Christiane Heisse is a PhD student in development economics at SOAS and a visiting researcher at the LMU Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, interested in the political economy of ecological transition. Aside from her research work, she gives fermentation and pickling workshops in her native Munich.
Power to the microbes: Reclaiming traditional foods for a degrowth food future
Traditional fermentation practices, essential for self-sufficiency, embody a form of everyday resistance and quiet sustainability, countering the homogenization and commodification of food.
January 24, 2025