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A huge THANK YOU to everyone who joined my Honey-Fermented Garlic Class last week! 🧄🍯 Your enthusiasm keeps this fermentation movement alive and growing.

🌼 Special recognition to Flow Hive — their beekeeping display equipment became a centerpiece of the evening, helping us explore the essential role of pollinator bee friends and inspiring students to imagine their own beekeeping journey. 🐝💛

I’m also grateful to these amazing partners in the craft:
🐝 Benicia Honey Co. for their pure, local honey.
🌸 Heidrun Meadery (Point Reyes) for showcasing how different blossoms create unique honey profiles.
🍯 Ritta’s Honey for sharing delicious honey-fermented garlic as inspiration.

Together, these partners helped highlight the beautiful intersection of bees, honey, and fermentation.

💡 Curious to join the movement? Upcoming classes are live at beniciafermentory.com. Come learn, taste, and create with us!

#benicia #fermentation #beniciafermentory #fermentedgarlic #localhoney #beekeeping #pollinators #flowhive @beniciahoneyco @heidrunmeadery @rittas_honey @flowhive taken in Mare Island Brewing Co. - First Street Taphouse by @beniciafermentory

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Just feeling so grateful for this amazing community we’re building — your curiosity, your energy, your kindness… it all means the world. These fermentation classes have become more than just workshops — they’ve become little hubs of connection and joy. 🫶

Huge thanks to @mareislandbrewing_firststreet for being the most incredible hosts. Your support has made this all possible, and I couldn’t have done it without you. 🙏

We’re keeping the good vibes bubbling with classes on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month at Mare Island Brewing Co.’s First Street Taphouse in Benicia.

🎟️ Head to beniciafermentory.com to reserve your spot — we’d love to ferment with you. 💫
#BeniciaFermentory #WildFermentation #Gratitude #CommunityBuilding #MareIslandBrewing #Benicia #FermentWithFriends #SupportLocal #GutHealthJourney taken in Mare Island Brewing Co. - First Street Taphouse by @beniciafermentory

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🥒✨ Big news from Benicia Fermentory! You can now find my pickle and sauerkraut kits at Home Sewn in Vallejo!

This is a special milestone for me because Home Sewn is the first retail location to carry Benicia Fermentory kits outside of the Fallen Fruit Farms farm stand and the Benicia Farmers Market.

A huge thank you to Monique for supporting local makers and welcoming Benicia Fermentory into her beautiful shop. Small businesses thrive when we support one another, and I’m incredibly grateful to be part of the creative community she’s building at Home Sewn.

If you haven’t visited yet, Home Sewn is a wonderful new fabric and gift shop filled with inspiration, handmade goods, unique gifts, and plenty of reasons to linger and explore.

Stop by, say hello to Monique, and pick up a fermentation kit while you’re there! 630 Marin Street
Vallejo, CA 94590.

Thank you for supporting local businesses, local food, and local dreams. 💚🫙

#BeniciaFermentory #ShopLocal #Fermentation #Sauerkraut #Pickles @home_sewn_vallejo @kelsey_bye_benicia taken in Downtown Vallejo by @beniciafermentory

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🥬 MY FIRST CLASS AT FALLEN FRUIT FARMS IS THIS WEDNESDAY!

After years of teaching fermentation around Benicia, I’m finally opening up my own little urban farm for hands-on workshops, and I’d love for you to join me for the very first one!

We’re kicking things off with traditional German sauerkraut. You’ll learn the foundations of wild fermentation, make your own jar from scratch, and take home the equipment you need to keep fermenting long after class.

📅 Wednesday, September 30 🕕 6–7 PM 📍 Fallen Fruit Farms | Benicia, CA 🎟️ $75 per person

Everything is included: ingredients, a 32 oz mason jar, reusable fermentation lid, glass weight, hands-on instruction, and complimentary beverages to enjoy while we ferment. 🍷

It’s a small class, so we’ll have plenty of time to get our hands into some cabbage, ask questions, and enjoy an evening at the farm.

I’d love to have you be part of my very first class here! 🌿

Reserve your seat at beniciafermentory.com or visit:

https://beniciafermentory.com/product/sauerkraut-at-fallen-fruit-farms/

#BeniciaFermentory #FallenFruitFarms #Benicia #sauerkraut #fermentation by @beniciafermentory

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A little Farmers Market throwback! 🥬✨

Huge thank you to Matt Goff Photography for capturing these awesome shots of Benicia Fermentory at the Benicia Farmers Market a few weeks ago. 📸

And if you missed us at the market… you’ve got another chance! 👀

Benicia Fermentory will be back this Saturday at Benicia Oktoberfest with our Traditional German Sauerkraut Kits! 🇩🇪🥬🍺

Come celebrate Oktoberfest, grab a kit, and take a little fermentation magic home with you.

Saturday, September 19 | First Street Green, Benicia

Prost! 🍻

#BeniciaFermentory #BeniciaOktoberfest #Benicia #Fermentation #Sauerkraut taken in Benicia, California by @beniciafermentory

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Another happy fermenter! 📣 🥒

Pick up your pickle and sauerkraut fermentation kits at Home Sewn in Vallejo or at next week’s Benicia Farmers market. Hope to see you there! #pickles #fermentation #sauerkraut @duhh_bear #benicia #vallejo @home_sewn_vallejo taken in Benicia, California by @beniciafermentory

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4 months ago

I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect at my first Benicia Farmers Market… but by the end of the night, Benicia Fermentory had nearly sold out of fermentation kits. 🥒

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the booth — whether you grabbed a pickle kit, signed up for the email list, or simply came by to chat.

It was incredible meeting so many people excited about fermentation, homemade food, and learning old-school preservation skills again.

I’ll be back again this Thursday with:
• Traditional Fermented Pickle Kits
• NEW Sauerkraut Kits
• Fermentation supplies + goodies
• More information about upcoming workshops + classes

This little business is still in its early days, and your support truly means a lot.

Hope to see you Thursday, Benicia. ✨

#Benicia #BeniciaFermentory #FarmersMarket #Fermentation #Pickles @beniciachamber @beniciamainst @beniciamagazine @beniciabeat @visitbenicia taken in Benicia, California by @beniciafermentory

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5 months ago

🥒 Real pickles. No vinegar. Just salt, time, and a little magic.

Join me this Saturday (May 2) for a hands-on fermented pickles workshop—where you’ll learn how to turn simple cucumbers into crisp, probiotic-rich pickles and leave with your own jar to take home.

Spots are limited—reserve yours today!

Come ferment with me ➡️ beniciafermentory.com/product/traditional-fermented-pickles

#benicia #fermentation #pickles #guthealth #beniciafermentory taken in New Harbor Community Church by @beniciafermentory

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Cabbage, salt, and time. That’s where it starts. 🫙✨

Join me and learn how to turn simple ingredients into something alive.

🥬 Sauerkraut Workshop — April 4
🎟 beniciafermentory.com

#benicia #fermentation #sauerkraut https://beniciafermentory.com/product/sauerkraut-gathering/ taken in Benicia, California by @beniciafermentory

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I finally turned the fermentation recipes I teach in real life into simple PDF guides you can use at home.

Sauerkraut. Pickles. Kombucha. Tepache. Ginger bug.

Each guide uses small-batch, mason-jar methods with clear ratios (I teach by weight, not guesswork).

✔ Beginner-friendly ✔ Instant downloads ✔ $5 each

Available now on my website and on Etsy — whichever you prefer.

#guthealth #foodasmedicine #diyfermentation #homefermentation #preserveyourharvest #slowfood #traditionalfoods #fromscratch #kitchenwisdom #functionalfoods #foodeducation #learnbydoing #digitaldownload #pdfguide #recipeguide #smallbusinessowner #womanownedbusiness #creativeentrepreneur #benicia #beniciafermentory #fermentation #fermentedfoods #fermentedrecipes #probioticfoods taken in Benicia, California by @beniciafermentory

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A heartfelt thank-you to Sarah Rodriguez for the incredible feature on Benicia Fermentory in the Vallejo Times-Herald and The Press Democrat.

Your storytelling so beautifully captured what this movement is all about — community, creativity, and the simple joy of transforming local ingredients into something alive.

We’re endlessly proud to see Benicia’s fermentation scene and all of our amazing workshop attendees celebrated in print. Thank you for shining a light on the people, the process, and the passion behind it all. 💛

📸: Chris Riley / Times-Herald 🗞 Originally published in The Reporter–Vallejo Times-Herald and featured in The Press Democrat

#BeniciaFermentory #GrowFermentThrive #FermentationWorkshops #Benicia #VallejoTimesHerald #PressDemocrat #SolanoCountyEats #CommunityFermentation #FarmFreshFerments #BeniciaLife
@vallejotimesherald @pressdemo @vthchrisriley taken in Benicia, California by @beniciafermentory

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Thank You, Benicia Herald! 🍎 I’m feeling so grateful for the front-page feature highlighting our growing fermentation community and the final class of our inaugural Summer Workshop Series at Mare Island Brewing Co. on First Street.

✨ These past few months have been an incredible journey — bringing people together to learn, create, and connect through the ancient art of fermentation.

📅 Don’t miss our very last class of the season:
🍏 Apple Cider Vinegar Workshop
📍 Mare Island Brewing Co., First Street, Benicia
📆 Wednesday, October 1
⏰ 7:00 – 8:00 PM

Tickets are going fast — grab yours now and let’s finish this season strong together! 🙌

Apples from @fallenfruitfarms 🔗 beniciafermentory.com

#BeniciaFermentory #FermentationWorkshop #AppleCiderVinegar #DIYFermentation #Benicia #Community #MareIslandBrewing #LearnFermentation #LocalLove #SolanoCounty #FermentationJourney
@happylifepottery @mareislandbrewingco @mareislandbrewing_firststreet @beniciachamber @visitbenicia taken in Mare Island Brewing Co. - First Street Taphouse by @beniciafermentory

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