Videos
Nationally-known cookbook author and food writer Lorna Sass interviews Lisa Rayner in these videos. The three interview videos below were recorded on Feb. 21, 2010. In the fourth video, Lisa briefly gives tips on how to make and can peach jam. In the fifth video, Lisa demonstrates how to knead dough for sourdough bread.
In the first video (below), Lisa explains what the word "permaculture" means. Lisa lists some of the cool season crops that grow well at high elevation. Lisa touches on the history of farming in Flagstaff and explains the importance of composting and talks about the challenges of large-scale composting. Lisa also talks about their sustainable living ethic and how this plays out in daily life.
In the second video (below), Lisa talks about becoming a vegetarian in high school. Lisa later worked for Farm Sanctuary taking undercover videos in Pennsylvania stockyards. This experience made Lisa a vegan. Lisa also talks about an early effort to write a cookbook based on foods that grow well at high elevation. Finding a word-processor in a dumpster was a big help to creating the first edition of the book, Growing Food in the Southwest Mountains (now in its fourth edition). Lisa also talks about developing an interest in baking sourdough bread. Lisa explains the feeding schedule for sourdough starter and shows off a Lehman's grain grinder.
In the third video (below), Lisa shows off a solar cooker and talks about cooking times under various weather conditions. Lisa also explains how a pressure cooker, in conjunction with an insulated box cooker, can be used to save energy even when the weather does not allow the use of a solar cooker. Lisa also talks about working to complete a book about home canning.
In the first video (below), Lisa explains what the word "permaculture" means. Lisa lists some of the cool season crops that grow well at high elevation. Lisa touches on the history of farming in Flagstaff and explains the importance of composting and talks about the challenges of large-scale composting. Lisa also talks about their sustainable living ethic and how this plays out in daily life.
In the second video (below), Lisa talks about becoming a vegetarian in high school. Lisa later worked for Farm Sanctuary taking undercover videos in Pennsylvania stockyards. This experience made Lisa a vegan. Lisa also talks about an early effort to write a cookbook based on foods that grow well at high elevation. Finding a word-processor in a dumpster was a big help to creating the first edition of the book, Growing Food in the Southwest Mountains (now in its fourth edition). Lisa also talks about developing an interest in baking sourdough bread. Lisa explains the feeding schedule for sourdough starter and shows off a Lehman's grain grinder.
In the third video (below), Lisa shows off a solar cooker and talks about cooking times under various weather conditions. Lisa also explains how a pressure cooker, in conjunction with an insulated box cooker, can be used to save energy even when the weather does not allow the use of a solar cooker. Lisa also talks about working to complete a book about home canning.
In the video below, Lisa Rayner gives tips on how to make peach jam and how to preserve it with water-bath canning.
