Workshop Dates Coming Soon

This workshop is scheduled based on interest. Secure your spot, and we’ll contact you to confirm dates once the session is ready to proceed. By purchasing, you’re securing priority access. Dates will be confirmed via email once scheduling is finalised.

Important Booking & Workshop Notes

To ensure every participant receives the highest quality experience—including a thoughtfully prepared sensory tasting session and the use of fresh, biodynamic organic ingredients—all bookings require a minimum of 5 days’ advance notice. This allows us sufficient time to finalize preparations and logistics.

 

Learn to Craft Probiotic Herbal Tonics for Immunity & Resilience — S$108

In a world saturated with chemical-laden, high-sugar beverages that cause inflammation and imbalance within our bodies, the path to true well-being begins with reclaiming control over what we consume. At only S$108, step into a hands-on, 2 hour immersive experience designed to equip you with the timeless wisdom of traditional food preservation. This workshop guides you in making a herbal fermented beverage while connecting more closely with nature, boosting your immunity, cultivating self-reliance, and empowering you to take control of your own health and well-being.

You'll create your own unique, living probiotic-rich tonic by harnessing the power of medicinal plants and beneficial microbes. We'll show you how to transform simple ingredients into powerful, delicious drinks that seriously boost your gut health. Plus, you'll discover how to use bacteria and yeasts to extend the life of seasonal fruits, letting you craft incredible flavours to enjoy all year long!

 

Your Workshop Experience Includes

• A curated flight of three living drinks to awaken your palate and spark inspiration for a truly robust home bar. Each flight is seasonal and ever-evolving, guided by ingredient availability and creative exploration.
  
  Previous living drink tastings have included: osmanthus oat kvass, tepache, herbal cola, pine needle tonic, and basil water kefir. These are examples only, offered to illustrate the range and creativity of what may be explored during the workshop.
  
  
• A fermentation starter kit, including your own 500ml glass vessel of probiotic-rich Wild Cultured Herbal Tonic, ready to ferment and transform at home.
  
  
• A seasonal herb blend by Amanita Apothecary, crafted for home enjoyment—ideal for soothing rituals, tea brewing, or as a gentle entry point into fermentation.

Sweet Deal for Two: Share the Joy of Crafting Herbal Elixirs!

Bring a friend to our workshop, and both you and your friend will receive a 10% discount on your workshop prices. 

 

Hosted by Living Earth Academy, with Sheila Yang as your dedicated facilitator.   

At Living Earth Academy, our mission is to reconnect people with nature, ancestry, and intuition through immersive and healing experiences. We aim to empower you on your journey to sustainable and healthy living by utilizing storytelling, cultural food education, and a zero-waste approach to whole-plant use.

Our academy is committed to the development of knowledge and skills, offering life experiences that encourage lifelong learning and practical application in everyday life. We also aim to foster a community of like-minded individuals—builders, creators, and crafters—under the umbrella of topics that include herbalism and fermentation, plant medicine, food preservation, intuitive cooking, living soil, food & drinks, and community building. Join us in our revolution!

What Makes This Workshop Essential for Modern Times?

We believe in providing an unparalleled learning experience that goes beyond the superficial. Your S$108 workshop fee is an investment in your well-being and healing, including:    

Premium Ingredients & Community Efforts

We proudly feature high-quality raw organic sugar and (as much as possible) organic ingredients as the foundation for your brews, ensuring a wholesome product. We strategically incorporate medicinal herbs like Mugwort, Ulam Raja, and Elderberry to craft truly unique and beneficial beverages. We collaborate with trusted local partners to bring you the freshest, organic produce possible, while also highlighting critical community-building efforts. Our focus is on enhancing nutrients for maximum bioabsorption, ensuring your body can truly utilize the goodness you create.

 

Dedicated Support Group

Every participant gains exclusive access to an official WhatsApp (or Telegram) group chat. This is your essential hub for all workshop-related updates, notes, and a vibrant space for ongoing support and sharing your journey of fermenting and self-reliance.

Comprehensive Pre-Workshop Notes

Receive a detailed digital guide before the workshop. This document covers objectives, logistics, administrative details, and even optional in-depth reading for those keen to explore the technical side of fermentation and its role in survival.

Dedicated Online Q&A Page

A unique platform to post your questions before we meet, ensuring we address common queries efficiently and maximize our hands-on time. We will provide practical tips and insights from a personal journey of food independence, guidance on non-toxic living, and essential kitchen hacks for a truly sustainable life.

Sensory Tasting Session: Rewild Your Palate

Experience a curated tasting of various living cultured beverages, exploring diverse flavors and inspiring your unique creations. You'll learn to discern the nuances of properly cultured foods versus those that merely ferment, distinguishing between vitality and potential drawbacks. Each participant will also receive a flight of herbal tonics as a delicious snack.

Extensive Post-Workshop Notes

Your comprehensive guide summarizing key learnings, packed with additional recipes and valuable resources to deepen your understanding of food preservation techniques and support your food-conscious living path.

Mastering Potent Probiotic-rich Tonics

Gain the deep knowledge and unwavering confidence to cultivate wild yeasts and make your own delicious probiotic-rich herbal tonics from scratch with basic ingredients. Understand the profound philosophy behind healthy living and how to integrate gut-healthy, immunity-boosting beverages into your daily lifestyle. Discover how these timeless techniques enable you to store food for longer periods and significantly enhance its medicinal and health benefits.

In this hands-on, all-sensory interactive workshop, you'll master the basics to wild fermentation techniques, covering fundamentals such as equipment, safety handling, and a zero-waste approach, as well as essential tips and tricks for a successful and flavorful ferment. We'll also cover warnings and cautions to achieve the best results. You'll learn the basic rules to follow, tips on various types of sugar used, what to avoid that can inhibit fermentation, and how to use different medicinal herbs and spices in your ferments.

By the end of the workshop, you will learn how to transform bountiful seasonal fresh fruits, or fresh garden herbs into a tasty fermented beverage that is also long-lasting in the fridge, adds complexity of flavours and depth, and provides increased bioabsorption of nutrients and nature-occurring probiotics into your gut.

Your Own Living Brew to Take Home

Beyond invaluable knowledge, you will bring home one 500ml bottle of your freshly made Probiotic-rich Herbal Tonic, ready to culture and become a cornerstone of your vibrant health.

Exclusive Product Discount

Enjoy 10% off The Amanita Collective products on the day of the workshop (please bring your own bag).  

The Cultured Club Invitation  

As a workshop participant, you're invited to join our exclusive Cultured Club, where you can enjoy credits towards future workshops and special referral discounts, connecting with a community dedicated to a more self-reliant and healthy existence.

 

Voices from The Cultured Club 

"Sheila is warm and inviting and I absolutely find the class highly creative, informative and interesting!" - Sijin

"Sheila is really passionate about sharing her knowledge with us. She was thorough & very patient in explaining how the fermentation process works. The workshop was well-thought-out & well-paced & I enjoyed every step of the way. Even the incorporation of the herbal garden tour was a great idea & to see how natural organic compost can be derived in a chicken coop that did not stink at all. Kudos! Thank you, Sheila" - Carol Sng

"Sheila's a great facilitator, passionate, engaging and knowledgeable. Her attention to detail ensures that everyone is catered to and no one is left behind." - Yong

"Sheila was very knowledgeable in her field of work and share interesting knowledge. The hands-on was engaging and fun!" - Kenneth

 

Workshop Details

Duration: Approximately 120 minutes

Location: This workshop will take place at a plot at City Sprouts Punggol (Singapore 828824). Participants will be notified in advance of any location changes for specific sessions. Wayfinding details will be sent to you once the workshop is confirmed.

Minimum Participants: Please note, a minimum of 10 participants is required for the workshop to commence. Invite your friends and let's get culturing!

Important Note: This workshop is a deep dive into creating Probiotic-rich Herbal Tonics using wild fermentation techniques. You'll learn how to cultivate wild yeasts and beneficial bacteria from garden or store-bought ingredients, without any harmful additives or chemicals. This knowledge can be a culinary skill, and it's a fundamental aspect of food as a means of nourishment and a step towards being less reliant on a system that has no interest in you learning these vital skills. You'll discover how to create medicinal Tonics, akin to traditional ferments like Tepache and Gingerale, that are low in harmful byproducts and rich with health-promoting qualities.        

 

Got Guts? Take Charge of Your Well-being

Spaces are limited to ensure a high-quality, personalized experience. 

Ready to join? Once you complete your purchase, we will reach out within three days via email to send you a registration questionnaire. This short questionnaire helps us learn a little about your interests, experience level, and any dietary restrictions to ensure the best possible workshop experience for you.

On the Day: All necessary workshop materials will be provided, so you just need to bring clean fingernails and your wonderful presence! We look forward to fermenting with you.

Workshop Minimums & Cancellations

Our 'Medicinal Plants in Fermentation: Wild Cultures Herbal Tonic' workshop requires a minimum of 10 participants to proceed. A decision regarding the commencement of the workshop will be made five days prior to the scheduled workshop date. If the minimum enrollment is not met, the workshop will be cancelled or rescheduled. In such an event, participants will be notified via email and WhatsApp (or Telegram). You will be offered a choice of:    

1. A full refund of your workshop fee, OR
2. Transferring your registration to a rescheduled date or a future workshop.

Please note that The Amanita Collective is not responsible for any incidental costs incurred by participants, such as travel or accommodation, in the event of a workshop cancellation.  

 

Payment & Refunds

Your payment method will be authorized upon registration. Payment will be captured once the workshop is confirmed to proceed (i.e., when minimum participant numbers are met). If the workshop is cancelled due to insufficient enrollment before payment capture, your authorization will be voided, and no charge will be made. For any refunds processed, please note that, while you will receive the full amount paid, the original credit card processing fee charged by the payment gateway is non-refundable, as per industry standards.