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Hazelwood Local Fermentation Workshops (Photos 2025)

Hazelwood Local Fermentation Workshops (Photos 2025)

One of the aspects of Community Cultures’ educational offerings that excites me is the diversity of venues where I teach. Whether it’s instructing at a brewery, library, community farm or arboretum, I’ve encountered a wide array of folks of different ages,...

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Fermentation Immersion Winter Educational Program

Fermentation Immersion Winter Educational Program

*APPLICATIONS CLOSED* Check Back Later to Learn About Next Year's Program... Fermentation Immersion 4-month Winter Hands-On Educational Program: Dancing in the World of Microbes Table of Contents: What When Where Who & Why You Sliding Scale Scholarships &...

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Live Cultured Sodas & Beyond

Live Cultured Sodas & Beyond

A blog post series analyzing the world of probiotics, live cultured soda production and the emerging market Selling our live cultured sodas at the Bloomfield Market in Pittsburgh, PA. Part 1 The Emerging Soda Market If you’re reading this you may have seen or heard...

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Cacao Bean Fermentation and Farmstay in Puerto Rico

Cacao Bean Fermentation and Farmstay in Puerto Rico

The Slimy Fermented Bean You Should Know AboutI'm trying to embrace a seasonal approach to Community Cultures, which means I started winter 2024 fermenting in hibernation, then escape mode. For two weeks in early January, my partner, Jess, and I left the gray and cold...

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A Word From Cabbage

A Word From Cabbage

We listened carefully as the harvest cabbage head spoke from its core.Hello humans!It's the season of harvest and preservation -- don't let us cabbage rot in the field or in your fridge! You've spent hundreds of years breeding vegetables to create the ideal flavors,...

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