2025 Vendors & Exhibitors
The Somerville Fermentation Festival is proud to present a diverse vendor marketplace along with many science, craft, and community booths! Check out our extraordinary vendors, exhibitors, and engaging activities below.
Food & Beverage Vendors
Crafts, Community Booths, & Activities
Book Signing Table
Find local authors Alex Lewin and Rich Shih in the Vendor Hall signing copies of their books following their presentations in the Cafe.
12:30PM - 1:00PM - Alex Lewin will sign copies of his books Real Food Fermentation: Revised and Expanded and Kombucha, Kefir, & Beyond
2:45PM - 3:45PM - Rich Shih will sign copies of his book Koji Alchemy
You may bring your own book or purchase a copy from our Merch & Raffle Table.
Merch & Raffle Table
Love our logo? Take it home with you! Visit us at the front of the vendor hall to pick up branded tees, totes, and stickers. We’ll also have a small selection of fermentation equipment to get you started, and some fun (and funky) raffle prizes to bid on.
The Wolfe Lab (Tufts University)
Take a deeper look at the hidden world of fermented food microbes with the Wolfe Lab from Tufts University! Scientists from the lab will have hands-on activities to help you learn about the bacteria, yeasts, and molds that live in fermented foods and beverages. Take a microscopic journey into the world of kombucha. See fuzzy molds and smell stinky bacteria from cheese rinds! Look at Petri dishes full of beautiful yeast colonies from the Wolfe Lab's library of sourdough starters. Learn how the Wolfe lab and many other scientists around the world are using DNA sequencing technologies to decode the microbial world of fermented foods.
Little Pickle
Our youngest entrepreneurs are creating a delightful crafted version of a favorite ferment! These crocheted “Pep Talk Pickles” will give you and your loved ones a boost of encouragement while supporting budding artists.
Boston Food Not Bombs
Food is a right, not a privilege. We believe it's unconscionable to spend even a dollar on war when anyone is going hungry. We are an open, non-hierarchical organization working to redirect resources, including potential food waste, to people in need.
Bel Jaffe Crafts
Bel Jaffe is a local artist originally from Cambridge, MA. They have been creating all their life and find inspiration in the touch and tactile of handmade things. Their crafts vary from ceramic, to fiber arts, to print making, and everything in between.
Kraut Mob
What’s a Kraut Mob? It’s a free, hands-on activity table where you can learn to make your own sauerkraut! Cabbage, jars, equipment, & other ingredients will be provided by the Somerville Fermentation Festival. Try your hand at lacto-fermentation and discover the fun of creating your very own ferment!
Culture Sharing Table
Do you have a starter culture that you’d like to share with the community? Or have you been itching to experiment with sourdough, kombucha, yogurt, or kefir, but don’t know where to start? Visit our Culture Sharing Table to drop off or pick up a starter culture and learn how to take care of it at home!