This month, Fiona visited River Cottage, to chat with Author, Chef and Fermentation Expert Rachel DeThample. Rachel breaks down how eating organically grown vegetables can have a positive impact on the gut microbiome, and dives in to how fermenting the produce from your garden can lead to better nutrition and a stronger connection to nature. 

“We’re a no dig garden, all organic” says Rachel, “so we’re constantly feeding the soil with healthy ingredients to help with it’s diversity, and that’s a really lovely way of reflecting that you can do the same thing with your own microbiome, feed it lots of diversity which helps create a healthier balance”

Fiona and Chris chat about how gardening and being outdoors in winter improve your wellbeing. In the Postbag, the team answer your questions on the use of Bacillus thuringiensis, a broccoli that’s struggling to sprout, and whether frozen beans will germinate! 

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