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Fermentation workshop + a food waste basket, the gift that delights twice

CHF 220.00 CHF 175.00

The food waste combo, a clever gift that delights twice:

An exclusive 2.5-hour Ugly workshop on food waste and fermentation with Raphaël Gétaz (value CHF 150.00) + a vegetable and fruit Uglyfruits basket (value CHF 70.00).

Tired of gifts that end up at the back of a drawer?

This year, we’re teaming up with Raphaël from Les Jardins de Chivrageon to create the perfect food waste gift to extend the life of vegetables: learning to ferment them like a real chef!

Here’s how it works: with your basket, you get imperfect vegetables and Raphaël shows you how to transform them into kimchi, pickles, and other fermented delights. The result? Tasty jars that keep for months… and skills you’ll have for life.

Includes:

  • An exclusive 2.5-hour Ugly workshop on fermentation with Raphaël Gétaz, valued at CHF 150.00
  • An Uglyfruits credit of CHF 70.00 for a vegetable and fruit basket

Limited offer until December 31, 2025.

Order your gift set below

After your purchase, you’ll immediately receive the voucher for the workshop and for our baskets as a PDF by email. All you have to do is print it and gift it!

The recipient chooses their workshop date

The person receiving the gift set can book directly with us at [email protected], simply by providing their code and chosen date.

The recipient orders their basket

To use their credit, they just need to create an account (or log in if they’re an existing customer) on uglyfruits.ch and activate the voucher.

The exclusive workshop in detail

The art of fermentation, or how to tame bacteria

Food waste reduction and fermentation are pillars of Raphaël’s cooking, founder of Les Jardins de Chivrageon. This workshop is naturally the must-do experience in our world. Come discover the magic of bacteria on your plate!

In this introductory workshop, you’ll change your perspective on bacteria. The goal of this course is to teach you the basic knowledge needed to start preparing fermented foods at home.

Living things accompany us throughout this workshop, with vegetables and fruits from his own Gardens (Bio Bourgeon certified) but also with the bacteria they welcome into their preparations.

Topics covered in the workshop

  • The theoretical basics: what fermentation is, the different types of fermentation, hygiene, and necessary equipment
  • The benefits and advantages of fermentation: preservation, flavors, microbiome nutrients
  • The basics of lacto-fermentation (for example, sauerkraut or kimchi)
  • Recipes and how to make them your own: creativity, intuition, improvisation in cooking

The workshop lasts 2.5 hours and runs as follows:

  1. Introduction, explanation
  2. Cutting, preparation
  3. Meal including tasting of about fifteen ferments

You’ll leave with a small summary booklet and 2 jars of lacto-fermentation in progress

Raphaël and Les Jardins de Chivrageon

Les Jardins de Chivrageon, in Aubonne, is a micro-farm where more than 250 varieties of seasonal vegetables, plants, and fruits are grown according to natural farming principles.

Raphaël Gétaz, a chef trained at the Institut Paul Bocuse (Lyon) and then with Alain Passard at L’Arpège*** (Paris), wanted a cuisine deeply aligned with his values. In 2017, he created Les Jardins de Chivrageon and its table d’hôtes.

As a cook-market gardener, he adopts an ultra-local and circular approach, guided by the obvious: reducing food waste and letting nature speak. His vegetarian cuisine starts from the seed and accompanies each product to the plate, respecting its rhythm, flavor, and terroir.

Questions about the workshop?

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