Life and time, in a shop (Newsletter, May. 2022)
(Long story short - we have a little store in Fitzroy North that is...
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The Fermentary x Pique Seasons Old Tricks, New Fizz Written by Manon Houg A collaboration...
Seeded Loaf Rescue Recipe
Eating this nutty loaf while it's still soft and warm takes me back to knocking on the bakers door in the very early hours on our way home many years ago when I...
An Easy Way to Bring Magic In
Usually, my ferments are my benchtop garden, so many billions of tiny microbes in jars it should be called a farm -a kitchen bench farm. But look what I did last autumn. I really didn't expect...
Skin & Gut with Chiza Westcarr
Chiza is a lifelong friend of mine, and also the maker of the fantastic new...
Women in Family Business Podcast Feature
A podcast with Sharon by Women in Family Business by Susanne Bransgrove from Liquid Gold Consultants.
SBS Article Feature
Dr. Michael Mosley admits that just a year ago he knew "absolutely nothing" about fermented food benefits. Now he's one of many people turning their kitchens into home fermentaries.
Daylesford Life Article Feature
In a strange and circuitous way my life has led me to thinking daily about an old adage: 'go with your gut'. I have lived in many places around the...
Good Fruit & Vegetables Article Feature
Roger and Sharon ran a workshop in Orbost at Sailors Grave Brewery and Good Fruit and Vegetables came to listen in. They wrote this article.
Good Food Article Feature
Really nice article by Callan Boys for Good Food when Sandor Katz came to stay early this year.
The Weekly Times Article Feature
Sharon talks about her journey to The Ferm. in 2017.
Nourishme Organics Podcast Feature
Sharon spoke with old friend Kriben Govender about The Ferm and her journey there.
Good Food Feature on Milk Kefir
Sharon spoke with Sumeyya Ilanbey from Good Food in April about her love of Milk Kefir. Sadly the article takes people elsewhere to get their grains - but never mind...
Chown Down RRR Podcast Feature
I spoke with Kerrie O'Brien in January on one of our favourite stations - RRR. Check it out. x
David Asher and Milk Kefir
How did we make cheese before proprietary starter cultures were grown in labs and why do many of our cheeses taste the same in Australia?
Food Wood with Anthony Nelson
Highlighting the local and talented makers we have met through this fermenting journey, and later designed products with to use ourselves and share on our website - please meet Anthony...
Grow Assembly Feature
One of my first big talks (that wasn't just a demonstration or a workshop), was for Grow Assembly. I can't believe it was 2016. Feels like yesterday - I think...
Olive Magazine Article Feature
A couple of recipes from my book that appeared in Olive magazine in June 2017. This is a UK publication, and contains a few recipes as well as some fermenting advice.
#GIRLSONFIRE Delicious Magazine Feature
Delicious spoke with me in August 2017 as part of the #girlsonfire campaign: my daughters sang...
This Microbial Life
What Western medicine has historically merely seen as a digestive system that has to work,...
How to Heal Your Gut
There are whole shelves of books, documentaries, tv shows and articles everywhere on gut health,...