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Along the road, I often encounter people who seek a kombucha starter, more commonly described as a S.C.O.B.Y. (Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast). However, kombucha (the beverage) is the actual starter. Although the kombucha SCOBY assists in the fermentation process, padding the bacteria and yeast and providing them with her nutritious presence, she is …
Master fermenter Tara Whitsitt (of Fermentation on Wheels) is rolling into Monticello’s Farm for a hands-on, taste-bud interactive workshop and gourmet farm-to-table luncheon to be held at Monticello’s dynamic farm. Whitsitt and the team will lead an engaging event starring the vegetables and produce harvested at our farm. In this course, participants will learn the …
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Fermentation is a testament to the deep intelligence of age-old processes, the wonders of collaboration with nature, and the eagerness of microorganisms to thrive. Discover traditions of preservation through bacterial collaboration in this hands-on class at The Armstrong Farm in Sussex County, NJ. Learn how to make an array of fizzy beverages! Discover the continuum …
Join Fermentation on Wheels and Live Cultures Fermented Foods at Isabelle Farm for a food and fermentation-filled day featuring farm tours, a workshop, a culture swap, and a potluck. Tara of Fermentation on Wheels will be in town with her bus-turned-lab and library to guide you through the simple tradition of fermentation in one of …
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Discover the unique flavors and learn about the health benefits of fermented beans and grains with Tara of Fermentation on Wheels at Taos Food Coop. This approachable course will get you started with how to make cultured oatmeal, miso, and tempeh at home. All recipes in this class are featured in Tara’s book, Fermentation on …
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Food Forward is so excited to host Tara Whitsitt of Fermentation on Wheels at our North Hollywood headquarters for a book chat, bus tour, and hands-on fermentation workshop! Fermentation on Wheels –the book and the adventure– was born in Oregon’s Willamette Valley in May 2013 when artist Tara Whitsitt converted a forty-foot vintage military bus …
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Come get cultured with the funkiest, most flavorful bus on the planet at Heart and Spoon Community House! We will celebrate the release of Tara’s book, Fermentation on Wheels, with good food, community-lovin’, and some sweet book sections read aloud. You can buy a book at this event, too! About the potluck: bring some of …
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Celebrate the wonderful world of fermentation with Tara Whitsitt of Fermentation on Wheels. From noon to 2:00, Tara will guide you through a variety of cultures that require inoculation—their history, how to feed them, and the transformative foods they create such as kefir, tibicos, sourdough, and kombucha. Then, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m., Tara will …
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Fermentation on Wheels: Road Stories, Food Ramblings, and 50 Do-It-Yourself Recipes from Sauerkraut, Kombucha, and Yogurt to Miso, Tempeh, and Mead Available now! Purchase at Indiebound, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon. An enlightening and delicious road adventure–cookbook from the young woman the New York Times dubbed “the Johnny Appleseed of Pickling.”Three years ago, food …
Join Tara & Franklin for a potluck and starter culture swap at our new stationary Downtown Eugene abode! Bring some fermented dishes and starter cultures (kombucha SCOBYs, sourdough starters, kefir grains, yogurt, etc.), if you have them, to share and swap with other fermenters. You can bring a complementary non-fermented dish if you prefer!
