Learn to make your own dairy-free and probiotic rich nut-based cheeses with Contraband Ferments. In this class we teach you the basic principles behind making cheese using a variety of nuts and seeds. Learn basic skills in fermentation, the history behind fermentation, and a variety of ways to make soft and hard rind cheeses, as well as secondary uses for nut cheese. Raw Fermented Cashew Cheesecake anyone?
Cheryl Paswater, Chief Fermentationist & CEO
Cheryl Paswater is the Chief Fermentationist of Contraband Ferments and Functional Medicine Practitioner as well as an educator, health coach, sous chef, artist, and writer. She previously co-organized the NYC Ferments Meetup and NYC Fermentation Festival. She has been a contributing writer for Edible Magazine as well as a contributor to the book “Miso, Tempeh, Natto” and is currently working on her first book on fermentation. You can find her teaching workshops and speaking on fermentation and health at in person workshops, online classes, and at festivals both regionally and internationally. She is a recent transplant to Atlanta after splitting her time between Brooklyn, NY and Richmond, VA with her partner, her cat named Koji (which means “moldy rice”) and all of her cultures as pets (aka: bacteria, yeast, and mold).
Date: Saturday, August 9
Time: 10 a.m. – noon
Fee: $50 (Member $45)
Registration Deadline: August 1
Instructor: Cheryl Paswater, Contraband Ferments