Built from Scratch Prenatal Nutrition

And that’s a wrap! I taught Demystifying Sourdough for CSNN Vancouver Island today - my final Holistic
Culinary class before baby’s due! Bitter sweet as I love to teach the students in the Natural Nutrition Program .... but phew teaching for 3 hours at a time is a lot when you’re growing a baby in your belly ☺️

I’m teaching a 3 hour workshop on Advanced Fermentation this week at

These are some of the samples I’m getting ready - Cashew Cheese, Kefir, Labneh (similar to cream cheese) and a Cultured Mustard!

We will also make Brined Vegetables, Yoghurt and Fermented Legumes.

Fermented Foods aka Probiotic Foods are an excellent way to keep your gut happy which helps with your mood, immune system, sleep, blood sugar management and more!!
.. and much cheaper (and more fun!!) than buying Probiotic supplements too! 😁

In these times of social isolation this hits home especially hard 💗

When I had my son in 2018, I was fairly new to the Cowichan Valley and didn’t have any family close by. Even though I’m a homebody by nature, I missed my family and village. No one to call upon if I needed support.

Now with COVID measures still enforced and baby #2 on the way, it can feel even more isolating and the village I started to build feels out of reach.

Can you relate to this too? 💗

It’s not you, mama. It’s the absence of the village.