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June 24 @ 18:00
18:00 — 00:00 (6h)

Wales/Cymru

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A Festival of Fermentation

A weekend of food, skill sharing and celebration with special guest Sandor Katz.

Fri 24th 6pm – Sun 26th June 4pm – Pembrokeshire

Bringing people together to celebrate food and culture by sharing knowledge and practices around traditional methods of preserving food through the art of fermentation.

We are very excited to host fermentation revivalist Sandor Katz as our special guest on the Saturday thanks to publishers Chelsea Green. His new book ‘Sandor Katz’s Fermentation Journeys’ will be available for purchase on the day along with a selection of fermented products from local artisans and LWA members.

Alongside a bubbling array of workshops in the daytimes, we will come together to feast on Saturday evening and celebrate with dance and song into the night.

Weekend Tickets include:

*  A weekend of fermentation workshops ranging from sauerkrauts & pickles, via cheese, yoghurt & sourdough bread to hedgerow wine, cider and kombucha! And much more.
*  Talk by the fermentation revivalist himself Sandor Katz  (Saturday)
*  Amazing long table feast on Saturday evening. Will include meat, veggie, vegan and gluten free options.
*  Ceilidh & campfire vibes
*  Forest School activities for kids (Unaccompanied for ages 7 – 15, accompanied by and adult for ages 6 and under).
*  Farm tour
*  Film Screening on Friday evening.
*  Camping at Parc y Dderwen

Saturday Tickets include

*  A day of fermentation workshops ranging from sauerkrauts & pickles, via cheese, yoghurt & sourdough bread to hedgerow wine, cider and kombucha! And much more.
*  Talk by the fermentation revivalist himself Sandor Katz
*  Amazing long table feast in the evening. Will include meat, veggie, vegan and gluten free options.
*  Ceilidh & campfire vibes
*  Forest School activities for kids (Unaccompanied for ages 7 – 15, accompanied by an adult for ages 6 and under).
*  Farm tour

Sunday Tickets include

*  A day of fermentation workshops ranging from sauerkrauts & pickles, via cheese, yoghurt & sourdough bread to hedgerow wine, cider and kombucha! And much more.
*  Forest School activities for kids (Unaccompanied for ages 7 – 15, accompanied by and adult for ages 6 and under).

Ticket types:

We have a selection of tickets on offer to ensure that the event is as accessible as possible for all.

*Sunday Day Ticket* – a limited number available for local residents**. £30

*Saturday Day Ticket* – a limited number available for local residents**. £50 *SOLD OUT*

*Solidarity Weekend* – For Non Members/Local Residents** OR for those that can afford to pay more to enable our reduced rate tickets. £100 *SOLD OUT*

*Standard Weekend* – For LWA members or local residents** £75  *SOLD OUT*

*Supported Weekend* – For LWA members or local residents** at a reduced rate for those on low incomes. £50 *SOLD OUT*

*Kids – Forest School* – for kids between 7 and 15 years – day or weekend. £25

*Kids – Aged 4-6* – Day or weekend. Can also join forest school activities accompanied by an adult. £5

*Kids – 3 and under* – Free. Please still put these tickets in your order so we know total numbers on site.

*Vehicle* – a limited number of live-in vehicles can be parked on the festival site – for weekend ticket holders only. £10

*Bursary tickets*We have a limited number of  fully supported bursary tickets available for LWA members or local residents**. If you would like to attend the event but are unable to pay, you can apply for a full bursary ticket by emailing lauren.simpson@staging.landworkersalliance.org.uk 

** Local residents means anybody living in North Pembrokeshire, West Carmarthenshire or South Ceredigion.

BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE 

Who’s Sandor Katz?

Sandor Ellix Katz is a fermentation revivalist. A self-taught experimentalist who lives in rural Tennessee, his explorations in fermentation developed out of his overlapping interests in cooking, nutrition, and gardening. He is the author of five books: Wild FermentationThe Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved, The Art of Fermentation—which won a James Beard Foundation Award in 2013—Fermentation as Metaphor, and most recently Sandor Katz’s Fermentation Journeys. The hundreds of fermentation workshops he has taught around the world have helped catalyze a broad revival of the fermentation arts. The New York Times calls Sandor ‘one of the unlikely rock stars of the American food scene.’ For more information, check out his website: www.wildfermentation.com or follow him on Instagram @sandorkraut.

Arrival & Departure times

Weekend tickets: Arrive from 6pm on Friday the 24th June or in time for the first workshop on Saturday at 10am. Departures from 4pm Sunday after the final workshop.

Day tickets: Arrive in time for the first workshops beginning at 10am.

Where?

Parc y Dderwen, Pembrokeshire, Cymru. Directions will be sent to ticket holders. Parc y Dderwen is a 12 acre off-grid farm and food business specialising in a range of naturally fermented and raw sauerkrauts and kimchi kraut.

What to bring

Camping stuff (for weekend tickets)
Warm clothes – workshops will be held in a barn and marquees
Waterproofs in case it rains… fingers crossed.
DIY camp breakfast supplies and kit for those staying over.
Cash for the bar, lunches, fermented products and bookshop. (we’ll also be able to take cards)
For those arriving on Friday evening – a bring and share dish for dinner
Your favourite homemade ferment for the ‘ferment and tell’!
Tupperware for sharing starters and cultures!

Parking & Public Transport 

There is parking for everyone who buys a ticket, but we encourage you to share lifts and take public transport as much as possible. Ticket holders will be sent a self organising lift-share document. The nearest train station is Clunderwen.

Volunteering

If you’d like to volunteer in exchange for a free ticket then email event organiser Lauren on lauren.simpson@staging.landworkersalliance.org.uk. Volunteer tasks could include car park stewarding, ticket desk, bar shifts, washing up, serving food, site set up and pack down.

Dogs

Dogs are welcome if well behaved and on a lead at all times – this is because they’ll be lots of small children and potential livestock nearby.

Questions?

Please contact lauren.simpson@staging.landworkersalliance.org.uk

June 24 @ 18:00
18:00 — 00:00 (6h)

Wales/Cymru

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