Community Cultures
About Us
Community Cultures provides virtual and in-person Fermentation Workshops, Private Events & Consulting, and Fermented Products in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania region. Embracing fermentation is an exciting way to explore health, creativity, and our relationship with food. Our goal is to make fermentation education accessible to all through affordable workshops and simple techniques. We believe that fermentation can be used to create community and build a more resilient food system.
Community Cultures provides virtual and in-person Fermentation Workshops, Private Events & Consulting, and Fermented Products in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania region. Embracing fermentation is an exciting way to explore health, creativity, and our relationship with food. Our goal is to make fermentation education accessible to all through affordable workshops and simple techniques. We believe that fermentation can be used to create community and build a more resilient food system.
Trevor Ring
About the Founder
Trevor Ring is the founder Community Cultures. He has taught for a decade, worked for numerous agriculture, food and fermentation businesses, and run various fermentation CSAs. He is most excited about sharing his knowledge of fermentation and utilizing seasonal and regional ingredients to inspire his ferments.
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Education
- ServSafe Manager Certification ’23
- M.A., Food Studies and M.B.A.,
Chatham University ‘19 - 400-Hour Herbalism Apprenticeship,
Cutting Root Farm & Apothecary ‘19 - Integrative Nutrition Health Coach Certification,
Institute for Integrative Nutrition ‘17 - Fermentation Residency,
Sandor Katz ‘14 - Permaculture Design certification,
Midwest Permaculture ‘13 - B.A., Cross-Cultural Food Studies,
Sterling College ‘12 - A.A., Culinary Arts,
Paul Smith’s College ‘11
Experience
- Board Member,
East End Food Co-op ‘19 – ’22 - Cheese Buyer,
East End Food Co-op ‘19 – ’22 - Product Development Manager & Agroecology Assistant,
Chatham University ‘17 – ‘19 - Fermentation Production Assistant & Cook,
Sweet Farm ‘17 - Miso Production Assistant,
South River Miso ‘14 – ‘17
Mission & Values
Our Values
We value the lessons that can be learned by reconnecting with how our ancestors preserved food. We believe that microbes have so much to teach us, and that opening our minds to their transformation of food can teach humility, patience, and appreciation. We value the nature of food in bringing people together, and that by embracing fermentation as a community we can therefore transform and ferment ourselves and the greater food system. We believe that no one should be turned away from our workshops based on their income: we value all people, and offer our workshops through pay-what-you-can pricing.