Sustainable Cutting and Picking Technique, Revisited
How you take shapes how well anything preserves afterward.
11. Harvesting, Preparing, and Preserving Wild Foods
Techniques for harvesting sustainably, processing plants for food or medicine, and preservation methods like drying or fermenting.
Drying
One of the oldest preservation methods.
Fermenting
A living method that transforms flavour as it preserves.
Freezing
Often the easiest preservation method available.
Infusions, Oils, and Tinctures
Slower preparations, often topical or medicinal rather than food.