I was happy to chat with my sweet Kitchen Pioneers during this month’s live stream on August 19, 2021, all about how to make successful ferments. There are always so many questions about these persnickety traditional foods!
This live stream replay is available to Kitchen Pioneers who have joined my YouTube membership community—The Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy.

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In-Depth Video Series on Traditional Foods
I started my special Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy about a year ago so I could provide you with in-depth videos that may not appeal to a broader audience on YouTube. (I still continue to publish public traditional foods videos on YouTube in addition to my members-only videos.)
Since I launched my Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy, I’ve created a series of videos that dive deep into traditional foods topics, including:
- Learn How to Stock Your Traditional Foods Pantry
- Learn How to Equip Your Traditional Foods Kitchen
- The Importance of Cooking with Traditional Fats
- How to Tackle Sourdough Starter Challenges
Many of these in-depth series discuss different techniques to achieving success. For example with the series on the trials and tribulations of making a sourdough starter, I talk about different approaches on how to successfully create a sourdough starter, including:
Art of Fermentation Video Series
In my latest members-only live stream, we talk about the fermentation process and some of the questions that I’ve received from my viewers. I also answer questions from my Kitchen Academy members in our live chat.
We also talked about my new Kitchen Academy members-only series that focuses on ferments, specifically vegetable ferments. I have released the first overview video in this fermentation series and look forward to adding two more in the coming weeks, so stay tuned! 😉
Update: Here are the other videos in my fermentation series.
More Fermentation Videos
I also have an extensive collection of public videos on ferments, especially recipes for making delicious fermented foods. Here are a few easy ferments for you to watch and try making too!
And here are a few of my public videos where I talk about the fermentation process.
Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy Live Stream
These live streams and live stream replays are available to members of the Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy, who we call Kitchen Pioneers. You can learn more about my optional YouTube membership community, including members-only videos and exclusive perks.
This membership community is optional. I’m still publishing my weekly detailed instructional cooking videos on my public YouTube channel that you can watch for free. (Thanks so much for being a Sweet Friend and subscriber!)
In addition to links to the latest Kitchen Academy vodcasts, this blog post lists some of the public videos that I talk about in my live stream.
More Kitchen Pioneer Videos
In addition to live streams, I publish exclusive videos for my membership community. In case you have missed any of my past videos, be sure to catch up with the videos below.
- Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy video playlist (Optional Membership Community)
Stay in Touch with Maryโs Nest
- Subscribe to My YouTube Channel for Traditional Foods Videos (Free) - When you subscribe, be sure to click on the notification bell that will let you know each time I upload a new video.
- Subscribe to Maryโs Traditional Foods Newsletter (Free) - Get a free 36-page eBook for signing up: How to Stock Your Essential Traditional Foods Four-Corners Pantry.
- Join the Traditional Foods Kitchen Academy - For more detailed videos and exclusive members-only perks, join my YouTube membership community.
- Order The Modern Pioneer Cookbook - Get a hardcover book of Mary's nourishing recipes from a Traditional Foods Kitchen. This bestselling cookbook is published by Penguin Random House with their DK imprint.
- Order The Modern Pioneer Pantry - Get Mary's latest hardcover cookbook about preserving food and making delicious meals from your Four Corners Pantry. Mary's second cookbook is also published by Penguin Random House.
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