Wild Lacto-Ferment Workshop

A hands-on workshop, with tips and tricks on making fermented food to your own taste...

Learn how to make easy lacto-ferments to suit your taste buds with a range of veggies and our nutritious wild weeds. We will be discussing what lacto-fermentation is, how to make tasty ferments, and tips & tricks to get the best results in your experimentations! Bring one sterilised jam jar* to make and take your ferment home in.

*If you have a choice, a large, wide neck jar is the easiest to use

This workshop is offered by Soraya Bishop of Grass Roots Remedies.

Part of the Festival of Fermentation and Pickle Party

Bring a picnic and stay on for the Festival of Fermentation and Pickle Party in the afternoon (1:30pm-3:30pm). This workshop ticket gives you entry to the afternoon, where we will have a Tasting Fair, a talk from Monica Wilde, tours of the Rhyze Mushrooms Worm Tunnel and a ceremonial opening of our new Processing Kitchen. Click here for the afternoon event details

The new Processing Kitchen, and this opening event, is kindly funded by Edinburgh Community Climate Action Greenlight seedgrant fund. Thank you to ECCAN and to everyone who voted for us to receive this grant.

Who is this workshop for?

This workshop for anyone interested in fermented foods, wild foods and foraging. No previous knowledge needed. The workshop content is aimed at adults and interested young people (not so much for children).

Venue and Accessibility Notes

This workshop will be in the Pack Shed in the land partner hub on the west side of Lauriston Farm.

Although it will be undercover, please dress for the outdoors.

The workshop and the afternoon event will be on a mix of rough stone path and rough grassy ground, which may be muddy in places. There are 1-2 steps up to the processing kitchen - the rest is level (if rough) access. There is a spacious, all-gender, single cubicle composting toilet. Seating will be available. Please email info@lauristonfarm.org if you have any accessibility questions or requests.

TRAVEL

The land partner hub is located here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/aoeB87fbCHX8Aset7

You can also walk to it across the farm from here:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ejragJRmz4EfUvDt9 (takes about 15 mins)

Please use public transport, walk, wheel or cycle to get to the farm whenever possible.

Lothian Buses 16, 27, 29, 37 & 47 all stop within 5 minutes of the farm.

There is no general car parking on the farm.

We can support a small number of vehicles to park at the entrance - this is reserved only for those who need it as an access requirement - please email info@lauristonfarm.org if you need to do this.