FARMcurious Fermenting Set with ReCAP giveaway

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:

• Experimentation and exploration of more varieties of fermented yumminess

• 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.

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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.

Comments

[Gina]

We make kimchi and sauerkraut and fruit vinegars. This looks like such a great tool!

[Lisa P]

There's always sauerkraut, and I want to ferment carrots, beets, and green beans!

[Lara]

I would love to have a wide mouth ReCAP. I have two for narrow mouth jars and they are terrific.

I make cucumber pickles about once a week. They take about $1 in pickling cukes, some salt and some spices. Cheap and better than what I can get in the store.

[Carrie Reitz]

I would love to win these!!! I'm going to make kraut, carrots & cauliflower.

[Sena C]

Kraut and pickles, and whatever else I can get my hands on to…

[Nieves]

I am not sure..i have done quite a few. But maybe just different flavors of sauerkraut. More hot sauce !

[DeeDee]

I can't wait to experiment with fermenting EVERYTHING!!!

[Selah]

I'd absolutely LOVE to win one of these treasures!
I've heard they are amazing. Thanks for this giveaway!! Whoop, Whoop!!

[Chandra McLaughlin]

I am dying to try fermenting kosher dills and carrots!

[Amaranthim Talon]

Tonight stopping on way home to collect some cabbage- Need more KRAUT!! This weekend am off a little further to capture some turmeric root and start off a nice big batch of fire cider. Had no idea how good that was going to be!

Hope I win a set of these, husband is not pleased with the "scents".

[Katie McKane]

Kraut for a start, then kimchee, hot pepper sauce. salsa, kombucha and on and on...

[brit]

dilly asparagus pickles are a favorite in my house =]

[Erin H.]

I'm going to try my hand at fermented ginger ale!

[Barb]

I haven't jumped on the bandwagon ... yet. I'd love to try with a hope for success. This system sounds great.

[shannon]

kraut, kombucha, carrots with ginger, garlic green beans, asparagus, water kefir, milk kefir, yogurt, kimchee, jun, and ginger beer

[Leticia]

I would love to try these fro kraut and kimchee. I bought pickl-it jars, but this system is so much simpler, easier and versatile. I can use tons of vessels that I already own.

[Kristen M]

Carrots, jalepenos, and cucumbers.

[Mack]

I'm new to fermenting, but def doing cabbage mainly, but will experiment with chutneys and other roots!

[Ginger]

I've been loving fermented dill carrot sticks with garlic! I'm making them by the half gallon these days. I also make sauerkraut, and I want to try cauliflower, cortido, kim chi, the list goes on and on...

[Katherine Richards]

I am loving this idea! Having fermented everything from beer to pickles to kimchee to shrubs and way more, I find myself with a household of two people trying to figure out how to do things on a small scale. This looks like the answer!

[Mike]

sauerkraut is first on my list

[Vicky Carlson]

I'd like to try kraut, carrots, kimchee, and more.

[Stephanie]

I love sauerkraut. This would be great for more fermenting this year.

[Sarah]

I would love to start making kimchi!

[Loretta]

Some kraut, kimchee, and maybe hot sauce are on my list to ferment this year!