Sauerkraut Workshop with Peter Glantz

Saturday, October 4, 2014, 1:00 PM (60-90 minutes)

The Good Earth Organic Gardening Center

1800 Scituate Ave. Cranston, RI 02831

$20 (includes all materials) preregistration required

In this hands on workshop, Peter Glantz teaches you to make crunchy, tangy sauerkraut similar to what you get in Eastern Europe or in a New York Deli. The difference is that your results will be fresher and unique to you. You learn a simple, no-nonsense, and fun approach to making sauerkraut.

Making kraut puts you inside a story as old as civilization. Fermentation is connected to the origin of agriculture, alchemy, and the current movement toward localized, sustainable, and healthy communities. By understanding the story of sauerkraut and it’s connection to human history the experience of making it becomes deeper and more fulfilling. Fermentation empowers you to preserve your own vegetables the way our ancestors did - no electricity or heat canning required. And, it’s delicious!

The workshop is geared toward beginners and experienced fermenters who want to make a more consistent, quality sauerkraut or expand their understanding of the art of fermentation. Included in the fee are a glass jar and a custom ceramic weight made by Peter’s wife - Providence artist Meredith Stern. This starter kit and the knowledge from the class gives you everything you need to make sauerkraut at home.

Bio

Peter Glantz is a gardener, fermenter, filmmaker, and performer who between performing at The Hirshhorn Museum and making music videos and touring concerts with Wilco, Andrew W.K., Lightning Bolt, and OK Go, gives fermentation workshops around the country. He lives in Providence, RI with his wife, artist Meredith Stern, who makes handmade ceramic fermenting crocks that will be available at the workshop. They live in a house called Wonderland with their cats Jello and Gandalf.

The Good Earth Harvest Festival

Join us for the 2nd annual Harvest Festival to celebrate the gifts of the growing season! Listen to live music, dine on delicious food, browse creations from local artists, and sharpen your food storage skills! Learn at each of our food preservation stations about canning, fermenting, pickling, freezing, preserving herbs, and dehydrating.
It will be a fun and educational event, allowing you to leave with a bounty of knowledge on the many modes of food preservation! There will be free raffles and crafts for kids too- don’t miss it!

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More details on the Sauerkraut Workshop

You may reserve a seat for the workshop by, signing up online, calling The Good Earth at (401) 826-3130, or emailing Molly at goodearthevents@gmail.com