NYC FERMENTS - JUNE MEETUP!

Come join us Monday, June 1 from 7:00-8:30 at Rockaway Brewing Co in LIC for our monthly meetup!
Share in TASTINGS, fermentation ideas, techniques, questions, motivations, etc!

Reminder: Saturday June 13 is the Hudson Valley Fermentation Festival 2026 at Twin Star Orchards in New Paltz, NY!
This is a great event and so many friends of NYCFerments will be there including Kirsten Shockey, Tara Whitsitt, and Barry Schwartz!

Also we’re excited to announce the launch of a site created by Jowy - your new go-to destination for discovering fermentation events coming up in the NY area!
https://piqueinterests.com/topic/fermentation/?area=nyc

If you need motivation for this month - Taking a cue from our good friends up at BeaconFerments a couple of years ago celebrating Pride Month with COLORFUL FERMENTS!
Here is a rainbow of ideas for you:
Red cabbage kraut! https://www.runningtothekitchen.com/red-cabbage-sauerkraut/
Orange honey fermented turmeric! https://www.preservedgoods.com/post/honey-fermented-turmeric https://therealfooddietitians.com/fermented-carrots-dill/
Yellow preserved lemons! https://rainbowplantlife.com/how-to-make-and-use-preserved-lemons/
Green leeks fermented! https://cultured.guru/blog/fermented-leeks-how-to-ferment-leek-tops
Blueberry Ferment! https://soulyrested.com/fermenting-blueberries-2/
Indigo - I got nothing... except maybe the color of garlic sometimes reacting with the acid in a lactic ferment...
Violets added to cultured butter!
You get the idea!

New to fermenting or it's been a while?? Come and check us out!
We are an eclectic and enthusiastic mix of happy nerdy fermenters.

Join us at any level with your curiosity and questions or with your fermented goodness expertise- you will be amazed at how you fit into and enjoy the group!

Try something new...
Go down a different path...
Start with a new ingredient...
Raise a familiar ingredient to a fermented height that you have never done before...
Get nerdy with us - and get ready to share in our enthusiasm!

With bubbles for all,
NYC Ferments

Per request - tacking to the end of this message some Fermentation info for anyone looking for additional internet rabbit holes to disappear down...
Nerdy science site for fun reading: https://www.labmanager.com/the-science-of-fermentation-1432
Basic recipe for lacto-ferments (ie: veggie+salt+TIME): https://homesteadersofamerica.com/fermenting-basics/

MILK KEFIR HOW TO - https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-milk-kefir-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-202022

And the classic YouTube video every fermenter should watch (throwback to a VERY young Sandor Katz...): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i77hU3zR-fQ

Also check out Instagram: @NYC Ferments! And also our good friends: @Contrabandferments; @cultures.group