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Funky Ferments Fest
September 5, 2026 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Funky Ferments Fest is back for its fifth year! We’re excited for a funky day filled with all things fermented, foraged, and pickled!
We are celebrating all things funky and fermented at our upcoming “Funky Ferments Fest” this Saturday, September 5th from 9 am – 1 pm 
! We will be bringing back our Kraut Mob – Sauerkraut making on the riverside, and and be on the lookout for our roaming mushroom mascot – Mr. FunGuy!
! We will be bringing back our Kraut Mob – Sauerkraut making on the riverside, and and be on the lookout for our roaming mushroom mascot – Mr. FunGuy!Market Music (10:30 am – 12:30 pm): Fermenters (Trio).
- Talks & Demos:
-9-10 am: Foraging Fungi with Chrissie Check – Mushroom Enthusiast (@deathcap4cutie9)
-10 am-12 pm: Chef Heather Williams “Start the Day with Sourdough” Demo
-11-11:45 am: “Ask a Mushroom Maven/Man: Q&A about Fungi Cultivation” (Jesse Tobin or Matt – Primordia Mushroom Farm)
-12-12:45 pm: Cheese Chat w/ Rob Dunning – Emily will cover Rob’s Tent
-ALL MARKET LONG (at individual vendor booths): - “Kombucha Ins & Outs” w/ Laura Valasakos of Highpoint Kombucha
- Kombucha SCOBYs available for purchase from Highpoint Kombucha and Collective Culture
- Ask About Making Fermented Hot Sauce w/ Art Skrzenski (at Easton Salsa Co.)