When I first became a scout leader a few years ago, I was helping to run beavers. They are the younger scouts, and one night I ran a night where we were to make sauerkraut, it was fun but it was too much for most of them.
Now I'm with the scouts I thought it was time to try again. I ran a fermented food evening on Monday night with them and they all seemed to enjoy it (well as much as some teenagers will show you they enjoy anything).
It was a simple evening really, we made sauerkraut and fermented carrot sticks. I started the night off with a short talk about fermented food, why we do it, how long its been done for and what the benefits are. We also talked about food safety, washing hands, and the safe use of knives.
