If you’ve read Nourished Kitchen for any length of time, you know how much I value nutrient-dense, probiotic foods.   Fermented foods are deeply nutritive and contribute significantly to overall wellness.  It is the beneficial bacteria in this foods that help to ensure the proper development and stimulation of the nervous system.   Couple that with food enzymes and an array of naturally occurring vitamins and minerals, and the end product is deeply healthful.   Moreover, the fermentation of food enjoys a rich heritage all across the globe.   Not only did fermenting foods serve the practical needs of the community by extending the harvest, but it also rendered many foods more digestible.   Read more about the benefits of lactic acid fermentation. We try to make probiotic, fermented foods part of each meal.   It may be yogurt or kefir in the morning, real pickles at lunch or sauerruben with supper.   Regardless of which food makes it to our plate, the traditional methods of pickling and fermenting foods play a critical role in our kitchen.   Initially, I used mason jars but suffered a rate of failure that had me looking elsewhere.   We purchased one and, later, two of these kimchi makers and have never had a failed batch since.   Indeed, we’ve used it to make sauerruben, sauerkraut, kimchi, Moroccan preserved lemons, real pickles, sour beets and all sorts of probiotic goodies.   That’s why I am thrilled to have teamed up with the Raw Diet Store to giveaway a kimchi maker and an accompanying recipe book at Nourished Kitchen.

This Week’s Prizes

• One Kimchi Maker with an accompanying Recipe Book which will teach you   how to make Kimchi and Sauerkraut at Home Naturally!

How to Enter

Anyone can enter who resides in the United States, Canada or Mexico. Enter first by commenting on this post and letting me know what you’d make in your kimchi maker if you win.   Then you can bump up your entries through the usual ways: sharing it with others!

First things First:

Comment and let me know what you’d crock in the kimchi maker if you win. To up your odds, you have 7 more ways to enter the contest and win:

1. Subscribe to the Nourished Kitchen RSS Feed by Email (don’t worry, if you already subscribe by email and participate in the survey on this post you’ll earn two entries right off the bat!)
2. Blog about this giveaway and/or why you want to win the cookbook and comment with the link.
3. Post about this giveaway on a message board and comment with the link.
4. Email this giveaway to a friend and let me know you did by commenting.
5. Stumble this giveaway and let me know you did by commenting.
6. Tweet about the giveaway and let me know you did by commenting.
7. Mention the giveaway on facebook and let me know you did in a comment.

Remember: If you subscribe by email, you’ll be given a second entry.   Plus, you’ll never miss a post, recipe or giveaway:

Why Enter?

Because it’s FREE, and it’s a fantastic way to get nutrient-dense, probiotic-foods into your family’s bellies.   Plus, this device makes it remarkably easy to extend the harvest.   Indeed, we’re still eating the sauerkraut we crocked last October!

The Announcement

We’ll choose the winner via Random.org, and announce that winner next Thursday, June 4^th in a comment on this post.

Quick Reminder

For those who don’t win this week’s giveaway, we host giveaways at the Nourished Kitchen just about every week.   At Nourished Kitchen every giveaway centers on real food, health and wellness.

The Winner has been picked by Random.org and it is Aimee Gallo who’s going to crock a whole mess of yummy veggies – including napa cabbage in her kimchi maker.

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