Fermentation Fest is a 10-day celebration of farming, food, and art in Reedsburg, and Sauk County, Wisconsin.
It was established in 2010 based on a Smithsonian Institution travelling exhibit titled "Key Ingredients: America by Food" and includes classes, the Farm/Art DTour, which is a self-guided driving tour on 50 miles of Wisconsin backroads including signposts, art installations, market stands and live performances.
Cheesemakers, beekeepers, composters, picklers, organic farmers, writers, and sculptors take part.
[1] Venues involved include the historic Beastro & Barley, Wormfarm Institute, and Harvest Park in Reedsburg, which features Ruminant, the Grand Masticator.
The event is run in conjunction with Sauk County's long-standing Fall Art Tour of art gallery exhibitions and the Mid-Continent Railway Museum's seven-mile Autumn Color Railroad Tour in the Baraboo Hills.