{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Wild Kitchen","title":"April McGreger on Preserving Without Pectin, Radical Homemaking, and Cooking by Feel","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5563,"description":"April McGreger is a preserver, writer, and fermentation teacher best known for founding Farmer's Daughter Pickles and Preserves, where she earned 13 Good Food Awards. In this episode, she talks about growing up in Vardaman, Mississippi, the self-declared sweet potato capital, learning to cook at her mother's elbow, why she makes preserves without commercial pectin, and the plate test her mom taught her that she still uses today.\nWe also get into her unlikely road from studying volcanoes in Italy to running pastry at Lantern in Chapel Hill, how one sweet potato crème caramel landed her a cookbook deal, teaching people to trust their senses again, radical homemaking, the difference between food sovereignty and food security, and the mutual aid kitchen she now runs in Philadelphia where volunteers get as much out of it as the people they feed.\nThis one is for anyone who believes the kitchen is where culture gets passed down.\nFind April:\nSubstack Preserving the South: https://preservingthesouth.substack.com/\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/preservingthesouth\nThe People's Kitchen Philly: https://www.instagram.com/peopleskitchenphilly\nSweet Potatoes, part of the Savor the South series from UNC Press: https://uncpress.org/9781469677491/sweet-potatoes/\n_____\nSilvercore is built on a lifetime spent outdoors, on ranges and in the company of people who live with skill, purpose and integrity. \nHere you will find real conversations, fieldcraft, practical training, stories from the wild and the lessons that help us grow mentally and physically. \nWhether it is a podcast with someone who has been tested, a tip you can use today or a look behind the scenes, the goal is to help you live stronger, safer and more capable in the outdoors and in life.\nSilvercore Club members receive exclusive podcast episodes, online courses, insurance for their adventures and discounts on premium gear:\nhttps://www.silvercore.ca/club\nOnline Training: https://www.silvercore.ca\nTraining and...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/fQtEJROY__Bxh9C0AAQ4Vi3iznos4QMyZVVv9aiK55s/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81YjY2/MzlmNWYzZjIwZWMx/ODNiNjJhNzhiY2Ey/NGRiOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}