our wild ride

leading the wild fermentation revival in NZ since 2017

• About Us

We didn’t set out to build a fermentation company.
We set out to bring food back to life.

Somewhere along the way, food changed—
faster, more processed, longer lasting.
But it lost something essential: its life.
The microbes. The diversity. The connection to the land. And our gut feels it.

We’re Kelli and Jen, childhood friends brought back together by a shared pull toward fermentation.

To us, it’s about reconnection - to the land, to ancestral ways, to food that feels alive. And it’s about restoration - the quiet power of living foods to support and rebalance the body in a modern world.

The Wild Fermentary is our way to reconnect, restore, and bring food back to life. We handcraft award‑winning kraut, kimchi, and kefir soda in small batches. Alive with microbes. Layered with wild botanicals. Made with time, care, and intention.

At The Wild Fermentary, we believe food should be alive—just as it is in nature. That the smallest organisms can create the biggest change. And that restoring diversity to the gut reconnects us to where we come from.

We’re on a journey to bring food back to life - and we’d love you to be part of it.

wild fermentation

We champion traditional wild fermentation as a living, breathing process — honouring ancient food wisdom while crafting ferments for modern life.

foraged connection

We forage from the land around us — calendula, nettle, nasturtium, pūhā — reconnecting food to place, season, and story.

earth-led values

Guided by earth care, people care, and fair share, because how food is made matters.

community & conversation

From our Clevedon Fermentary to farmers markets and shared tables, we love talking fermentation and inviting others to join the revival.

We’re Kelli and Jen, childhood friends brought back together by a shared pull toward fermentation.

To us, it’s about reconnection - to the land, to ancestral ways, to food that feels alive. And it’s about restoration - the quiet power of living foods to support and rebalance the body in a modern world.

The Wild Fermentary is our way to reconnect, restore, and bring food back to life. We handcraft award‑winning kraut, kimchi, and kefir soda in small batches. Alive with microbes. Layered with wild botanicals. Made with time, care, and intention.

At The Wild Fermentary, we believe food should be alive—just as it is in nature. That the smallest organisms can create the biggest change. And that restoring diversity to the gut reconnects us to where we come from.

We’re on a journey to bring food back to life - and we’d love you to be part of it.

wild fermentation

We champion traditional wild fermentation as a living, breathing process — honouring ancient food wisdom while crafting ferments for modern life.

foraged connection

We forage from the land around us — calendula, nettle, nasturtium, pūhā — reconnecting food to place, season, and story.

earth-led values

Guided by earth care, people care, and fair share, because how food is made matters.

community & conversation

From our Clevedon Fermentary to farmers markets and shared tables, we love talking fermentation and inviting others to join the revival.