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Wild Fermentation with Phat Beetz Youth Pickle Co, 5/2/15

April 24, 2015 by Ecology Center

Love pickled vegetables? Learn to make your own! It’s easy, affordable, incredibly healthy, and maybe slightly addictive. Talk with any fermentation enthusiast and you might get a glimpse that pickled vegetables is a gateway into the wild, macrobiotic world of cultured foods. Coming up, Saturday, May 2nd, we have a free event that we hope… Read more »

Make Your Own Miso Workshop, 5/22/14

May 16, 2014 by Ecology Center

Learn how to make your own miso at this evening workshop brought to you by Transition Berkeley! There is a world of difference between commercially prepared ‘fermented’ foods and the ones you make at home. Fermented foods made the old fashioned way are so beneficial to overall health that they are often referred to as… Read more »

Double Author Event: Real Food Fermentation, Real Food All Year, Thursday, 2/28/13

February 23, 2013 by Ecology Center

Join us for a double book talk, fermentation demo and tasting with authors Alex Lewin and Nishanga Bliss. Alex’s book, Real Food Fermentation, will teach you how to ferment dairy into yogurt, kefir, creme fraiche, and butter. Nishanga’s book, Real Food All Year, offers seasonal shopping lists and meal suggestions, detoxifying cleanses, and… Read more »

Living Wild: Native Plant Tasting and Book Signing 8/25/11

August 22, 2011 by Ecology Center

Join us for an evening with Alicia Funk to enjoy appetizers made from local native plants and sample wild fermented beverages. Learn how to process oak nuts (acorns) and other fall edibles, discover easy-to-grow native plants to add to the backyard this fall, and view original functional artwork from native plant materials. Copies of her… Read more »