Start the new year off right and join us for this sparklingly fun, probiotic, hands-on fermentation class on how to make your very own live-cultured, effervescent food and beverages. 

Lacto-Fermented Vegetables

Learn to ferment your own cultured vegetables for condiments and meals. Rich in essential vitamins, minerals and probiotics, these tangy snacks will change the way you look at food - it's not just dill pickles and sauerkraut anymore! We'll show you how to set up fermentation in a Mason jar, what to look for and how to avoid trouble. You'll get a taste a diverse sampling of fermented veggies to give you a sense of range of flavors you can create with one simple technique. You'll also make your own jar of veggies to ferment at home.

Fermented Beverages

Learn to make kombucha, ginger beer, cultured sodas, and raw vinegar shrub drinks with a selection of spices and flavors that will invigorate your creativity and give you and your family the satisfaction of enjoying beautifully crafted libations that are unique, delicious, and filled with health promoting probiotics.

This class does not cover alcoholic beverages and is open to all ages.

Attendees will enjoy and receive:

• A glorious tasting session of a wide selection of fermented beverages and snacks.
• Confidence and knowledge to reproduce the same results at home.
• Handouts including recipes, frequently asked questions, and resources.

• One jar of vegetable mix created in class to ferment at home
• Raw vinegar mother to make vinegar & shrubs at home
• Ginger bug to make ginger beer
• Kombucha SCOBY to start brewing your own
• Handouts including recipes, frequently asked questions, and resources

This workshop is taught by Nicole Easterday, the founder of FARMcurious. Nicole is an engaging teacher who encourages a fun, social environment while she explains what’s happening in a very down-to-earth format. She revels in the science of food, especially in cheesemaking and fermentation.

Location: FARMcurious at 825 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA.

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