Fermented foods are a delicious, healthy addition to any diet, including the Paleo diet. They're full of beneficial bacteria and probiotics that aid in digestion and boost the immune system. A classic preserving method, the lacto-fermentation process yields nutrient-dense live foods packed with vitamins, minerals, enzymes-and flavor!-and is easy enough for complete beginners.

Master the techniques for making sauerkraut, kimchi, pickles, and fermented condiments. Then explore applying those simple skills to ferment more than 60 fresh vegetables, herbs, and even a few fruits! In addition to 140 recipes and suggestions for an intriguing array of ferments, you'll find delicious recipes that bring your creations to the table as part of any meal.

While keeping chickens certainly isn't rocket science, doing it properly does involve decent levels of understanding, commitment, and attention to detail. Getting the basics right is essential, demanding a solid appreciation of important areas such as housing, feeding, breed choice, and health.

Whether you're a newcomer or an old hand, The Chicken Keeper's Problem Solver provides the information you need to nip problems in the bud … and, better still, avoid them in the first place. Let longtime chicken keeper and poultry expert Chris Graham guide you through 100 common problems chicken keepers face. You'll discover in clear and simple terms what the underlying cause is and how to solve it. Each issue is tackled in depth, with photographs and diagrams, as well as a wide range of practical tips and useful insights.

The problems are divided into ten chapters covering the main areas of chicken keeping, from health and housing to parasites and predators. Don't let a simple problem ruin your love for chicken keeping. The Chicken Keeper's Problem Solver has the answers you need!

Wandering the woods in search of mushrooms is one of life's great pleasures. But be careful to pick the right ones! With Edible Mushrooms in your backpack, you'll know to pick only the safest, most delicious chanterelles, truffles, morels, and more. Author Barbro Forsberg presents 40 edible species and reveals how, when, and where to find the knowledge gained over the course of four decades spent mushrooming in the woods.

Discover such aspects of mushrooming as:

• Characteristics of edible mushrooms, per species
• Cooking, cleaning, and drying the day's bounty
• Edible, inedible, or toxic? Photographs and descriptions for what to pick and what to avoid
• Poisonous varieties and how to recognize them

All content has been verified by a professional mycologist. Plus, nature and educational photographs illustrate how mushrooms grow, the environments where you can expect to find them, and the ways in which the same species may vary from one sample to the next. So whether you're an experienced mushroom hunter or a novice to the art, with Edible Mushrooms you can confidently recognize, pick and eat the tastiest wild mushrooms.