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Craft & Culture       Creations

Welcome! I'm MishaMichelle, the founder of Craft & Culture Creations, where we believe that food—when made with intention—can do more than just nourish. It can tell stories, reclaim culture, build community, and spark joy.

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​At Craft & Culture Creations, every jar, bottle, and grain of salt is an invitation—to taste, to listen, to connect, and to transform.

​A Seed Planted in a Kitchen

When I was seven years old, I stood on a chair in my mother’s kitchen, flipping through a German cookbook, determined to make pancakes. The ingredients had just arrived in a WIC food box—cheese, dehydrated potatoes, milk, and eggs. The sun streamed through the window, dancing on the green walls and silver faucet, and in that small moment, I felt something profound: the possibility that food could bring joy, create surprise, and offer care.

That memory has stayed with me. It’s what inspired Craft & Culture Creations—a cross-cultural food journey rooted in storytelling, flavor, and the belief that food can be both revolutionary and restorative.

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Why Fermentation?

Fermentation is transformation. It’s ancient, yet modern. It’s a practice found across cultures—preserving food, enhancing nutrition, and building flavor through natural processes of time and microbial magic.

At Craft & Culture, fermentation is also a metaphor. It's about taking raw, overlooked, or humble ingredients and turning them into something extraordinary. Just like people. Just like communities.

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Our Mission

Transforming Communities Through Revolutionary Food

We bring creativity and cultural storytelling to fermented foods, drinks, and smoked seasoning salts. We’re not just making kraut—we’re making conversation. We’re not just bottling beverages—we’re bottling joy, heritage, and innovation.

Our products are intentionally crafted to challenge what you expect from everyday foods:

  • Thick-Cut Fermented Krauts – At ¼ inch thick (not the USDA's 1/32"), our krauts offer real texture, bold flavor, and mouthfeel. This isn’t the limp stuff from the green can.

  • Hickory-Smoked Seasoning Salts – Made with real wood smoke, seasonal ingredients, and a commitment to depth of flavor.

  • Probiotic Fermented Beverages – Refreshing, healing, and unexpected—with seasonal variations.

  • Kraut Loud: The Podcast – QR codes on select products link to short audio stories, sharing the origins, creativity, and community behind each bite.​

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Join the Culture

We’re building more than a brand—we're building a movement. One jar, one workshop, one meal at a time.

Whether you're picking up a jar of kraut, sipping a fermented soda, sprinkling seasoning salt on your home-cooked meal, or tuning into Kraut Loud, you're part of a larger story—one that values local farms, sustainable practices, creative collaboration, and care for the community.

So what can you do?

  • Try Our Products – Available online, at community events, and through partner shops.

  • Attend a Workshop – Learn about fermentation, food sovereignty, and flavor.

  • Partner With Us – We collaborate with restaurants, community gardens, educators, and storytellers.

  • Share the Story – Because when you uplift food made with care, you help nourish a culture of connection.

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