked with tape to watch the rise.
The first loaf of a cold month.
The first loaf of a cold month.
Crumb of the same loaf, cut warm.
Crumb of the same loaf, cut warm.
Cucumbers packed tight with dill.
Cucumbers packed tight with dill.
The brine gone cloudy and alive.
The brine gone cloudy and alive.
Four days in, tasting the first one.
Four days in, tasting the first one.
Spring radishes, quick and pink.
Spring radishes, quick and pink.
Summer beans in the jar.
Summer beans in the jar.
The autumn cabbage, all of it.
The autumn cabbage, all of it.
Mid-winter, one jar and the starter.
Mid-winter, one jar and the starter.
A bowl of shredded cabbage on the scale, before salting.
A bowl of shredded cabbage on the scale, before salting.
The brine clearing after a day.
The brine clearing after a day.
The first jar of the season, lid off.
The first jar of the season, lid off.
Jars lined up on the cellar stair.
Jars lined up on the cellar stair.
A thermometer taped to the shelf.
A thermometer taped to the shelf.
Bubbles rising in the third day of an active ferment.
Bubbles rising in the third day of an active ferment.
A glass weight holding the vegetables down.
A glass weight holding the vegetables down.
A folded leaf used as a lid.
A folded leaf used as a lid.
Day seven, the surface still clean.
Day seven, the surface still clean.
The starter at its peak, just before folding.
The starter at its peak, just before folding.
A jar marked with tape to watch the rise.
A jar marked with tape to watch the rise.
The first loaf of a cold month.
The first loaf of a cold month.
Crumb of the same loaf, cut warm.
Crumb of the same loaf, cut warm.
Cucumbers packed tight with dill.
Cucumbers packed tight with dill.
The brine gone cloudy and alive.
The brine gone cloudy and alive.
Four days in, tasting the first one.
Four days in, tasting the first one.
Spring radishes, quick and pink.
Spring radishes, quick and pink.
Summer beans in the jar.
Summer beans in the jar.
The autumn cabbage, all of it.
The autumn cabbage, all of it.
Mid-winter, one jar and the starter.
Mid-winter, one jar and the starter.
A bowl of shredded cabbage on the scale, before salting.
A bowl of shredded cabbage on the scale, before salting.
The brine clearing after a day.
The brine clearing after a day.
The first jar of the season, lid off.
The first jar of the season, lid off.
Jars lined up on the cellar stair.
Jars lined up on the cellar stair.
A thermometer taped to the shelf.
A thermometer taped to the shelf.
Bubbles rising in the third day of an active ferment.
Bubbles rising in the third day of an active ferment.
A glass weight holding the vegetables down.
A glass weight holding the vegetables down.
A folded leaf used as a lid.
A folded leaf used as a lid.
Day seven, the surface still clean.
Day seven, the surface still clean.
The starter at its peak, just before folding.
The starter at its peak, just before folding.
A jar marked with tape to watch the rise.
A jar marked with tape to watch the rise.
The first loaf of a cold month.
The first loaf of a cold month.
Crumb of the same loaf, cut warm.
Crumb of the same loaf, cut warm.
Cucumbers packed tight with dill.
Cucumbers packed tight with dill.
The brine gone cloudy and alive.
The brine gone cloudy and alive.
Four days in, tasting the first one.
Four days in, tasting the first one.
Spring radishes, quick and pink.
Spring radishes, quick and pink.
Summer beans in the jar.
Summer beans in the jar.
The autumn cabbage, all of it.
The autumn cabbage, all of it.
Mid-winter, one jar and the starter.
Mid-winter, one jar and the starter.
A bowl of shredded cabbage on the scale, before salting.
A bowl of shredded cabbage on the scale, before salting.
The brine clearing after a day.
The brine clearing after a day.
The first jar of the season, lid off.
The first jar of the season, lid off.
Jars lined up on the cellar stair.
Jars lined up on the cellar stair.
A thermometer taped to the shelf.
A thermometer taped to the shelf.
Bubbles rising in the third day of an active ferment.
Bubbles rising in the third day of an active ferment.
A glass weight holding the vegetables down.
A glass weight holding the vegetables down.
A folded leaf used as a lid.
A folded leaf used as a lid.
Day seven, the surface still clean.
Day seven, the surface still clean.
The starter at its peak, just before folding.
The starter at its peak, just before folding.
A jar marked with tape to watch the rise.
A jar marked with tape to watch the rise.
The first loaf of a cold month.
The first loaf of a cold month.
Crumb of the same loaf, cut warm.
Crumb of the same loaf, cut warm.
Cucumbers packed tight with dill.
Cucumbers packed tight with dill.
The brine gone cloudy and alive.
The brine gone cloudy and alive.
Four days in, tasting the first one.
Four days in, tasting the first one.
Spring radishes, quick and pink.
Spring radishes, quick and pink.
Summer beans in the jar.
Summer beans in the jar.
The autumn cabbage, all of it.
The autumn cabbage, all of it.
Mid-winter, one jar and the starter.
Mid-winter, one jar and the starter.
A bowl of shredded cabbage on the scale, before salting.
A bowl of shredded cabbage on the scale, before salting.
The brine clearing after a day.
The brine clearing after a day.
The first jar of the season, lid off.
The first jar of the season, lid off.
Jars lined up on the cellar stair.
Jars lined up on the cellar stair.
A thermometer taped to the shelf.
A thermometer taped to the shelf.
Bubbles rising in the third day of an active ferment.
Bubbles rising in the third day of an active ferment.
A glass weight holding the vegetables down.
A glass weight holding the vegetables down.
A folded leaf used as a lid.
A folded leaf used as a lid.
Day seven, the surface still clean.
Day seven, the surface still clean.
The starter at its peak, just before folding.
The starter at its peak, just before folding.
A jar marked with tape to watch the rise.
A jar marked with tape to watch the rise.
The first loaf of a cold month.
The first loaf of a cold month.
Crumb of the same loaf, cut warm.
Crumb of the same loaf, cut warm.
Cucumbers packed tight with dill.
Cucumbers packed tight with dill.
The brine gone cloudy and alive.
The brine gone cloudy and alive.
Four days in, tasting the first one.
Four days in, tasting the first one.
Spring radishes, quick and pink.
Spring radishes, quick and pink.
Summer beans in the jar.
Summer beans in the jar.
The autumn cabbage, all of it.
The autumn cabbage, all of it.
Mid-winter, one jar and the starter.
Mid-winter, one jar and the starter.
A bowl of shredded cabbage on the scale, before salting.
A bowl of shredded cabbage on the scale, before salting.
The brine clearing after a day.
The brine clearing after a day.
The first jar of the season, lid off.
The first jar of the season, lid off.
Jars lined up on the cellar stair.
Jars lined up on the cellar stair.
A thermometer taped to the shelf.
A thermometer taped to the shelf.
Bubbles rising in the third day of an active ferment.
Bubbles rising in the third day of an active ferment.
A glass weight holding the vegetables down.
A glass weight holding the vegetables down.
A folded leaf used as a lid.
A folded leaf used as a lid.
Day seven, the surface still clean.
Day seven, the surface still clean.
The starter at its peak, just before folding.
The starter at its peak, just before folding.
A jar marked with tape to watch the rise.
A jar marked with tape to watch the rise.
The first loaf of a cold month.
The first loaf of a cold month.
Crumb of the same loaf, cut warm.
Crumb of the same loaf, cut warm.
Cucumbers packed tight with dill.
Cucumbers packed tight with dill.
The brine gone cloudy and alive.
The brine gone cloudy and alive.
Four days in, tasting the first one.
Four days in, tasting the first one.
Spring radishes, quick and pink.
Spring radishes, quick and pink.
Summer beans in the jar.
Summer beans in the jar.
The autumn cabbage, all of it.
The autumn cabbage, all of it.
Mid-winter, one jar and the starter.
Mid-winter, one jar and the starter.
A bowl of shredded cabbage on the scale, before salting.
A bowl of shredded cabbage on the scale, before salting.
The brine clearing after a day.
The brine clearing after a day.
The first jar of the season, lid off.
The first jar of the season, lid off.
Jars lined up on the cellar stair.
Jars lined up on the cellar stair.
A thermometer taped to the shelf.
A thermometer taped to the shelf.
Bubbles rising in the third day of an active ferment.
Bubbles rising in the third day of an active ferment.
A glass weight holding the vegetables down.
A glass weight holding the vegetables down.
A folded leaf used as a lid.
A folded leaf used as a lid.
Day seven, the surface still clean.
Day seven, the surface still clean.
The starter at its peak, just before folding.
The starter at its peak, just before folding.
A jar marked with tape to watch the rise.
A jar marked with tape to watch the rise.
The first loaf of a cold month.
The first loaf of a cold month.
Crumb of the same loaf, cut warm.
Crumb of the same loaf, cut warm.
Cucumbers packed tight with dill.
Cucumbers packed tight with dill.
The brine gone cloudy and alive.
The brine gone cloudy and alive.
Four days in, tasting the first one.
Four days in, tasting the first one.
Spring radishes, quick and pink.
Spring radishes, quick and pink.
Summer beans in the jar.
Summer beans in the jar.
The autumn cabbage, all of it.
The autumn cabbage, all of it.
Mid-winter, one jar and the starter.
Mid-winter, one jar and the starter.
A bowl of shredded cabbage on the scale, before salting.
A bowl of shredded cabbage on the scale, before salting.
The brine clearing after a day.
The brine clearing after a day.
The first jar of the season, lid off.
The first jar of the season, lid off.
Jars lined up on the cellar stair.
Jars lined up on the cellar stair.
A thermometer taped to the shelf.
A thermometer taped to the shelf.
Bubbles rising in the third day of an active ferment.
Bubbles rising in the third day of an active ferment.
A glass weight holding the vegetables down.
A glass weight holding the vegetables down.
A folded leaf used as a lid.
A folded leaf used as a lid.
Day seven, the surface still clean.
Day seven, the surface still clean.
The starter at its peak, just before folding.
The starter at its peak, just before folding.
A jar marked with tape to watch the rise.
A jar marked with tape to watch the rise.
The first loaf of a cold month.
The first loaf of a cold month.
Crumb of the same loaf, cut warm.
Crumb of the same loaf, cut warm.
Cucumbers packed tight with dill.
Cucumbers packed tight with dill.
The brine gone cloudy and alive.
The brine gone cloudy and alive.
Four days in, tasting the first one.
Four days in, tasting the first one.
Spring radishes, quick and pink.
Spring radishes, quick and pink.
Summer beans in the jar.
Summer beans in the jar.
The autumn cabbage, all of it.
The autumn cabbage, all of it.
Mid-winter, one jar and the starter.
Mid-winter, one jar and the starter.
A bowl of shredded cabbage on the scale, before salting.
A bowl of shredded cabbage on the scale, before salting.
The brine clearing after a day.
The brine clearing after a day.
The first jar of the season, lid off.
The first jar of the season, lid off.
Jars lined up on the cellar stair.
Jars lined up on the cellar stair.
A thermometer taped to the shelf.
A thermometer taped to the shelf.
Bubbles rising in the third day of an active ferment.
Bubbles rising in the third day of an active ferment.
A glass weight holding the vegetables down.
A glass weight holding the vegetables down.
A folded leaf used as a lid.
A folded leaf used as a lid.
Day seven, the surface still clean.
Day seven, the surface still clean.
The starter at its peak, just before folding.
The starter at its peak, just before folding.
A jar marked with tape to watch the rise.
A jar marked with tape to watch the rise.
The first loaf of a cold month.
The first loaf of a cold month.
Crumb of the same loaf, cut warm.
Crumb of the same loaf, cut warm.
Cucumbers packed tight with dill.
Cucumbers packed tight with dill.
The brine gone cloudy and alive.
The brine gone cloudy and alive.
Four days in, tasting the first one.
Four days in, tasting the first one.