Our ferments are more than food, they’re a lifestyle and a community
Our Founder
Before Firefly Kitchens was even a hint of an idea, while I was raising my kids, I found myself on the path to becoming a nutritional therapist. Following my passion for food, cooking and wellness I made a life changing discovery during one of my courses. I stumbled upon a very small chapter highlighting the health benefits and disease prevention capabilities of fermented foods, specifically kraut! Discovering kraut and its medicinal probiotic power led to immediate at-home kraut making, endless recipe creations and 2 years later, the beginning of Firefly Kitchens.
Since then, I have made it my mission to produce fresh ferments packed with crunch, tang and zest, while showing folks all of the delicious ways that they can incorporate these extraordinary foods into their daily meals. I even decided to write a book about it! Fresh & Fermented (Sasquatch 2014), is a labor of love and full of recipes tested by friends and family of all ages (Thanks everyone!). Mac ‘n cheese, tuna salad, carrot cake and chocolate pudding — they’ve all been kraut-ified, and yes, they’re all delicious!
It’s been more than a decade now that we’ve been making and sharing these good foods and I am so grateful to be able to continue to share the probiotic possibilities and the gut healing power of kraut.
Cheers & Kraut!
Julie
Made with Love
Sustainability is a core piece of Firefly’s identity. This ethos permeates everything we do, from how we run our kitchen, how we sample and sell our product, to how we train our staff. We are proud to have received certification as an EnviroStars Partner in 2019. Follow this link to find out more about the EnviroStars Program and to find all of the businesses in Washington State who make up this inspiring, green business community.
We pack our products in glass jars - forever recyclable!
90% of our vegetable scraps are picked up by a local, pasture-raised heritage hog farm (Nature’s Last Stand)
Members of 1% Percent for the Planet since 2020
Certified EnviroStars Partner since 2019
We purchase vegetables from Organic farms, supporting Washington farmers almost exclusively during the fall season, because we believe that soil health is integral to a healthy planet.
“My life was forever changed by cabbage and kraut when I encountered fermented foods while studying for a nutritional therapy program. I was raised in Alaska and I’ve been passionate about health and whole food nutrition most of my life, but I had never heard about the incredible benefits of fermented foods.”
Julie O’Brien, Founder Firefly Kitchens
