7237 Ella Rd. Sooke
BC.
Fermentation Workshops
- Bringing Culture and Nature together: Cultivating Biophilia
- Increasing the diversity of micro flora in our guts and bodies as a way to health
- Cultivating beneficial microbes like lactobacillus for multiple health benefits
- To preserve food and consume less energy, by boiling, cooking, refrigerating less
- Self-Empowerment, creating our own food culture and diversity vs. corporate monocultures
- Radical experimentation with Wild Lifeforms and Creative Culturing
- Epicurean Delights! Fermented foods and beverages are just plain delicious:
- Make your own probiotics
- Wildfood ferments
- Condiments such as hot sauce and mustard
- Sourdough breads, including gluten free
- Sprouting and rejuvlac
- Nut cheeses and dips
- Preserving foods for the winter
Location:
Elemental Collective
7237/7239 Ella Rd. Sooke.
5th driveway down Ella road on the left you will see white sign says Elemental Collective, drive down long driveway along blackberry bushes, parking is available. If there is not enough parking you can park along Ella road. Also there is a public bus stop only 5min walk away. When arriving come along to the back space on your right, we will have covered space.
About your Hosts;
Nature’s Chef, Tom Kral
Over 25 years of professional cooking experience and a bloodline of cooks has evolved Tom Kral into Nature’s Chef. From a child growing up in a Czech deli and spending time at the family cottage, camping and foraging played a important role of his life that developed a deep connection with nature. Following his passion for cooking it led him down a path of being trained by some of the worlds best chefs, then to owner of a renowned restaurant and catering business in bustling city of Toronto. After a chef burn out and a awakening he followed his heart west. His irresistible call for the wild lead him to settle in Sooke to steward the land of Elemental Collective. Tom share’s his culinary knowledge through private dining experiences, culinary adventures, workshops, retreats and also collaborates with other facilitators.
Dante Chicano, Elemental Academy
Dante has been on the Rewilding path since tasting the first gulp of fresh air in the countryside. He has followed the Wild Calling Westward for the last 25 years, dwelling in Nature, downloading messages directly from the Source. After a period of over ten years, he decided it was time to bring his learning directly to the people: Elemental medicine, plant and animal knowledge, Spirit Guides and Soul philosophy communicated to him are now shared lessons & teachings for everyone who has the ears to hear and the heart to receive.
Kaitlyn Irene Whitworth (special guest!)
Kaitlyn grew up on the wild west coast of this beautiful Island. From her earliest memories of making fermented berry soup and dandelion salad as a child, a deep love and respect for the earth and local flora has been intertwined with her growth and development. Now a mother herself, Kaitlyn is passionate about sharing her knowledge and experiences with others as a means of inspiring the next generation to care for the earth, and to be nurtured by its beauty and abundance.
Elemental Collective
The Elemental Collective seeks to create a harmonious culture of humans living in attunement with the natural community of plants, animals and elemental powers. Through offering nature education workshops, retreats & culinary events, art, healing, ceremony and celebratory events we strive to inspire further generations of land stewards and community co-operatives by sharing the knowledge needed to sustain and thrive as human beings. Honoring all life forces & fostering a deeper commitment with the Earth, we attend to the interwoven threads of personal, community and bioregional relationships. By forming a Co-operative we are bringing together the diverse gifts, knowledge and experience of our team, the Elemental Guardians, to purchase the land we are living on, in order to bring a much needed alternative project of ‘doing business differently’ than most of the current models that are in crisis. It is a visionary task, and there are countless challenges to surmount, but the steadfast hearts of our fellowship are up for the adventure!
https://elementalcollective.ca
We endeavour to honour the land and its people by strengthening our relationship and responsibilities to the land. We acknowledge that we live and work on unceded Coast Salish Territories.
Let’s gather and celebrate the richness of this human experience together!