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
*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 &...
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...
Wild-Fermented Pine Soda: An Exploration of Winter’s Flavors and Wild Soda
** Scroll to the bottom of this post for my Pine Soda recipe ** And subscribe to our newsletter for fermentation inspiration, workshops and more.Scrounging for Local Food to Ferment in MarchIn late Winter and early Spring the Northeast doesn’t offer many fresh, local...
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...
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,...







