Mary Bryant Shrader

Hi Sweet Friends,

I'm Mary from Mary's Nest Cooking School (@MarysNest), where I teach you to make nourishing foods like bone broth, cultured dairy, ferments, and sourdough bread—all using traditional methods. My YouTube channel has 1M+ subscribers and 67M+ views, and I love sharing these time-honored skills!

I wrote The Modern Pioneer Cookbook to preserve traditional food wisdom in a printed book you’ll treasure. It’s a bestseller, now in its fifth printing!

My second book, The Modern Pioneer Pantry, features 115+ recipes to help you preserve food, stock your pantry, and make wholesome meals. Preorder my new cookbook today!

I’m a former New Yorker, now in the Texas Hill Country with my husband, Ted, whom I met 25+ years ago at the Austin airport! Our son, Ben, lives nearby. We have a cuddly yellow lab, Indy (short for Indiana Jones), who’s full of energy and a total snuggle bug.

I’m thrilled you’re joining me on this Traditional Foods journey!

Love and God Bless,

Mary