Olivia Johnson started her small-batch kimchi and sauerkraut business Wild Child Ferments a year ago.
But it was about 10 years ago where she first came across fermented foods while living out of tents on a vineyard in Vancouver.
She now makes her ferments living on a farm with her husband and toddler in Greta Valley, in North Canterbury.
She now has eight different sauerkrauts and two kimchis - including a combination jar, the 'krauchi'.
She usually plies her wares at the Amberley Farmers Market as well as a couple of retail stores in Canterbury.
Earlier this year Olivia was named Emerging Business Champion at the 2024 Outstanding Food Producer Awards.
Photo: Supplied by Olivia Johnson
