Want to reduce food waste and improve your health?
Join our Fermenting and Preserving course and:
- Learn about gut health
- Discover the health benefits of fermented foods
- Make your own fermented food & drink (Kombucha, Kefir, Kimchi, Sauerkraut)
- Learn how to keep food for longer by preserving & dehydrating
The next course will start on 29th September 2026. It will be held on Tuesdays from10am-12, for 5 weeks.
The cost of this course will be £40 for all learners. You will also require some equipment and ingredients to make the food and drinks which you can take home. You can either bring these yourself, or purchase them from the teacher. You will not need to bring anything on the first week.
There is currently a waiting list for this course. To join the waiting list, please complete the form at the bottom of this page.
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Week 1:
Introduction to fermenting. Explanation of benefits and methods.
Week 2:
Learning how to make fermented non alcoholic fizzy drinks: kombucha, water kefir, ginger beer. Recipes and demonstration on how to make one of them.
Week 3:
Fermented vegetable drinks: beetroot kvass, fermented cucumbers
Week 4:
Fermenting vegetables and mushrooms:
Sauerkraut, kimchi, salted mushrooms with onions
Week 5:
Dehydrating fruits and vegetables and other methods of preserving food.
Making fruit leathers, fruit sugar, veg mix for soups and sauces