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Make sure it’s not sterile.

The healthful properties of miso are legendary. It tastes good, too!

According to the AP, a dead zone of oxygen-depleted water has formed off the coast of Oregon for the sixth year running.

As spinach creeps shamefacedly back onto grocery store shelves, experts pick apart the causes of the E. coli outbreak. Is there polluted poop in our food? You betcha.

sunlight. The needed microorganisms will find this feast. In a few days it will start to bubble and smell sour. You know the smell. In places of heavy pollution (I live in New York City), there is a chance of picking up the wrong...

Healthier? Perhaps. As tasty? I don’t think so. There are (to my knowledge) 2 processes for rendering oysters “healthful” and devoid of harmful micro-organisms. One is to heat them. The other is to blast them with...

As a general matter, the sugar protects against lots of nasty micro-organisms. If you boil the fruit—particularly once it’s in the jar and sealed—you should be safe.

a starter tremendous oomph. Which is why I recommend the use of rye flour or rye grain to begin any starter, even if you make white flour bread or whole-wheat bread. Moreover, the wild microorganisms present in/on rye flour and...