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Sandor Ellix Katz

Sandor Ellix Katz is a self-taught fermentation experimentalist. He wrote Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods—which Newsweek called "the fermenting bible"—in order to share the fermentation wisdom he had learned, and demystify home fermentation. Since the book's publication in 2003, Katz has taught hundreds of fermentation workshops across North America and beyond, taking on a role he describes as a "fermentation revivalist." Now, in The Art of Fermentation, with a decade more experience behind him, the unique opportunity to hear countless stories about fermentation practices, and answering thousands of troubleshooting questions, he's sharing a more in-depth exploration of the topic.

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Sandor Ellix's Upcoming Events

  • Sandor Katz at the University of Missouri Graduate School
    Graduate School, University of Missouri, Columbia MO
    March 13, 2012, 12:00 pm

    Sandor Katz will teach a fermentation workshop in Columbia, Missouri at the University of Missouri Graduate School on March 13. More details to come...

  • Sandor Katz at Sixth and I Historic Synagogue
    600 I Street NW , Washington,DC 20001
    March 29, 2012, 7:00 pm

    Sandor Katz will speak at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue on March 29 at 7:00 PM. More details to come...

  • Sandor Katz at Chestertown Locavore Lit Fest
    Locavore Lit Fest, Chestertown MD
    March 30, 2012, 12:00 pm

    Sandor Katz will participate in the second annual Chestertown Locavore Lit Fest, which celebrates local food and cooking with a satisfying smorgasbord of national and local food journalist and writers talking about agriculture, fishing, recipes and the joys of health eating. The event is taking place on March 30, 2012. More details to come....

  • Sandor Katz at Little Short Mountain Farm
    Little Short Mountain Farm, Woodbury TN
    April 12, 2012, 12:00 pm

    Join cultural revivalist Sandor Ellix Katz for an intensive, hands-on fermentation experience. Learn how to ferment (and sample) many different types of ferments, including vegetables, dairy products, alcoholic beverages, sour tonic beverages, tempeh, miso, and more. The workshop will be held at Little Short Mountain Farm in Woodbury, TN. Sandor is an experienced fermentation educator who shares these skills with great enthusiasm and passion. Students have access to SandorÂ’s extensive library of fermentation-related books during their stay. We have the flexibility to prepare other types of ferments as well, depending upon participantsÂ’ interests. This is an opportunity for people with some fermentation experience to intensively immerse themselves in the practice.

  • Sandor Katz at Autism One Conference
    The Westin Lombard Yorktown Center, Chicago IL
    May 24, 2012, 12:00 pm

    Sandor Katz will teach a fermentation workshop at the Autism One Conference in Chicago,IL on May 24, 2012. More details to come...

  • Sandor Katz at Free Library of Philadelphia
    Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA
    June 5, 2012, 7:30 pm

    Sandor Katz will discuss his new book, "The Art of Fermentation: With practical information on fermenting vegetables, fruits, grains, milk, beans, meat, and moreÂ…" at the Free library of Philadelphia on June 5, 2012 at 7:30 PM.

Sandor Ellix's Books

Wild Fermentation

The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods

Bread. Cheese. Wine. Beer. Coffee. Chocolate. Most people consume fermented foods and drinks every day. For thousands of years, humans have enjoyed the distinctive flavors and nutrition resulting from the transformative power of microscopic bacteria and fungi. Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods is the first cookbook to widely explore the culinary magic of fermentation.

The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved

Inside America's Underground Food Movements

The handbook for cultural resistance for a new generation of monkey-wrenching food activists.

Fermentation Workshop with Sandor Ellix Katz

Thousands of readers consider Sandor Ellix Katz's Wild Fermentation to be their guidepost for exploring and making fermented foods. Now, in this new DVD, Katz offers fermentation beginners and enthusiasts a chance to "sit in" on one of his popular workshops and learn through hands-on demonstration and instruction, accompanied by an interview on the benefits of fermentation, and social implications as it relates to food security.

Wild Fermentation and Fermentation Workshop with Sandor Ellix Katz: Set

Bread. Cheese. Wine. Beer. Coffee. Chocolate. Most people consume fermented foods and drinks every day. For thousands of years, humans have enjoyed the distinctive flavors and nutrition resulting from the transformative power of microscopic bacteria and fungi. Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods is the first cookbook to widely explore the culinary magic of fermentation.

The Art of Fermentation

An In-Depth Exploration of Essential Concepts and Processes from Around the World

With practical information on fermenting vegetables, fruits, grains, milk, beans, meats, and more…

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