The Fermentary

05/07/2026

01/07/2026

Sometimes if fizzes and sometimes it doesn’t. I think if you’re ready to catch the juice - then we all love to fizzy one’s the most! Thanks for the love 🥰 xx

28/06/2026

Want to bring this magic into your own home? We have a beautiful workshop coming up on July 11th with (link in bio) and another - plus! I’m on stage at first up each day July 17-19 - (there’s always our online classes too).

26/06/2026

Sharon will be up on stage The Little Food Market every day - first up! Talking all things Milk Kefir - how to love it - and how to extend it to Kefir Cultured Butter, Labneh and Whey Soda. Come and learn, taste and chat - or see us later at our stand. x July 17-19 Tickets in our Bio.

23/06/2026

We're so excited to be part of this July! 🌶️🍸 Sharon will be up on the stage first thing each day talking all things Milk Kefir and it's extensions - from making it delicious to feed the guts in your life - to making kefir cultured butter, labneh and whey soda.

We also have a stand there - so come and say hi and taste our latest obsessions. x

📍 Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton
🗓️ 17–19 July 2026

From artisan cheeses and boutique wines to premium seafood, small-batch spirits, handmade treats and next-level street food, The Little Food Market brings together over 200 incredible producers from across Australia and New Zealand.

🎟️ Tickets from $15 (includes a returnable Bettercup!) see The Little Food Market

15/01/2026

I've just posted this on our private group - Ferm Fam but thought I'd put it here as well because you never know.... we have a free meet up/event coming up in Trentham. x

Saturday January 24th: Pot Luck at Acre of Roses

Tess Masters (SK60) and I are bringing our communities together for a casual pot luck on January 24th at Acre of Roses!

We've been sharing fermenting content and thought – why not get everyone face-to-face over good food?

Bring a dish to share (fermented or not – though you know there'll be plenty of ferments on the table!). No agenda, no sales, just two communities gathering around food the way humans have done forever.

Fill in the form below so we have a rough headcount and can coordinate who's bringing what.
Can't wait to meet you all in person!
Sharon & Tess Masters x

This will help us organise and understand who's coming and what to expect! We'd love everyone to bring their favourite dish or ferment - though since ferments are usually a condiment, we'll be back in touch in early January to coordinate who's bringing what. For now we just need an idea of numbers s...

05/01/2026

I've just put a couple of new recipes up online for Curtido, Pineapple Vinegar and Tepache in readiness for the Latin American Ferments (March 1st in Harcourt) where we'll make:

Curtido | Pineapple Vinegar |
Fermented Hot Sauce (Ají-Style) | Tepache | Mexican Fermented Carrots (Zanahorias en Escabeche)

Curtido is traditionally enjoyed with Pupusas. See below. It's also the part of what we are adding to our Subscription Boxes in January.

Take a look at the lightning-quick creation of pupusas, a traditional Salvadoran street food, out of Janet and Marcos Lainez’s food truck in Red Hook.

28/12/2025

Bacteria in the News

A compound produced by gut bacteria could play a vital role in managing and preventing type 2 diabetes, according to a study led by researchers from Imperial College London (ICL).