Join Rachel de Thample to make immune boosting ferments, perfect for every season and especially the upcoming winter, including sauerkraut made with local vegetables and miso made with Hodmedod pulses.

Rachel's latest book 'Winter Wellness' is all about the foods and recipes you need to boost your system and keep you healthy in the colder months and this masterclass will be based on this masterpiece of food and wellness. We'll provide you with everything you need to make these tasty recipes and take them home with you at the end.

Rachel de Thample is an award-winning author who has worked in food, health and sustainability for more than 20 years. She teaches fermentation and seasonal nutrition courses at River Cottage in the United Kingdom. She served as Course Director of the College of Naturopathic Medicine’s Natural Chef diploma course, was the Head of Food for the British organic retailer Abel & Cole and Commissioning Editor of Waitrose Food Illustrated. She’s written six books including Tonics & Teas, River Cottage Fermentation Handbook, which won a Guild of Food Writer’s Award. Her latest book is Winter Wellness, hailed as ‘a remarkable addition to the world of cookbooks’ by René Redzepi, chef and co-owner of noma. She’s also studied sustainable food systems at University College London and was instrumental in setting up an award-winning food market in London.

All Masterclass participants will receive a free apron to take home, plus anything they make during the class will be packaged to take away.

Please note that you must purchase a ticket to the Festival as well as your Masterclass ticket.