Boston Ferments connects, educates and inspires communities through fermentation.
Boston Ferments Events
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2015 events
Dec 14 fermentation workshop, fermented food dinner & drink pairing
This collaboration between Aurum Restaurant and Boston Ferments will be a full night of fermentation! The workshop will include a fermented dinner & paired fermented drinks, short lecture on the history & culture of fermentation by Jeremy Ogusky, and a hands-on fermentation demo. Get tickets here!
Nov 21 Kraut Mob at the Museum of Food & Drink in NYC
come learn to make sauerkraut! we are organizing ongoing sauerkraut DIY demos
Nov 16 fermentation workshop, fermented food dinner & drink pairing
This collaboration between Aurum Restaurant and Boston Ferments will be a full night of fermentation! The workshop will include a fermented dinner & paired fermented drinks, short lecture on the history & culture of fermentation by Jeremy Ogusky, and a hands-on fermentation demo. Get tickets here!
Oct & Nov Fermentation Crocks, Cooking & Cuisine Workshop. October 9, 30, and November 20
Join this 3-part series at Mudflat Studios in Somerville where we will learn how to CRAFT fermentation crocks, USE the crocks, and then SHARE a fully fermented meal. More info here.
October 27 Kraut Mob at Applecrest Farm Bistro's Oktoberfest! 5:30pm-8pm in Hampton Falls, NH
come join the pig roast on a farm and learn to make sauerkraut!
October 4 3rd Annual Boston Fermentation Festival
Our biggest event of the year! Join us for a celebration of all things fermented!
August 22 Kraut Workshop 101
Come and join us at the Ames Free Library, 53 Main St, N. Easton, Ma, for a basic fermentation 101 workshop taught by Kelly Scott
August 15 Kraut Mob at Ignite, a Global Street Food Festival. 6-8pm in Union Sq, Somerville
come learn to make sauerkraut! we are organizing ongoing sauerkraut DIY demos and you will go home with a *free* jar of fermenting kraut! RSVP on facebook here.
July 21 Fermentation 101 Workshop at Allandale Farm, 5-7pm
Jeremy Ogusky will be teaching the basics of lacto-fermentation!
July 18 Fermentation 101 Workshop at Stearns Farm, 10am-12:30pm
Kelly Scott will teach the basics of fermentation out on the farm!
June 25 Workshop at Waltham Fields Community Farms, 4-6pm
Ticketed demo held in their learning garden on first week of CSA distribution
June 4 fermentation-themed potluck dinner
Join us for a community fermentation forward potluck dinner at the ceramics studio of Jeremy Ogusky at 31 Thorpe Rd, Needham, MA. This dinner will be the third and final piece of a 3 part fermentation workshop but is open to everyone! Bring something fermented to share and we will eat outside in a small wooded park! RSVP on facebook here.
June 1 fermentation workshop, fermented food dinner & drink pairing
This collaboration between Aurum Restaurant and Boston Ferments will be a full night of fermentation! The workshop will include a fermented dinner & paired fermented drinks, short lecture on the history & culture of fermentation by Jeremy Ogusky, and a hands-on fermentation demo. Get tickets here!
May 30 Kraut Mob at Powisett Farm's Annual Spring Fest! 10am-3pm at Powisset Farm in Dover, MA
come learn to make sauerkraut! we are organizing ongoing sauerkraut DIY demos
May 9 & 10 Pop-up fermentation-focused dinner with Whisk Boston
this dinner will focus on fermented foods and be served on handcrafted ceramics.
Pick up tickets here.
April 17 fermented community potluck
join other fermenters at this potluck dinner at the house of Brian Lyman, the founder of Cauldron Fermented Foods. Join us at 7pm. Learn more and RSVP here.
April 13 fermentation workshop, fermented food dinner & drink pairing
This collaboration between Aurum Restaurant and Boston Ferments will be a full night of fermentation! The workshop will include a fermented dinner & paired fermented drinks, short lecture on the history & culture of fermentation by Jeremy Ogusky, and a hands-on fermentation demo. Get tickets here!
April 8 Kraut Mob at the Brookline Public Library
this is in conjunction with the Brookline Department of Public Health and will be part of Preserving Food Program. Come learn how to make sauerkraut at the Hunneman Hall, in the Brookline Main Library
March 30 Fementation-themed Passover Seder!
This will be the first freedom & fermentation focused seder that you have ever been to! We will share food on a fermentation-themed seder plate created by Chef Geoff Lukas, discuss emancipation & each person will go home with a handmade ceramic seder plate crafted by Jeremy Ogusky. More info and tickets here.
March 24 Kraut Mob at Whole Foods Providence, RI, from 6-8pm
come learn to make sauerkraut! we are organizing ongoing sauerkraut DIY demos specifically for the Nat'l Council on Education for the Ceramics Arts (NCECA) conference. RSVP here. ** Potters, bring a ceramic vessel and we will fill it with kraut! **
March 21 Fermentation 101 workshop at the Boston Natural Areas (BNAN) Gardeners Gathering
We will teach TWO workshops (1pm & 2pm) on the basics of fermentation + give a sauerkraut demonstration at this awesome conference at Northeastern University
March 16 fermentation workshop, fermented food dinner & drink pairing
This collaboration between Aurum Restaurant and Boston Ferments will be a full night of fermentation! The workshop will include a fermented dinner & paired fermented drinks, short lecture on the history & culture of fermentation by Jeremy Ogusky, and a hands-on fermentation demo. Get tickets here!
March 8 Sauerkraut Demos at Whole Foods South End
from 11-3pm, we will be giving 30-45 minute demos every hour on making sauerkraut. We will distribute recipes and Whole Foods will have sauerkraut kits for sale
March 8 Kraut Mob at the Boston Jewish Food Conference
come learn to make sauerkraut! we are organizing ongoing sauerkraut DIY demos
February 27 Fermentation-themed Potluck
join us and share your most recent ferments with a group of fermentation enthusiasts at Mudflat Pottery School in Somerville. Everyone is welcome! RSVP here.
February 14 Kraut Mob at the Wayland Winter Farmer's Market
come learn to make sauerkraut! we are organizing ongoing sauerkraut DIY demos
February 2 fermentation workshop, fermented food dinner & drink pairing
This collaboration between Aurum Restaurant and Boston Ferments will be a full night of fermentation! The workshop will include a fermented dinner & paired fermented drinks, short lecture on the history & culture of fermentation by Jeremy Ogusky, and a hands-on fermentation demo. Get tickets here!
January 15 fermented food & cocktail tasting + fermentation 101 workshop at West Elm
This will be an awesome night led by Jeremy Ogusky & Geoff Lukas at West Elm Fenway. Get tickets here!
January 9 Boston Ferments annual kickoff planning meeting!
come share a potluck meal with us and plan & strategize what Boston Ferments IS and WILL BE! 7pm at Voltage Coffee in Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA
previous events
"Fermentation 101 workshop: The Political & Biological ‘Culture’ of Kraut"
Boston Natural Areas Network (BNAN) Gardeners Gathering with Jeremy Ogusky
Kraut Mob at the Boston Jewish Food Conference
we are organizing ongoing sauerkraut DIY demos + a fermentation 201 workshop
Kraut Mob at The Boston Natural Area Network's 13th Annual Spring Festival
11-1pm at City Natives, 30 Edgewater Drive, Mattapan
fermentation workshop fermented food dinner & drink pairing
This unique collaboration between Aurum Restaurant and Boston Ferments will be a full night of fermentation! The workshop will include a fermented dinner & paired fermented drinks, short lecture on the history & culture of fermentation by Jeremy Ogusky, and a hands-on fermentation demo. Get tickets here!
fermented potluck!
join us in Somerville for a potluck of extreme proportions. Join our newsletter to make sure you know about future potlucks and RSVP for directions & specifics
sauerkraut demo
at the Shavuot all-night learning at Nehar Shalom Community Synagogue. the kraut demo will be at 1:45am!
Fermented food pop-up dinner with chef Geoff Lukas of Sofra Bakery
This amazing fermentation-themed dinner will include keshk, celery kimchi, mackerel escabeche, kvass & wood grilled cocoa nibs. Get tickets here.
fermentation workshop with Fermentation on Wheels
at the Egleston Farmers Market in Jamaica Plain
fermented-themed potluck with Tara Whitsitt of Fermentation on Wheels
at the St Rose Street Community Garden in Jamaica Plain
fermentation workshop fermented food dinner & drink pairing
This collaboration between Aurum Restaurant and Boston Ferments will be a full night of fermentation! The workshop will include a fermented dinner & paired fermented drinks, short lecture on the history & culture of fermentation by Jeremy Ogusky, and a hands-on fermentation demo. Get tickets here!
Fermentation 101 workshop at the Egleston Farmers Market
This basic starter workshop will include a farmers market tour, lecture on the political & biological ‘culture’ of kraut, and demonstation. Join workshop leader Jeremy Ogusky and get tickets here!
Fermentation Workshop with Geoff Lukas
coordinated by Chefs Collaborative; 3-5pm; Sofra Bakery & Cafe
Pickliz Mob at The Mattapan Square Farmers Market
10-1pm; 525 River Street, Mattapan, MA
Fermentation 101 workshop at the Urban Agricultural Fair
10-2pm at the Loring Greenough House in Jamaica Plain
headlined by Sandor Ellix Katz and at Egleston Farmers Market
fermentation brunch with Sandor Katz
spend a morning sharing an intimate fermentation-themed brunch with Sandor Ellix Katz on the outdoor patio at Oleana Restaurant.
with The Food Project for their CSA members
fermentation workshop, fermented food dinner & drink pairing
This collaboration between Aurum Restaurant and Boston Ferments will be a full night of fermentation! The workshop will include a fermented dinner & paired fermented drinks, short lecture on the history & culture of fermentation by Jeremy Ogusky, and a hands-on fermentation demo. Get tickets here!