Local fermentation education
- Fermentation Fest - a yearly workshop series (fall) in Reedsburg, run by the Wormfarm Institute.
- The Low Technology Institute - often holds fermentation workshops and events in Evansville
- Fermentation classes at UW Madison - mainly open to students, but there may be audit opportunities as well
- Fermentation classes at Madison Area Technical College - also mainly open to students
Where to order cultures
- Cultures for health - have a wide variety of starter cultures like yogurt, kombucha, kefir, sourdough, etc.
- Organic cultures - another supplier, 100% organic
Where to trade cultures locally
MFC members can post to the mailing list for culture trades. We can also direct you to other local mailing lists - contact us at madisonferments@gmail.com
Great books
- The Art of Fermentation - By Sandor Katz
- Preserving the Japanese Way - By Nancy Singleton Hachisu
Websites, blogs and other resources
- Wild Fermentation - Sandor Katz's website. Often posts about workshops.
- Phickle - a great fermentation food blog, based out of Philadelphia
- Fermented Food Lab - fermentation for beginners
- Fuhmentaboudit - a podcast about all things fermented
