An interest in health inspired many female owners of local fermented food and beverage businesses.
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An interest in health inspired many female owners of local fermented food and beverage businesses.
Smiling Hara begins Hempeh distribution, Moose Café celebrates its first year in Hendersonville, Marc Williams does a class on DIY fermented beverages and Foothills Meats offers a workshop on the nutrition of animal-based protein.