Vintner and fermentation master Lou Preston promises a cabbage stomp for the inaugural Freestone Fermentation Festival.
Posted on 05/14/2009 1:54:03 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Several years in the making, the inaugural Freestone Fermentation Festival, founded by Michael Stusser of Osmosis Day Spa Sanctuary in downtown Freestone, takes place from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday at Salmon Creek School (1935 Bohemian Highway, Freestone).
From noon to 4:30 p.m., there will be lectures, demonstrations, workshops and exhibits that cover such topics as how to make sauerkraut, kimchi, kombucha and compost tea (for your garden, silly).
Vintner and fermentation master Lou Preston has promised a cabbage stomp. Clover Stornetta is among the exhibitors and we suspect their delicious new kefir will be on display.
If you love pickles, you won’t want to miss Berkeley’s Cultured Pickle Shop, and if you’ve never tasted natto — fermented soy beans, an ancient Japanese food enjoying a surge of popularity in the United States as a “superfood” — you’ll have an opportunity.
Two popular products of fermentation — beer and wine — will not be available for tasting. Because of the festival’s location at a public school, it is an alcohol-free event. However, Lynmar Estate and Freestone Vineyards are among the festival’s sponsors.
Music begins at noon and continues until 8 p.m. Among the highlights are Jed and Freestone Samba, Brazilian music by Wild Flour Bakery’s Jed Wallach, playing at 3 p.m., and the stunning Hubbub Club Grassroots Radical Guerrilla Marching Band at 4 p.m. The Hubbub Club causes an exuberant ruckus, the likes of which we have rarely seen outside of New Orleans. If you attend the festival, do not miss this group of musicians.
Admission is $5 per person plus $5 per car for parking. Carpooling and alternate transportation are encouraged, as parking in Freestone is limited. For a complete schedule and list of exhibitors, speakers and musicians, visit
www.freestonefermentationfestival.com
Vintner and fermentation master Lou Preston promises a cabbage stomp for the inaugural Freestone Fermentation Festival.
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