Name: COOKING CLASS | Fermented Foods for Gut Health
Start: 2026-02-21T11:00:00-05:00
Location: HER Kitchen

COOKING CLASS | Fermented Foods for Gut Health

Come learn how to make your own Kimchi and Sauerkraut with Ashley from Sacred Community Nourishment as your guide. Experience the nourishing tradition of lacto-fermentation and how this technique is used to preserve vegetables to extend the harvest, enhance the nutrient value of your food, and promote the growth of healthy gut bacteria and a stronger micro-biome.

In this hands on class you will
Learn the basics of lacto-fermentation, the stages of fermentation, and the difference between fermentation and pickling.
Receive a kit that includes a jar, fermentation pickle pipes, and fermentation weights.
Create your own jar of Sauerkraut to take home and ferment.
Take home a recipe book and salt guide to support you to continue this practice at home.
Taste samples of finished Kimchi and Kraut made by Ashley to learn about different flavours and varieties that are possible.
Enjoy time with community around the mixing bowl learning to create this sacred food craft!
You will leave class prepared to create an array of kraut varieties in your own home.
MENU: Kimchi and Kraut, with Forbidden Rice
INSTRUCTOR: Ashley Smith of Sacred Community Nourishment
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ABOUT ASHLEY…
My name is Ashley Smith and I am a woman who wears many hats! I am a mamma, healing artist, health enthusiast, homesteader, mentor, and a self taught chef who loves to collaborate and share with others what I learn and practice. I believe food is a sacred bridge to ourselves, each other, and the earth. Cooking, our relationship to food, and the communities we break bread with are deeply sacred. How I interact with food in my daily life is both practical and magical. When I teach classes, not only do I share techniques, I also teach how to weave magic into the mundane in an effort to improve life. I love gathering with groups and cooking together because as a community we can expand feelings of joy and connection while developing confidence and skills.