Brace yourselves for these fizzy, buzzy, sodas. Gather the family and join us to learn how to make your own fizzy herbal sodas, talk about the science behind them, and why they are good for you!

Materials List -

Fermented Herbal Sodas Workshop Ingredients

• 6-8inches ginger root
• 1 lemon
• optional : 2-3 pieces turmeric root
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 pint jar
• 1 gallon glass jar or 2 half gallon glass jars
• Stock pot

Cheryl Paswater,  Chief Fermentationist & CEO

Cheryl Paswater is the Chief Fermentationist and owner of Contraband Ferments as well as an educator, health coach, functional medicine student, sous chef, artist, and writer. She co-organizes the NYC Fermentation Festival, and is an organizer of the NYC Ferments Meetup. She has been a contributing writer for Edible Magazine as well as a contributor to the book "Miso, Tempeh, Natto" and is currently working on her first book on fermentation due out sometime in the near-not so near future. You can find her teaching workshops and speaking on fermentation and health at in person workshops, online classes, and at festivals both regionally and internationally. She splits her time living in Brooklyn, NY and Richmond, VA with her partner, cat named Koji (which means "moldy rice") and all of her cultures as pets (aka: bacteria, yeast, and mold).