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 into a fermentation lab and workshop. Since then, she’s travelled over 24,000 miles with a mission to bridge communities, inspire sustainability, and teach fermentation. With…

A day-long, family friendly outdoor festival celebrating fermented foods and beverages, local food, and wellness. Featuring workshops and demos from experts on how to make and enjoy fermented foods and beverages, DIY Sauerkraut stations, keynote address by Dr. Rob Knight, UC San Diego about latest research on human microbiome (healthy gut!), Makers Marketplace with over 40 local and regional makers, Wellness Pavilion with yoga classes, sound healing, acupuncture, and massage, live music from Coral Bells Band, and other entertainment.

Join Tara and her bus-turned-fermentation lab, library, and workshop space at Houston’s largest outdoor farmers market on April 14th. She will share tastes of her creations and offer a basic sauerkraut demonstration for market passerby that highlights the beauties of fermentation in connection to farming, food, and our inner and outer ecosystems. Fermented foods heal our bodies, celebrate age-old traditions, and promote healthy people and planet. Interested beginners and advanced fermenters alike are welcome to hop on the bus and…

Join Tara and her bus-turned-fermentation lab, library, and workshop space in East Austin out front of HausBar Urban Farm and GuestHaus on April 21st. She will open her bus for tours, share tastes of her creations, and offer one-on-one tips and advice on fermentation and the delicious foods it creates. Fermented foods heal our bodies, celebrate age-old traditions, and promote healthy people and planet. Interested beginners and advanced fermenters alike are welcome to hop on the bus and join the…

Hosted by Sandro Canovas of Adobe Alliance and Tara Whitsitt of Fermentation on Wheels at Valenzuela House Join us for an evening of DIY adobe building and food fermentation followed by a potluck feast. From 6 to 7pm attendees will learn how to build adobe with Sandro Canovas of Adobe Alliance and/or discover vegetable preservation through fermentation with Tara Whitsitt of Fermentation on Wheels. Both educators will have free-flow D.I.Y. and demonstration set-ups, so you may try your hand at…

Join Tara and her bus-turned-fermentation lab, library, and workshop space at Art Along the Rio Grande at Gutierrez Hubbell House on April 28th. She'll share tastes of her creations and offer a basic sauerkraut demonstration that highlights the beauties of fermentation in connection to farming, food, and our inner and outer ecosystems. Fermented foods heal our bodies, celebrate age-old traditions, and promote healthy people and planet. Interested beginners and advanced fermenters alike are welcome to hop on the bus and…