Our next Guest Chef fundraising event is ready to book! Discover the magic of ferments with award-winning author and fermentation expert Rachel de Thample! In this hands-on workshop, you'll experience the fascinating world of fermentation - an ancient natural process that's used across the globe to preserve ingredients while enhancing their flavour and nutritional value. Great for the gut, its one of the healthiest and most flavourful ways to capture the season. Rachel will lead you through how to preserve late spring ingredients from our garden, with a homemade sauerkraut, a rhubarb honey ferment and more, before you head home with your delicious creations! What to Expect Welcome Taster & Demo: Kick off with a sample and an introduction to fermentation techniques. Garden Tour: Harvest fresh ingredients from our thriving garden. Hands-On Fermentation: Make your own sauerkraut and radish kimchi inspired by the garden. Fermented Pesto & Honey Ferments: Learn to create wild garlic pesto and honey-fermented rhubarb. Q&A & Tasting: Enjoy more tastings and ask Rachel your fermentation questions. What Youll Take Home - Fermented pesto with sourdough grissini - Spring garden sauerkraut featuring herbs from the garden - Radish kimchi - Honey-fermented rhubarb What to Bring A reusable bag to carry your creations Comfortable shoes for the garden About Rachel de Thample Rachel de Thample is an award-winning author with over 20 years of experience in food, health, and sustainability. Shes the author of Tonics & Teas and The River Cottage Fermentation Handbook and teaches fermentation and seasonal nutrition courses at River Cottage, Petersham Nurseries, and the Plant Academy in London. Shes also served as Course Director for the College of Naturopathic Medicines Natural Chef diploma, Head of Food at Abel & Cole, and Commissioning Editor for Waitrose Food Illustrated. Tickets Full price tickets - 60 Concession - 40 We offer a limited amount of concession tickets for those on lower incomes (e.g. receiving Universal Credit, unemployed, or students). Please book these tickets only if this applies to you. Rachel will also be running a free to access class for local families - please consider donating at point of sale to support someone in your community to attend. Refunds/transfers: We rely on the income from our classes to fund our not-for-profit social enterprise. Please give at least 14 days' notice for cancellations or transfers. If you're unable to attend at the last minute, youre welcome to pass your ticket to a friend or family member - just email us at [email protected] to let us know. Note: Spaces are limited, so secure your spot early!