11TH JULY

If you would like to learn how to improve your gut health, have some fun and connect with a sustainable and food waste-conscious community, this fermentation workshop is for you. We will help you to learn useful skills for keeping a happy and healthy microbiome. We will cover topics such as cultured condiments, lactic fermentation and dairy ferments. You will learn amazing skills used for thousands of years, that have been proven to keep you healthy, as well as reducing inflammation and food waste. Taught by experienced fermentation enthusiast, this workshop will cover the science behind fermentation, as well as practical tips and techniques for getting started at home. You’ll have the opportunity to taste a variety of fermented foods and drinks, ferment something of your own during the workshop and take the jar home to enjoy. No prior experience necessary, all welcome!

Following the workshop, indulge in a 3 course lunch cooked by Rowen Halstead, aka WasteNotRowen, a Michelin-trained chef who has a keen focus on zero-waste cooking and supporting a sustainable food system. Lunch will apply the ferments learned in the workshop as well as further ways you can utilize food waste in your homes. The menu is entirely vegetarian. Please let us know if you have any further dietary requirements.

25TH JULY

In this hour-and-a-half workshop, you will be taught and create your own kimchi (a traditional Asian ferment packed full of vibrant spices and flavour) and a radiant red cabbage, celeriac, apple, and ginger sauerkarut (a twist on one of the most classical ferments in Western culture). Both will leave you with the confidence to go forth and create your own ferments at home, sparking new creativity.'