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Upcoming Events
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Veggie Fermentation with Flora
Thursday, July 17
6PM to 7:30PM
Flora Spivak will discuss and demonstrate simple techniques for making veggie fermentations such as sauerkraut and pickling at home. Sample recipes provided. Come learn and/or share your own experience and knowledge of these traditional methods of preserving food.
Somerville Community Growing Center:
22 Vinal Ave, Somerville, MA 02143
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Roslindale Kraut Mob
Saturday, July 19
9AM to 1:30PM
Join us at the Roslindale Farmers’ Market! Bring your fresh market produce to our table and we will teach you how to ferment it on the spot. You may bring your own jar, or use one that we provide.
Adams Park, Roslindale, MA
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Lexington Kraut Mob
Tuesday, August 5
2PM to 6:30 PM
Join us at the Lexington Farmers’ Market! Bring your fresh market produce to our table and we will teach you how to ferment it on the spot. You may bring your own jar, or use one that we provide.
Practice Field, Worthen Rd, Lexington, MA
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Roslindale Kraut Mob
Saturday, August 9
9AM to 1:30PM
Join us at the Roslindale Farmers’ Market! Bring your fresh market produce to our table and we will teach you how to ferment it on the spot. You may bring your own jar, or use one that we provide.
Adams Park, Roslindale, MA
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Belmont Kraut Mob
Thursday, August 21
2PM to 4PM
Join us at the Belmont Farmers’ Market! Bring your fresh market produce to our table and we will teach you how to ferment it on the spot. You may bring your own jar, or use one that we provide.
10 Claflin St, Belmont, MA
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Somerville Fermentation Festival
Sunday, September 7
11AM to 4PM
Don’t forget to attend the main event! Bring a starter culture to share or take one home from our Culture Sharing Table. Learn to make your own sauerkraut at our Kraut Mob. Sip on local beer & cider from the bar as you listen to live folk music from talented artists Maxfield Anderson and Tader Shipley. And visit our Vendors and Speakers pages to find out who else will be there!
Past Events
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Fermented Brunch #2
Plans for the first-ever Somerville Fermentation Festival are bubbling along and we want to tell you what we're up to! Join us in the Fresh Pond area for a casual, drop-in fermented brunch featuring homemade sourdough bagels & cultured cream cheese, lacto-fermented veggies, and more provided by your host & festival organizer, Flora Spivak.
Sunday, Jun 1 11AM-2PM -
SFF Kickoff: Fermented Brunch
Organization of the first-annual Somerville Fermentation Festival is under way and we are looking for volunteers and co-organizers to join the team! To celebrate the occasion, build community, and enjoy a variety of fermented foods and beverages, please join us at the Kickoff Celebration Bagel Brunch on Sunday, 3/30.
Sunday, March 30 11AM - 2PM