We couldn't be happier about this year's fourth annual Portland Fermentation Festival. We got Sandor Ellix Katz back as guest speaker, we had more exhibitors sharing fermented foods and recipes than ever, we took the party to another level literally on the rooftop with D.J. Pickle Barrel, Reverend Nat's Hard Cider and Upright Brewing, we had advance tickets sales and the talk and first tasting sold out and we had demo's on everything from natto to nightshade-free kimchi.
It was a stinky good time and thank you so much to everyone who participated and attended! We put Portland Fermentation Festival together every year with a shoestring budget + heaps of volunteered hours and as always we're so grateful that Ecotrust puts up with us every stinking (literally) year. Thank you again Ecotrust! We love you. Thank you to festival sponsor Willamette Week and to this year's poster designer Tim Root as well.
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I was able to take a good amount of photos at the festival last week so here they are in no particular order. I know that I missed some exhibitors and I may have even mixed up some names and folks. If so please let me know and sorry in advance. Alright, on to the photos. See you at the stink next year!
Let the madness begin!
Special guest Sandor Ellix Katz's talk.
First tasting!
Perennial festival faves the Biwa crew with their housemade miso. So good.
Andie Thompson sampling her super tasty liquid non-dairy kefir and ice cream.
Connie and Brian Shaw made the trek from Hood River with all sorts of delicious Oregon Brineworks ferments.
Heidi Nestler's very well attended natto demo. Heidi teaches some great cooking classes check out heidinestler.com.
Festival co-organizer Brineyman aka David Barber giving out all sorts of Picklopolis magic.
Tressa Yellig's Salt, Fire & Time kvass samples. As tasty as it is pretty.
Joshua Unterman's beautiful/functional handmade crocks.
Rebecca and Fred Gerendasy of Cooking Up a Story documenting the stink!
Eric Christensen of It's Alive! with his tasty krauts, raw crackers and bars.
Thomas Trotter's spicy/tangy/yummy fermented hot sauce.
Colin and Kristein Franger's of Blue Bus Kraut brought spicy kraut-chi and tasty straight-up kraut.
Lost Art Kitchen's Chris Musser's super informative nightshade-free kimchi demo. Check out www.lostartskitchen.com.
Sash Sunday's OlyKraut with yummy sea vegetable kraut.
Annie Moss with all sorts of fermenty good Tabor Breads.
Jon got Sandor to sign some of his crocks!
Toro Bravo charcuterie manager Josh Scofield sampling Toro's chorizo with the Toro Bravo Cookbook in tote that I was lucky enough to co-author. The charcuterie chapter was one of my favorites to write.
Choi's Kimchi in the house! Sooooo good.
Party on the rooftop with DJ Pickle Barrel, Reverend Nat's Hard Cider, Upright Brewing and Bingo Sandwiches.
DJ Pickle Barrel and one of Portland Fermentation Festival's best, best friends -- Ecotrust's Lola Milholland.
Amanda Englund's Lion Heart Kombucha.
Robert Jordan's tasty sourdough bread and pancakes.
Coreen Stoli's beautiful porcelain crocks.
More madness!
The dynamic Bitz curtido demo duo.
Ivy Stovall's shiso pretty pink pickles.
Eva Sipple's yummy Eva's Herbucha.
Judge D. Finklea and Lindsay Dekey's fruit kimchi and kombucha.
Megan Denton of Able Farms sampled her kraut and kombucha.
What better way to end this with Lynne Van Dusen's beautiful smile sampling her Vine to Brine lacto-fermented sodas?
See you all at the stink next year & thanks for making this one so fantastic!