Pickle Making Workshop + Q&A

Learn how to make your own pickles using seasonal ingredients!

2026 is the year of the cabbage according to Vogue and Pinterest! So we're here to teach you how make more than coleslaw –

Join our hands-on Pickles & Preserves Party at Nourished Communities Islington (N1), hosted by The Barefoot Planter and Nature Zine. 

We'll kickstart the event with a Q&A hosted by Louisa Minter-Kemp, founder of Nature Zine alongside panellist and zine contributors Chauntelle Lewis (The Barefoot Planter) and George Fredenham (Flavour Fred). Discussing Issue 2's theme 'Urban Food, Foraging + Farming'. Followed by an immersive pickle making workshop led by Chauntelle using seasonal ingredients. 

Event Details:

• Location: Nourished Communities N1
• Date & Duration: Sunday 8 March 2026 between 1pm to 3pm
• Welcome non-alcoholic drinks
• 45 min Q&A with Louisa, Chauntelle and George  
• 1.5 hr pickle making workshop
• Guest have the opportunity to buy Nature Zine 2  
• Guests must be 18+ 

Meet your hosts + panellists:

• Louisa Minter-Kemp - founder of Nature Zine, which passionately shares stories highlighting the intersection of urban life and nature, and author of Staying at Home, a book focused on slow travel in the UK.
  
• Chauntelle Lewis - founder of The Barefoot Planter delivers sustainably-led gardening workshops, cooking classes and dining experiences for communities, businesses and institutions. Providing a journey from seed sowing to garden-to-fork and a celebration of farm-to-table.
• George Fredenham - founder and professional forager of Flavour Fred. Former wild-food pub with 20 years experience in Wild Flavours in particular culinary uses, preservation, distilling and the history surrounding them.

Workshop Materials:

• We will provide jars and seasonal ingredients but feel free to bring your own too (these will need to be sterilized).

Additional gift for purchasing: 

• Nature Zine Issue 2 will be on sale during the event. 

Look forward to pickling and sipping with you soon on International Women's Day :) 

Please note that these tickets are non-refundable and we have a capacity of 15 people.