Winter Minestrone Soup

Name: Winter Minestrone Soup
Ingredients: 1 cup dried cannellini beans, rinsed and picked over; 1 tbsp cider vinegar; 1 cup dried brown rice macaroni noodles; 1/4 cup lard, bacon fat or ghee; 1 x yellow onion, finely chopped; 3 x garlic cloves, minced; 3 x carrots, chopped; 3 x celery stalks, chopped; 2 tbsp dried basil; 1 tbsp dried oregano; 1 small butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cubed; 2 Quarts homemade roast chicken stock or homemade beef stock; 1 cup pureed or crushed tomatoes; 1 bunch Swiss chard, de-veined and sliced into 1/2 –inch strips; Unrefined sea salt to taste; Unrefined extra virgin olive oil, Italian flat leaf parsley and parmesan cheese to serve