You’re invited for a bubbly afternoon with Yuliya Gwilym and Brigid Lefevre
*Fermentation Workshop *Tasting * Story Sharing *
Saturday 4 October
13:00 – 16:00
PrintRoom, Van Speykstraat 121, Rotterdam
Pay what you can
Suggested contribution: €5 / €25 / €50
To reserve your spot, please email: printroomnl@gmail.com
Fermentation is always a collaboration — never just one thing. It’s the plant, the salt, the air, the microorganisms — and the makers. While fermentation happens naturally, humans have embraced and adapted it in countless ways, evolving alongside these foods.
It carries stories: Of survival in hard times, of smells and flavours that bring us back to other times and places, of knowledge passed down through generations. There are ancient stories of making, and scientific stories that illuminate the invisible worlds we engage with — both equally beautiful and vital.
In this workshop, we’ll step into this world through readings from kitchens around the globe — stories collected for our upcoming book on fermentation and memory — and through stories seen through the lens of the microscope.
Fermentation is both incredibly simple and wildly complex. Let’s make and imagine together.
We’ll grate, chop, and mix vegetables in large bowls — everyone massaging in the salt together. Then each participant can customise their jar with herbs and spices to take home and care for.
During the workshop will reflect through sharing, drawing and/or writing.
What memories arise when we gather to preserve food together?
What do we feel when massaging cabbage collectively, engaging in bacterial exchange?
How do we imagine bacteria — our invisible companions, inside and out?
Brigid Lefevre has been fermenting professionally as well as teaching the art of fermentation in schools, colleges, and for private groups for almost 20 years. Her journey has been deeply rooted in a love for small-scale organic agriculture and creating a living landscape around food production.
Yuliya Gwilym is an artist, award winning illustrator and children’s author. Her work is mostly narrative in nature and often explores themes of childhood, memories and nostalgia.