Hi! I’m Joy!
Welcome to Healthy Joyous Living! Here you’ll find lots of information and recipes on authentic, fermented foods. In addition, there are many posts that delve into the right tools and processes for safely fermenting and preserving your food. Continue reading to learn about my journey in creating Healthy Joyous Living!
My Journey
My food health journey started during nursing school. Nutrition and preventative health were given limited instruction time. Oddly enough, the longer I spent in the western medicine field, the more I discovered many diseases and health struggles that can be prevented with simple lifestyle changes.
Shortly after graduating, I was introduced to the benefits of a plant-based lifestyle. This really appealed to me on a number of levels, and I was successful with it for a few years. However, in the long run, it didn’t completely fit the needs of our family as a whole. I knew there had to be some historically and scientifically supported way to accomplish several things. One, enjoy healthy food! Two, heal the body and gut. Three, preserve foods in a way that retains the benefits and nutrients! After a lot of trial and error, and some help from very knowledgeable people, I discovered traditional fermentation!
Fun Facts About Me
- High school and college activities included lifeguarding, teaching swimming and piano, and singing opera/chorale works.
- My husband and I have three wonderful children who keep life busy and exciting!
- If you walk into our home you’ll find 1-5 different ferments brewing in some hidden corner, and a fridge full of others waiting to finish fermenting. And half the time I miscalculate and have “exploded” sourdough, brine, or veggie ferments all over the place. Dosa is the biggest culprit!
- My dream is to have a little farm house complete with chickens, goats, and a very big garden for all my fermenting! Plus fruit trees. Lots of fruit trees.
- And speaking of trees…I literally have a tree on my wall full of essential oils.
Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you on some of my favorite posts!
