Fermentation is not only great for improving gut health and preserving excess garden produce, it allows you to explore the world through traditional recipes and unlock a world of new flavour too! In this hands-on workshop your instructor Tim will share the process of Lacto-fermentation and how to do it step by step at home. In this 2.5hr workshop Tim will cover:
-Overview of the Lacto-fermentation process
-How to ferment safely and what to watch out for
-Basic equipment to acquire
-Hands-on making of: German Sauerkraut, -Korean Kimchi, and -Salvadorean Curtido
-Suggestions and inspiration for other delicious ferments to try at home
-Tastings of the above and other fermented products
Leave with a jar of Sauerkraut, Kimchi, or Curtido and the recipes, knowledge and confidence to make much more at home.
Most equipment and materials are provided, but please bring a few wide-mouth clean glass jars for your products.
Meet Tim
Tim Greaves has over 25 years of experience as a chef in Australia and the U.K., focused on European and Modern Australian Fine Dining. These days he focuses on sharing his skills as a teacher and running his hot sauce business 'Foraged Fire.' Tim is passionate about sustainability, minimising waste and sourcing and eating locally and an obsessive forager, fermenter and home gardener.
On Saturday our weekly farmer's market will be in full swing during your workshop, so it's worth arriving a little early to check out the stalls and maybe buy some fresh produce.
Perth City Farm is a community urban farm that supports connected, sustainable communities. Established on a former industrial site in East Perth, this polluted site has been lovingly rehabilitated by volunteers to become a Western Australian icon for environmental sustainability and community engagement. We provide space and opportunities to build community connections, and educate and enable people to live sustainably.
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