Fermentation Workshop and Zero Waste Lunch with Waste Not Rowen and FermenTABLE
July 11th will mark our fourth time running this 4 hour event that focuses on the benefits of fermentation and supporting am ore sustainable food system.
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.
Key info
- Description – The total duration of the event is four hours. Starting with a workshop of two hours, followed by a three-course vegetarian and sustainable lunch cooked by a Michelin-star trained chef who will be using some fermented foods.
- Participant guidelines – Full disabled access and toilet facilities available. Parking in Madingley Road Park and Ride is free. Please inform us of any allergies at the point of booking
- Further info – You will receive an email confirming your booking
- Sustainability – This event is sustainable, please bring small jars with lids to the workshop. You can buy or exchange jars at the venue.
This brilliant new event will take place at the Storey’s Field Community Centre in the Eddington Development in North West Cambridge.
