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Fermenting, pickling, and preserving food is all about storing Summer’s abundance of produce. Join Naturopath Sonya Byron for this interactive and fun workshop, in which you will learn a variety of different techniques to take home and apply to various fruits and vegetables this season. Fermenting, pickling and preserving not only enables us to store our food and enhance its nutritional content and flavour, it also introduces the kinds of good bacteria into our diet that can have an incredibly positive impact on our digestive and general health and wellbeing. Lunch is included in the workshop price!
What to Expect:
We will start with an interactive discussion on gut health, its foundational importance to our overall health and vitality, and the myriad health benefits of eating fermented foods. You will then be working with local, seasonally available, organically grown produce throughout the day, learning the basic techniques for quick pickles, vinegar pickles, salt brines, fermented vegetables and more! Using these basic techniques, some simple equipment, a few ingredients, and a little time, anyone can learn to confidently and safely preserve their own food. We will also get creative and experiment with different herb and spice flavour profiles, and you will learn how to pair these with different types of produce to enhance the look, taste, therapeutic value, and uniqueness of your preserves.
What’s included:
All tuition, equipment and materials, and ingredients are included in the workshop price. You will take home a jar from each of the different batches we make throughout the day, as well as an informational handout guide so you can continue to practice your new skills at home. Tea, coffee, treats, and a delicious lunch are also included in the workshop price, so bring a picnic rug if it’s a warm day and you’d like to enjoy lunch in Lyttleton’s garden.
About your tutor, Sonya Byron:
Sonya is a Naturopath and Yoga teacher in clinical practice at Lower Mountains Health & Healing in Blaxland, in the lower Blue Mountains. A former organic vegetable farmer, she’s passionate about empowering people to care for their own health (and save money, time and the planet in the process) by learning how to grow and preserve their own food, and how to make their own simple herbal and nutritional remedies for common health complaints. For further information, visit Sonya Byron Plant Medicine at www.sonyabyron.com.au
Volunteering:
Lyttleton Stores Co-op is now offering one volunteer position per workshop. If you are interested in volunteering, the first step is to complete a volunteer induction. Workshop volunteers must be members and they will receive a 20% discount for one week if they volunteer for a half day workshop (four hours) and for two weeks if they volunteer for a full day workshop. They will also enjoy learning new skills and helping the tutor during the workshop. If you are interested in volunteering please contact volunteer@lyttletonstores.com.au 4-6 weeks prior to the workshop commencement date.
Cancellation Policy:
Please note that workshops are non-refundable, however, if you give us 48 hours notice of cancellation we will give you a workshop credit to apply to a different workshop.