Rachel de Thample

Check out these plums and pears which have been fermenting in bees’ wax since last September. I’ll be cracking these open to try + more at my next LONDON FERMENTATION SESSION @calthorpecommunitygarden Saturday 13th June. One jar of honey contains the nectar of ONE MILLION flowers and the flight miles travelled by the bees to gather all this magical material equates to fully circumnavigating the earth. That’s just one of the incredible things l learned when co-authoring the River Cottage Bees & Honey handbook which I’ll be celebrating at my ONLY Honey Fermentation Workshop this year. On the workshop you’ll learn how to make: JUN (honey kombucha) Honey-Fermented Summer Fruit Sodas Honey-Fermented Blackcurrant Cordial Summer Fruit Ketchup fermented with Honey Honey Fermented Sweet Chilli Sauce and Bees’ Wax Fermented Fruits We’ll also explore how flowers impact flavour with a tasting of rare British tree blossom honeys. Sycamore has to be my favourite, followed by oak. You’ll also have a chance to get a signed copy of the River Cottage Bees & Honey Handbook. LONDON FERMENTATION SESSIONS | Honey Ferments £78.00 Saturday, 13 June 2026 at 14:00 - 17:00 BST 258-274 Gray’s Inn Road London, London, WC1X 8LH TO BOOK, CLICK LINK IN BIOG OR DM ME. #bees #honey #fermentation #workshop #foodworkshop

Next year, I’ll be hosting a wonderful series of London Fermentation Sessions @calthorpecommunitygarden , part of the @capital_growth network. The LONDON FERMENTATION SESSIONS will dive deep in to different areas of fermentation. Each session will focus on a specific area of fermentation to give you more in-depth experience making and using each gut-boosting technique. Fermentation hot topics such as Miso & Koji, Kombucha & Water Kefir, Dairy Kefir & Yogurt, Sourdough Cakes & Bakes and will be explored in these three hour hands-on sessions that will be a mix of making and tasting. Full calendar of Fermentation Sessions and links to book in my biog (or DM me for direct links or more info). Know someone that might be interested? Repost or tag and I’ll send you a selection of recipe pack featuring a Christmas twist to all the different ferments below. VENUE Calthorpe Community Garden a growing space right of the heart of London which has been going strong since the 1980s. It has incredible energy and brilliant retro vibe. ADDRESS 258-274 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8LH (10 min walk from King’s Cross station) WHEN Saturdays in 2026 2-5pm Cost: £78 FEB 28TH - MISO & KOJI MARCH 14TH - SOURDOUGH CAKES & BAKES MAY 2ND - DAIRY KEFIR & YOGURT JUNE 13TH - HONEY FERMENTS JULY 11TH - PICKLES & SAUCES AUGUST 22ND - KOMBUCHA & WATER KEFIR SEPTEMBER 19TH - VINEGARS, OXYMELS & SHRUBS OCTOBER 24TH - SAUERKRAUT NOVEMBER 21ST - KIMCHI

FERMENT WITH SANDOR KATZ Cambridge, Saturday 16th May 2026 9am-4pm + Dinner at King’s College I’m working with @fermen_table to curate an unforgettable day of fermenting alongside the legendary @sandorkraut . Set in an architecturally stunning building which is part of @cambridgeuniversity , Sandor will guide you through a session on Booch and Bubbles where you’ll learn to Brew Your own Kombucha. A panel discussion and Q&A with Sandor, myself, @franconatoora and @fermen_table ’s Catalina Brumann will follow. @wastenotrowen will then show you how to turn food that often gets thrown away into gut health-boosting ferments that also provide a mind-blowing flavour punch. @amandarydernutrition will talk about the Energy-Gut-Weight Connection: Why Your Microbiome May Be the Missing Link. The day will end with one of the UK’s biggest ever Hands on Kimchi Workshops with Sandor and myself that’ll see you go home with your own jar of Sandor-kissed kimchi. In the evening, there’ll be a magical exclusive dinner with Sandor, myself and Catalina @cambridgeuniversity ’s King’s College. We’ll also have @thekitchentabledorset joining us for the day with a fermentation-focussed collection of books and kit to help you on your way to making your own bubbling brews. FULL DETAILS + HOW TO BOOK IN BIOG OR DM ME Photos 1-3 by @dinnerum8 from magical event with Sandor at River Cottage a few years ago. #fermentation #ferment #workshops #wellness #kimchi

Nourish & Nurture brought together some of the most exciting voices in food, fermentation and wellbeing. 👏✨🌟 We were honoured to welcome Sandor Ellix Katz @sandorkraut , Rachel de Thample @dethample , Franco Fubini @franconatoora , Amanda Ryder @amandarydernutrition , Rowen Halstead @wastenotrowen and Catalina Brumann @catalinamariabrumann7 , each sharing their expertise, stories and passion for healthier, more sustainable living. From fermentation and gut health to seasonal eating, food waste and regenerative growing, every conversation offered something thought-provoking and practical to take home. Thank you to our brilliant speakers for helping create such a warm, generous and inspiring atmosphere, and to everyone who joined us with so much curiosity and enthusiasm. We hope you left feeling energised, informed and inspired to nourish yourselves and the world around you. Thank you to the wonderful @ash_day_photography for the imagery from the event. #NourishAndNurture #FermenTABLE #Fermentation #GutHealth #SustainableLiving #CambridgeEvents #FoodFestival #Wellbeing #SlowLiving #SeasonalEating

If there would be a Global Guild of Master Fermenters Symposium, Nourish & Nurture Festival in Cambridge could claim this title. It was a brilliant event organized by @fermen_table last Saturday. Usually I take the books of @sandorkraut and @vanessakimbell to my workshops but this time we were invited by the masters of the craft to take part in discussions, workshops and just enjoying spending time together and getting to know each other. It was great to get their blessings, pick their brain and just have a good laugh. Meeting @dethample was very special. Her passion, enthusiasm and knowledge are so vibrant and contagious! It would be a pleasure to work by your side one day! We had excellent presentations by @amandarydernutrition @franconatoora @wastenotrowen and lunch provided by @sweetpeamarketgarden It feels like I have gone onto a new level of initiation in to the ancient craft and got even stronger grade of fermentation fervor to share. Thank you @yogibabs_yoganorfolk for your company! #brittensbotanicals #fermentfood #fermentation #sourdough #natureandnourish

Wow, what a day yesterday at Nourish & Nurture. So many great conversations, so much love for the shop and what we are doing. Thanks to all our wonderful customers particularly @tessashiells and @by.fermie for pre-orders. Obviously I couldn’t let the event pass without acknowledging our speakers. Sadly I didn’t manage to get a picture with our wonderful host @catalinamariabrumann7 who runs @fermen_table but none of this would have been possible without her and of course the incomparable @dethample who invited us to collaborate when we had only just got Vanny Cradock and hadn’t realised what could be possible! #shopindependent #mobilebookshop #mobilebookseller

Our first Nourish & Nurture Festival with @sandorkraut @franconatoora @wastenotrowen @dethample @catalinamariabrumann7 and @amandarydernutrition took place yesterday… and what a day! Thank you to everyone that came and listened to global leaders talk all things #wellbeing #sustainability and #fermentation in @storeysfieldcentre We also had incredible donations from @momokombucha @camorganic @thecambucha @burwashlarder and @natoora with fresh produce and tasters. Thank you to everyone for supporting our vendors from the wonderful catering with @sweetpeamarketgarden @xuecamcoffee and our stalls from @thehonestfig @thekitchentablesouschef @thekitchentabledorset @thecambucha @camorganic #CambridgeEvent #Cambridge

Today is the day! ⭐️✨ Nourish & Nurture is here! We can’t wait to see you all at @storeysfieldcentre at 9am this morning to kick off our festival. Today is going to be a day full of food, fermentation and wellbeing with @sandorkraut @dethample @amandarydernutrition @wastenotrowen and @franconatoora Share your photos with us and don’t forget to tag @fermen_table 👏👏 #cambridge #fermentation #cambridgeevents #whatsoncambridge

Ticket sales for Nourish & Nurture have been extended until midnight tonight! This is your final opportunity to join us in #Cambridge for a day dedicated to food, fermentation, wellbeing and sustainable living. Hear from internationally renowned speakers including Sandor Ellix Katz, Rachel de Thample, Franco Fubini, Amanda Ryder, Rowen Halstead and Catalina Brumann. Expect inspiring talks, hands-on workshops, tastings and practical ideas to help you nourish your body, support your gut health and live more sustainably. Full-day tickets: £109.05 Half-day tickets: £60.29 Bookings close at 11.59pm tonight and no further extensions will be available. Book now: /e/nourish-nurture-food-wellbeing-and-sustainable-living-festival-tickets-1976466506526 #NourishAndNurture #CambridgeEvents #Fermentation #GutHealth

What a joy it was to meet Lukas, the flavour mastermind behind @thecambucha . Check out his giant dehydrated SCOBY which looks like fashion from The Flinstones. Lukas is going to bring it along to the Nourish & Nurture Festival tomorrow as part of our day of fermentation and gut health fun. We’re thinking @sandorkraut might like to wear it as an apron for his kombucha workshop… (joking… but I’d totally wear it!). Lukas kindly bred 60 SCOBYs for Sandor’s workshop tomorrow so everyone can go home with live cultures to start brewing at home. If you’ve yet to try @thecambucha , get your hands on a bottle - it’s utterly gorgeous. Lukas blends a beautiful mix of teas for his base and uses only fresh, organic fruit for flavour. His raspberry kombucha is my favourite. Just a few spaces left for tomorrow’s event (and half day options to join just Kombucha or Kimchi workshops). DM me or check out links in biog if you’re tempted. #cambridge #guthealth #wellness #kombucha #workshop

We’re with @thecambucha today preparing for Nourish and Nurture festival on Saturday! You only have until 12pm tomorrow (Friday) to get your tickets and join #Cambridge’s newest food festival. Head over to the link in our bio to find out more and get tickets from £60.29 #cambridgeevents

Tomorrow at 12pm, ticket sales close for Nourish & Nurture! If you’ve been thinking about joining us in Cambridge for a day of inspiring talks, hands-on workshops, tastings and conversations around food, fermentation, gut health and sustainable living, this is your final opportunity to book. Hear from Sandor Ellix Katz @sandorkraut , Rachel de Thample @dethample , Franco Fubini @franconatoora , Amanda Ryder @amandarydernutrition , Rowen Halstead @r @wastenotrowen and Catalina Brumann @catalinamariabrumann7 . 📍 Storey’s Field Centre, Cambridge 🗓 Saturday 16 May 🎟 Full-day tickets: £109.05 🎟 Half-day tickets: £60.29 ⏰ Ticket sales close at 12pm tomorrow Book now before sales end via the link in our bio #NourishAndNurture #CambridgeEvents #Fermentation #GutHealth #SustainableLiving FoodFestival Wellbeing Cambridge HealthyLiving FermenTABLE