Category: Background
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Ferment Lab: A dedicated space for circular fermentation & conservation in Brussels
After writing a first version in December last year and continue with a more theoretical introduction earlier this year we can finally announce that we are building the full-on Ferment Lab thanks to the Prove Your Social Innovation fund! Inspired by fermentation & conservation techniques from around the world, we want this place to be dedicated to teaching, researching…
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Seasonal Fermentation: what’s it all about?
Like most of you i am confined at home, asking myself what to do next. Most of our activities are in standby (workshop, brunch, catering & production) so i had a look back at this wiki idea and how to make best use of it, now that i had time to spare. I came up…
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What is Fermentation?
Even if Humanity was used to fermentation since its early dawn, scientists are still working on a general understanding. Pasteur did a giant leap by discovering microbes or yeasts and we know by instinct how to separate fermented and rotten food. Yes, we have evolved to taste fermented preparations as delicious and our ancestors started…