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OPINION: Preserving our connection to food through learning fermentation

By Amber Benson / Assistant professor, NMSU
Nov 17, 2024
Nov 17, 2024

Amber Lehmer.jpg — Amber Benson is an assistant professor of family and consumer sciences at New Mexico State University.
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Amber Benson is an assistant professor of family and consumer sciences at New Mexico State University.
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Fermentation is an ancient practice of preserving food and has recently gained renewed popularity. Increasing inflation, higher cost of food and a desire to reduce food waste has sparked many New Mexicans鈥� interest in home food preservation, specifically: fermentation.

If you enjoy beer, wine, sourdough or even hot sauce, you are amongst the many New Mexicans that celebrate this ancient method of preserving food.

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