Pgh Fermentation Festival
Sunday February 26 2017 11am – 6pm
at Spirit (242 51st St Pittsburgh, Pa 15201)
Join some of the most exciting food makers in Pittsburgh for a day of learning, sharing, and fermented deliciousness. Only small, local vendors! Free to attend.
Ferment Fest Variety Show and Potluck
Saturday February 25 8pm– 10pm
at The Glitter Box Theater
(460 Melwood Ave Pgh, Pa)
A funky evening of very varied fermented fun featuring performance, music, learning! Sliding scale $5- $15, or Free with shared dish.
Sunday WORKSHOPS! (schedule)
KIM CHI by Perscription Foods and The Pickled Chef
PICKLES all over the place
BEER by Hop Farm
KOJI with Jeremy Umanski, Larder
Tempeh with Cutting Root
COFFEE by Commonplace
FERMENTED TEA with Teanami
CHEESE with Family Farm Creameries and Goat Rodeo
BREAD by Driftwood Oven
KOMBUCHA by Red Star
KEFIR with Ferment Pittsburgh
PEOPLE-SIZED KIM CHI REENACTMENT by Yinz Like Plays
ALL-DAY CHEESEMAKING DEMO with Megan from be.wild.er Farm
LOCAL PRODUCE by Who Cooks For You Farm
SCAVENGER HUNT by Red Wagon Productions
BEST OF PITTSBURGH HOME-FERMENTERs FERMENTATION CONTEST (open to all, many categories, prizes (judged by our area’s favorite farmers)) Information Waiver
SAUERKRAUT everywhere
Grow your pwn KimChi Garden with Nick from GrowPgh
GOATS (and goat cheese) by Goat Rodeo
FREE KID’S KRAUT-MAKING by Mary from Franktuary
A TABLE COVERED IN MOLDY THINGS (poking sticks provided)
Fermentation Inspired COCKTAILS by Spirit
FERMENTY SPIRIT BRUNCH from 11am- 3pm
FUNKY SOUNDS
MAKE YOUR OWN CULTURED BUTTER (all day)
RECIPE SHARE & CULTURE SWAP (Bring a recipe to post on our share-board, and some extra cultures if ya got em.)
MAKE YOUR OWN VINEGAR (all day)
SILAGE… for cows!

Cider workshop with A Few Bad Apples

Nathan pressing down on his human sauerkraut reenactment

Homemade cheese