When: Saturday, April 27th from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Where: Pine Community Center (100 Pine Park Drive, Wexford, PA)
Who: Everyone is welcome to join our Earth Day Event! You don’t need to be a resident to enjoy the festivities.
Weather: This event will happen rain or shine and will be inside or outside of the PCC!

Pair your sauna experience with a kombucha workshop at Signal Sauna! Learn everything you need to know to brew kombucha at home with Trevor, founder and educator of Community Cultures. Walk away with a kombucha mother and taste some bubbly beverages to hydrate yourself before or after a sweat!

Click the “More Times” button until you see Sunday, April 28, 2024 and “Special Events: Community Cultures – Kombucha Workshop & Schvitz” at 4:00pm. You may register to participate in the workshop only (no sauna), if you wish.

Welcome to the extraordinary world of fermented beverages! Join Trevor, educator and founder of Community Cultures, to enter the fascinating world of kombucha, tibicos (aka water kefir), and wild-fermented soda in this demo-based and hands-on fermentation workshop. Learn about the different approaches for creating microbially-rich, tasty bubbly beverages. Each ticket comes with 1 Two Frays drink on draft and participants will experience a tasting of the different products discussed. Participants will walk away with a kombucha and tibicos starter (aka mother/SCOBY) to start your first batches, a jar of soda to ferment at home, and an understanding of how to use creativity and seasonal ingredients in your fermented beverages.

Join us for a new DIY home bar, interactive class series with Trevor from Community Cultures and Lisa from Lo Bar Cocktails. Our favorite Fermenter and favorite craft cocktail Queen team up for this super fun event at Workshop Studios.

Do you like ginger? Do you love crafting handmade mocktails and cocktails? Jump into this collaborative and interactive workshop with Community Cultures and Lo Bar Cocktails to learn how to ferment your own ginger beer at home and turn them into amazing cocktails! Trevor of Community Cultures will guide you through the process of fermenting ginger beer, then pass it on to Lisa of Lo Bar Cocktails to talk all about cocktails that incorporate the spicy beverage and walk you through some recipes. Participants will sip on ginger beer and cocktails (or mocktails) and walk away with handouts, recipe cards, simple syrup, and ginger beer to ferment at home.​

Are you interested in fermentation and kimchi? Do you have an interest in hydroponics? If you answered yes to at least one of these questions, then this workshop is for you!

Join Trevor Ring, founder of Community Cultures, to dive into the world of fermented veggies in this introductory, hands-on workshop. After getting a tour of the hydroponics system at River City Growers, we’ll use their hydropinically-grown bok choy to make their own kimchi. Learn the basics of making lacto-fermented veggies, understand the vast world of kimchi, and walk away with a jar of kimchi to ferment at home! Participants will also receive handouts and the confidence to ferment any vegetable at home.

No special equipment is required for this workshop. Come prepared to chop and ferment with the community!

Join Trevor Ring of Community Cultures at Phipps Conservatory for fermented fun! This season we’re bringing back our Intro to Fermented Veggies class as well as Pickled Garden Goods. If you haven’t joined Trevor for either of these intro classes, now is your chance! We’ve also added two new ferments to the line up! This semester we’ve added a fermented soybean paste workshop, better known as miso and a customizable fermented hot sauce workshop! Join us for just one class or sign up for all four!

Are you interested in bringing more umami flavors to your cooking? Join this class to learn all about koji (a fundamental ingredient across Asian cuisine) and miso, a Japanese fermented bean paste. Participants will learn how to safely make miso using a variety of ingredients and learn how to make a classic Japanese miso soup in class. Come prepared to open your senses and expand your knowledge of fermentation.

Calling all plant lovers! Velum Fermentation is partnering with Greenhouse Co-op to host All About Plants Seed Swap on April 20th 1-4pm! This one of a kind event focuses on sustainability, community and plants. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own seeds, bulbs, plants and pots to share with other community members! No plants? No problem! We’ll have plants for sale along with an enticing variety of other vendors and workshops!

Learn how to integrate maple sap, maple syrup, and pine needles into fermented soda, vinegar and pickles!

​In the early spring of cold climate areas there are a handful of wild foods that are prized for their wonderful flavor. From the native ramps (wild leeks) to invasive garlic mustard, we have a short window to taste the first signs of spring and new growth.

This virtual workshop will cover the basics of lactic acid fermentation to preserve seasonal foraged ingredients. We will focus on how to use salt brines, sauces, and pastes to ferment and preserve ramps, garlic mustard, and wild alliums broadly.

This is NOT a ‘how to forage’ or plant identification workshop, and specifically focuses on fermentation techniques. However, we will touch on the best practices for harvesting ramps, as well as the importance of harvesting invasive plants and developing a relationship with them.

Jump on zoom for this presentation to learn everything you need to know ferment these ingredients with confidence and creativity.

All who register will receive a recording of the workshop. However, attending the live session is always encouraged in order to have the best experience catered to your needs and desires.

Join us on Sat, Apr 06, 2024 at 2pm-4pm at the East End Food Co-op Conference room for a fun and educational event focused on fermenting spring vegetables. Learn how to preserve your favorite seasonal veggies while incorporating seasonally fresh and available vegetables into your fermentation process.

Come taste, learn, and connect with fellow food enthusiasts in a welcoming environment. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to expand your culinary skills and make new friends!

Since 2014, Community Cultures aims to bring people together and connect them to the wonders of fermentation. Their goal is to make fermentation education accessible for all by emphasizing simple, affordable practices and techniques that don’t require special equipment. By teaching the essential role that microbes play in our lives, we can help you realize the magical potential of our food to transform us and the broader food system.

Learn about Wild Fermented Sodas during the 2024 Home & Garden Show, hosted at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

Learn how to unlock umami potential through koji (the key ingredient in miso and sake) in this demo-based workshop!

Koji is a molded grain and the foundation of miso, sake, rice wine vinegar and other fermented products. This fermented product has the potential to unlock incredible flavor and harness creativity in the kitchen. In this lecture and demo-based workshop participants will be introduced to the importance of koji in cuisine and preservation, learn how to grow it at home, and understand what products it can be turned into. Participants will be guided through the ins and outs of home-scale koji production and participate in a hands-on activity to bring a koji-based ferment home. Participants will also have the opportunity to bring a small amount of koji spores to produce koji at home. Join the world of umami enthusiasm and safe, mold-based fermentation!

Join Trevor Ring, educator and founder of Community Cultures, to learn how to make a variety of fermented beverages that can bring flavor, nutrition and vibrancy to your life! This workshop will use demonstrations, tastings and hands-on experiences to help you understand the world of three non-alcoholic/low-alcoholic beverages (<0.5% alcohol): kombucha, tibicos (water kefir), and wild fermented soda. Participants will walk away with a kombucha culture, tibicos culture, and a soda to ferment at home.

Trevor Ring is the founder of Community Cultures. He has taught for a decade, worked for numerous agriculture, food and fermentation businesses, and sells various fermented products. He is most excited about sharing his knowledge of fermentation and utilizing seasonal and regional ingredients to inspire his ferments.

Join this virtual class to learn all about making miso at home, featuring live music and seasonal reflection for the equinox!

Making miso is an intimate way of connecting with food, fermentation and the human senses. Join Marika Groen of Malica Ferments and Trevor of Community Cultures to immerse yourself in a transformative miso-making experience. Participants will have the opportunity to make the umami-rich, Japanese bean paste at the start of a new season and witness how it transforms with the rhythms of the earth. Marika and Trevor will break down the fundamentals of this fermented product and give everyone the opportunity to interact with the meditative production process during the live class. As Marika guides participants in mashing beans and mixing all the ingredients, Trevor will serenade everyone with live instrumental music. We will also give everyone the chance to infuse their batch of miso with their own creative expression.

Please attend the live session to participate and show up with the prescribed list of ingredients and materials. Everything you need will be shared in the confirmation email after registration. Prepare for a calm, immersive experience to celebrate the equinox and the wonders of miso-making!

Explore the many health benefits of fermented foods like yogurt, sauerkraut, kombucha and miso in this demo-based workshop.

Family Caregivers are invited to learn about resources, self-care practices, and join a community of support that acknowledges the challenges of caring for others while not losing focus of your own wellness. Vincentian welcomes you to a day designed to address the kaleidoscope of caregiver needs viewed through a whole-person wellness lens.

When caring for a spouse, older family member, friend, child, or all of the above, self-care can easily become the last priority.

Several health-focused workshops will be offered during this event. 

Learn about the benefits of fermented foods and how to introduce them into your diet and lifestyle. This lecture-based, introductory class will go over 10 different fermented foods. Recommended for adults.

Learn about the benefits of fermented foods and how to introduce them into your diet and lifestyle. This lecture-based, introductory class will go over 10 different fermented foods. Recommended for adults.