Plymouth Pickle and Fermentation Festival

06/12/2026

Saturday's weather is looking great for the 3rd Annual Plymouth Pickle & Fermentation Festival! We have lots of drinks, food, music, education, and fun!!

Quench your thirst with fermented beverages including beer, wine, cider, mead, kombucha, tepache, jun, and coffee. We also have root beer for the kids.

Tempt your taste buds with kimchi, pierogi, pizza, donuts, ice cream, sauerkraut, and (of course), all things PICKLED!

Learn something new about fermentation such as anaerobic composting, homebrewing, different bacteria/yeast that help your gut microbiome, spying on yeast under a microscope, and make your own sauerkraut.

This year we are adding a culture swap - trade your SCOBY for sourdough starter.

So dive into a day of pickling and fermenting fun at IndieFerm. It's going to be a big dill.

See ya Saturday.

06/09/2026

Just published on Edible Southeastern Massachusetts website:

Learn how fermented foods can support gut health, improve digestion, and promote overall wellness. Explore the benefits of probiotic-rich foods including yogurt, kefir, kimchi, sauerkraut, and kombucha.

06/09/2026

Vendor Highlight: Caracara Custards & Sorbets. It's not a festival without ice cream, custard, and sorbets. We are excited Madison is returning this year with his amazing flavors - cheers to pickle- flavored ice cream!
https://www.instagram.com/caracaracustards/

New activity - We are will have a culture swap table this year. For example, bring some kefir grains, take home a sour dough starter. Meet others who love to ferment and tell them about your culture!

We still have seats available in the workshops: Coffee Cupping/Tasting (1030-noon); Cheese 101 Tasting (1230-2 pm); Fermented Pickles (2:30-4 pm). See www.independentfermentations.com/events for registration information.

We've added two new vendors: McClellan Cider and SCOBY Art by Blaithin

Confirmed vendors include: Edible SEMA, The Pretentious Pickle Company, IndieFerments, Plymouth Bay Winery, Cara Cara Custards and Sorbet, Al's Backwood Berries Company, Hidden Hollow Soaps, Crazy Uncle Red's, Suenos Chocolates, Florence Street Foods, Maggie's Pierogies, Johnny B's Rockin' Doughnuts, Og's Kimchi, Lost Art Cultured Foods, Tom the Pizza Guy, Bokashi Anaerobic Composting, SCOBY Art by Blaithin, McClellan Cider, and Black Feather Horse Rescue (nonprofit).

Activities/Demonstrations include Bokashi Composting, Make-Your-Own Sauerkraut, Homebrew Demo, Culture Swap, and Science/Sensory Lab.

Music by: Tall Richard & Darren, and Dennis James and the Beyond

Wondering what’s going on in the taproom or at the shop? Here’s where you can find out.

06/06/2026

Interesting study regarding lactic acid bacteria in kimchi and nanoplastics: "Efficient biosorption of nanoplastics by food-derived lactic acid bacterium" https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960852426003159

Kimchi has been found to remove tiny plastics from the body before they spread. The discovery centers on a probiotic microbe isolated from kimchi, the fermented Korean food made from cabbage and other vegetables. In a new study from South Korea, researchers found that this bacterium could latch onto nanoplastics inside gut-like conditions and help remove them through waste. Nanoplastics are incredibly small plastic particles, less than 1 micrometer wide. That is far smaller than the width of a human hair. They form as larger plastics break down over time and can enter the body through food, water, and possibly the air we breathe. Because they are so tiny, scientists worry they may cross the intestinal barrier and accumulate in organs such as the kidneys and brain. Research into what they do inside the body is still young, but the concern is growing. The team focused on a kimchi-derived bacterium called Leuconostoc mesenteroides CBA3656. In lab tests, it attached strongly to polystyrene nanoplastics. Under normal lab conditions, it bound to 87% of the particles. The more interesting result came when the researchers tested it under conditions meant to mimic the human intestine. Another reference strain dropped to just 3% binding efficiency. But the kimchi bacterium still held onto 57% of the nanoplastics. Then came the mouse study. Germ-free mice given the kimchi-derived probiotic excreted more than twice as many nanoplastics in their f***s compared with mice that did not receive it. That suggests the bacterium may help trap plastic particles in the gut and es**rt them out before they build up elsewhere. This does not mean eating kimchi is a proven way to detox microplastics in humans. The research is still early, and the strongest evidence so far comes from lab tests and mice.

Nanoplastics (NPs) are increasingly prevalent in ecosystems and human food chains and pose potential health risks, necessitating effective removal str…

06/03/2026

Today starts the 10 day countdown to the 3rd Annual Plymouth Pickle & Fermentation Festival.

Confirmed vendors include: Edible SEMA, The Pretentious Pickle Company, IndieFerments, Plymouth Bay Winery, Cavacava Ice Cream and Sorbet, Al's Backwood Berries Company, Hidden Hollow Soaps, Crazy Uncle Red's, Suenos Chocolates, Florence Street Foods, Maggie's Pierogies, Johnny B's Rockin' Doughnuts, Og's Kimchi, Lost Art Cultured Foods, Tom the Pizza Guy, Bokashi Anaerobic Composting, and Black Feather Horse Rescue (nonprofit). Invited vendors (TBD) include Jim's Organic Coffee, Buzz'd Meadery, Great Hill Blue Cheese, and Burke's Hot Sauce. Activities/Demonstrations include Bokashi Composting, Make-Your-Own Sauerkraut, Homebrew Demo, Culture Swap, and Science/Sensory Lab.

Watch this page for more updates as we get closer to the event date.

05/30/2026

Live music at the Plymouth Pickle & Fermentation Festival, June 13th. From 1:30-3:00 pm, Tall Richard and Darren will be playing playing blues and Americana music. From 4:00-7:00 pm, Dennis James & the Beyond will be entertaining the crowd with a high-energy mix of rockabilly, country, jump blues, and "jazzabilly". Come on out and enjoy the day.

05/25/2026

The festival workshops have been scheduled and include:

(1) Coffee Cupping (1030 am -noon)
(2) Cheese 101 (1230-2 pm)
(3) Fermented Pickles (230-4 pm)

Registration information for these workshops can be found in the Events section of this FB page and on the IndieFerm website at www.independentfermentations.com/events

05/05/2026

It's right around the corner!

05/03/2026

Interested in making your own Kombucha? We'll have the supplies for sale at the festival!

Learn how to make kombucha at home with this simple step-by-step recipe. Tips for beginners, fermentation basics, and flavor ideas included.

02/28/2026

Continuing on with our Fermented Food Series, we are holding a hands-on kimchi making class on Saturday, Mar 7th starting at 1 pm. This is a popular class and there are only a few seats left. Details are provided in the post photo.