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What are some skills that can be turned into hobbies that would be good for a Leftist to know? (hexbear.net)

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Like the title! I want to cultivate some helpful skills but do so gradually, as a hobbyist. Tempted to get into lockpicking, haha.

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[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago

Kimchi and sauerkraut and kombucha/jin are all way cheaper to make yourself rather than buying. Cheese and bread, not so much.

You can also pickle most perishable foods to make them last longer.

Wild Fermentation by Sandor Ellix Katz is a fantastic resource. It was reading an abridged version of this in zine form that got me started doing fermentation.