03 Sep Kate Payne of Hip Girl’s Guide to Homemaking Gives Lacto-Fermentation Tips at The Roundup & Green Living Fair

Kate Payne of Hip Girl’s Guide to Homemaking will give healthy eating tips and demonstrate lacto-fermentation methods at the 13^th Annual Renewable Energy Roundup & Green Living Fair (The Roundup). People from across Texas, from communities large and small converge on Fredericksburg annually in search of ideas for a cleaner, healthier, more sustainable and energy efficient lifestyle. The Roundup is a place to see new ideas in action; to test, explore and interact with products and services for healthy sustainable living. The Roundup takes place at Market Square, 126 West Main St. in Fredericksburg, September 27 – 29, 2013.

Payne will lead a lacto-fermentation workshop where attendees will gain an in-depth understanding of fermentation (brining) as a form of food preservation. Lacto-fermented foods provide numerous health benefits using lactobacillus bacteria to preserve food as opposed to vinegar. Gain an understanding of the science and safety basics behind fermentation and get started on making small-batches of pickled goods, krauts and kimchis at home.

Here's Kate. She's demonstrating how to make meyer lemon marmalade.

For 13 years the Renewable Energy Roundup & Green Living Fair has been a perfect weekend destination for Texans who want to enjoy a fall road trip to the Texas Hill Country. The Roundup is the largest all sustainability fair in the South. Texans seeking healthier lifestyles and those concerned about drought and the environment have come to the Roundup yearly to hear national leaders and local experts; to participate in workshops and panel discussions and to enjoy creative events. The Roundup takes place annually the last weekend in September. Tickets are $10 per day, $12 on Saturday or $25 for a weekend pass.

About Kate Payne and Hip Girl’s Guide to Homemaking:

Kate Payne is an author and freelance writer, and a frequent consultant for design, decorating, cooking, and crafting publications and sites. She lives in Austin and teaches writing workshops and classes on home food preservation and other food-based instruction both privately and at culinary centers locally and across the country. Her first book Hip Girl's Guide to Homemaking (HarperCollins, 2011) is available wherever books are sold; her second book, Hip Girl’s Guide to the Kitchen will be available from HarperCollins in April 2014.

About the Renewable Energy Roundup & Green Living Fair

The Renewable Energy Roundup is co-organized by Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association (TREIA) and Texas Center for Policy Studies (TCPS). Event proceeds benefit TREIA and TCPS, two non-profits striving to increase understanding and awareness of renewable energy applications and to promote their wide use.  For more details logon to www.TheRoundup.org, call 830-997-2350 or email: info@TheRoundup.org.

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