FARMcurious Fermenting Set with ReCAP giveaway
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at 7:45AM
A new ferment’y friend in the bay area reached out to see if you all might be interested in trying out a brand new fermenting kit she created in conjunction with ReCAP. Nicole over at FARMcurious has a great project going on right now over on Kickstarter, a kit that will help bring fermentation to the masses by solving or eliminating many of the issues and concerns I’ve heard over the past few years of teaching fermentation workshops.
Ferment just about anything with this easy-to-use fermentation set by FARMcurious. Keep the good bacteria in and the mold out!
The lid fits onto any wide mouth Mason jar allowing you to make various sizes of ferments. The airlock system allows carbon dioxide produced during fermentation to escape but it doesn’t let air from the environment in. This reduces the likeliness of mold, which is the number one turnoff for most people just beginning their fermentation journey. The cap also reduces that funky fermenting scent. The lid is also reusable as a fine resealable lid for any widemouth jar when not fermenting with the kit.
photo courtesy of FARMcurious
While I think fermenting in super-small batches with whatever vessels you happen to have on hand is fairly easy (see here and here), I appreciate how this kit opens doors for people who want less fuss and more fermented goodness! Some of the other things this kit facilitates are:
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Experimentation and exploration of more varieties of fermented yumminess
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Reducing off-putting funky fermenting smells
As a fun incentive for supporting her project I’m donating revenue on these pickle towels and they’re included at various levels within her campaign. Check it out here, where you can see all the different levels for contribution. Also hop on over to Punk Domestics for another chance to win this flash giveaway!
Also, when I’m in the bay area in June for my book tour, I’ll be hosting a fermentation demo, book signing, and fermented taste swap hosted by FARMcurious, sign up or share here!
Enter to win a prototype of this kit (the final kits will be developed officially with the kickstarter funds) today only by using the rafflecopter widget below, US residents only please.
About FARMcurious:
FARMcurious is an organization created to educate, inspire and equip urban homesteaders with an interest in producing their own food, preserving the harvest, reducing their environmental impact and eating seasonally and sustainably. Read more here.
Disclosures: Nicole sent me two prototype kits free of charge, one of which I’ll personally mail to the winner. She is purchasing my ‘yeah, I pickled that’ towels at cost, so there are no monetary incentives for me within this kickstarter campaign.
Reader Comments (50)
Ooh, this looks like it would come in handy! I'm always down for new fermentation options! This year we're hoping to finally make kim chi and try our hand at more sauerkraut and pickles.
Excited to try fermenting some fruits for fizzy soda!
I'm going to try sauerkraut again, last year didn't go too well, and kosher dill pickles.
I LOVE this product! What a great idea. Good luck to FarmCurious!
I would love to make some kimchi - my husband has decided that he quite likes it, as long as it's fresh :)
I've never fermented anything, but I do like to make a latin style pickled cabbage (curtido) and I think it would be a fantastic candidate for fermenting!
I'd like to make kimchee!
I keep meaning to get over to my local homebrew shop for an airlock, but haven't made it yet. I really want to try some fermented hot sauces and salsas this year.
Cabbage, for sure. I'd also like to ferment beets and carrots, and maybe make some kimchi.
This looks awesome! I just ran out of last year's fermented hot sauce (2 quarts wasn't enough, apparently!) and now I'm inspired to make some more.
I only started fermenting recently but I plan to do much more this year. I want to make lots of delicious sriracha for all of my friends. :)
I'd like to try rhubarb because there is always too much I don't use.
So fun! I have yet to try pickling anything but my Sweets loves pickled cauliflower and carrots so maybe I'll give that a try :)
These look so neat. I've been putting off learning about fermenting, but I am going to keep an eye out for when these come out on her site. This looks like the way to go for a beginner.
oh wow. would love these to carry kefir on the go, but also to try cool new stuff like fermented ramps and zucchini noodles!!
I would love to try this! It would make it less intimidating to start fermenting :)
Kraut. Always kraut. :)
O - that would be so perfect for my tiny kitchen!
Kraut and carrots.
I really want to start off by fermenting more seasonal things this year - asparagus is on my list at the moment.
Pickles, Beans, Garlic :)
Kimchi and kraut!
We just started a batch of sauerkraut which was on the list to try!
Can't wait to try my first fermenting project with one of these kits!!!
Pickles for sure.