Cultured Awareness

03/16/2026

A new batch of Beet Kvass is available now at Tom's Natural Foods Co-op! Always made by hand in small batches, quantities are limited so come and get ‘em before they’re gone! 🫜

01/20/2026

‘Tis the season: Fire Cider 🔥

Just made up a batch to submit for Scheduled Process testing. Can’t wait to have this as a regular Cultured Awareness product!!! 😄

01/15/2026

The next batch of fermented shiitake mushrooms is on its way! 🍄‍🟫

11/04/2025

Our Mild Kimchi is all jarred and ready to be sold this week at Tom's Natural Foods Co-op.

This batch came out GREAT! We don’t expect it to be on the cooler shelves long so get yourself some before it sells out!

10/31/2025

10/13/2025

Making up a batch of our Mild (vegan) Kimchi using napa cabbage from Kingfisher Farm. This spicy probiotic goodness will be available at Tom's Natural Foods Co-op in about a month.
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09/15/2025

It’s official, our little fermented food business Cultured Awareness was inspected and approved by Ag & Markets on Friday!

It’s been quite a long time in the making. John and I first met at an intensive fermentation workshop led by Sandor Ellix Katz back in 2014, where we fermented our love 😉🤓. We began fermenting vegetables together shortly after that but never got much into the business of it because our schedules were so busy. Once we opened the natural foods co-op though, it seemed like the perfect time to get back into it so we did (busy schedules or not).

While we don’t have a large variety of products yet, we are super excited to share what we have with the community. Right now, it’s fermented shiitake mushrooms, beet kvass, and red cabbage garlic kraut (mild kimchi coming soon). They are currently being sold at Tom's Natural Foods Co-op in Clinton, NY.

Sending a big THANK YOU to everyone who’s supported us in our fermentation journey, both past and present! ❤️

09/13/2025