Fermentation Club Gathering 2026
Description
Arriving to the smell of freshly baked bread from the Le Tacheron Farm Bakehouse, the Fermentation Club Gathering will be an evening of good food and good company!
Together with fellow fermentation enthusiasts, the 2026 Fermentation Gathering will include a communal meal, a talk by Robin Sherriff, co-founder of The Fermenters Guild and author of The Science pf Fermentation, a sharing table of Community Cultures and a bar of locally brewed beverages!
For anybody interested in fermentation this is an evening not to be missed!
Food
Guests are encouraged to bring delicious fermented foods to share with the group. There will also be freshly baked bread from the launch of The Radical Baking Club and a delicious seasonal stew from The Sustainable Cooperative (SCOOP). We will ask for a voluntary donation of £5pp for food on the night.
Community Cultures
There will be a Community Cultures table for sharing sourdough starters, milk kefir and water kefir grains, ginger bugs, kombucha and vinegar scobies, nukazuke beds and anything else you think the group may like! Please provide care instructions!
Le Tacheron
Le Tacheron are an exciting heritage farm based in Trinity, growing and milling a range of organic cereals, including spelt, oats, barley and heritage wheat, brewing cider and rearing grass fed goat, sheep and cows. Their traditional mill produces high quality stoneground flour that is rich in oils and nutrients. Le Tacheron use working horses wherever possible to minimise their impact on the environment and reduce soil compaction. When they can't use horses they use lightweight machinery to minimise carbon emissions. They plant 10% of their land with wildflowers.
"We care about our food and where it comes from. We care about the environment and we care about what our families eat." Charles Le Maistre, Le Tacheron
Tickets
The ticket fee will be used to cover the cost of hiring the venue and running the event.
Parking
Parking is available on site.
FAQs
- What shall I bring to the Fermentation Club Gathering?
Something for the sharing table. This could be something you have fermented yourself, like water kefir, kombucha, sauerkraut or kimchi, something you have made with a fermented food, such as a yoghurt dip, or a fermented food you really like, such as a good cheese. You will be asked to label your food on arrival. In addition to the food that guests bring there will be some hot food from SCOOP and fresh bread from The Radical Baking Club, plus a bar of locally brewed beers, wines and possibly cocktails. We should end up with a delicious feast to enjoy!
If you have any starter cultures, please bring them along for the Community Cultures table! This can be milk kefir and water kefir grains, ginger bugs, kombucha and vinegar scobies, nukazuke beds and anything else you think the group may like. Please provide care instructions!
- Can anybody join the Fermentation Club?
Yes! The Fermentation Club is for anybody with a curiosity towards fermented foods, from kefir to sauerkraut, cheese, sourdough, kimchi, miso, sake, wine, beer, yoghurt, nukazuke and more.
- Who is Robin Sherriff?
Robin Sherriff is the Managing Director of The Koji Kitchen in Edinburgh, a small koji producer that supplies home cooks and Michelin kitchens. In 2021 he co-founded The Fermenters Guild UK and in 2024 published The Science of Fermentation. He is currently launching Scotland's first artisanal miso kitchen. Robin offers workshops, talks, and consultation on fermentation techniques which allows him to not only discuss practical techniques, but also the history, importance and inherently radical nature of alternative foodways, systems and food theory.
The fermenters Guild
The Fermenters Guild is a trade organisation focused on supporting food & drink professionals who work with fermentation. It aims to grow the product category as a whole, demystifying fermentation by informing and engaging the public on fermented food through members' classes & workshops nationwide. The Guild includes producers, educators and chefs across the UK & Ireland, who it protects and provides resources to on everything from legislation and taxation to food safety and business growth.
- What is The Radical Baking Club?
The Radical Baking Club is a community focused baking club that aims to provide opportunities for bread baking enthusiasts in Jersey to come together and share experiences, knowledge, recipes, techniques and ideas. The Radical Baking Club is open to all, welcoming both experienced bakers and those that have just started baking.
With a slow food philosophy The Radical Baking Club will explore the potential for baking radically nutritious, localised, sustainable and delicious bread and what this means in the local context. We will be a community dedicated to baking extraordinary bread, celebrating traditions, experimentation, curiosity and sustainable food systems.
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