Thursday, March 31, 2011

Ferment Change coming up

So I'll use this blog to post something about an upcoming event I am supporting ... it's the 4th (5th?) annual "Ferment Change" event happening in May near downtown Oakland at solar powered Humanist Hall.

The best thing I love about this event is that it's all volunteer driven.  The second thing is that it's about making your own fermented food and drink which appears, especially in these recession-aware times, to have become fashionable.  In fact, everything that the "Shrinkage" article talks about - brown bagging, growing, dumpster diving, foraging, scavenging - these are all things that appear to have "emerged" in the East Bay as a new fad.  Heck, I went to the White Elephant Sale a couple weeks ago and it was a mob scene!

Anyways, since I'm sort of half way on the "planning committee" for the event (though I've successfully avoided showing up for a single planning meeting at Max's house :-)) it has given me inspiration to try my own hand at a few of the "crafts"  As a result, I'm learning to make Sauerkraut and Sourdough.  So far the sauerkraut is working, but I need more practice with sourdough bread.



All the proceeds benefit good causes.  So c'mon out and check the action - there are plenty of events to participate in!