Top 40 Fermentation Influencers in 2026

1. Johnny Kyunghwo Sheldrick

Bio Food 🍜, Fermentation🫙, Korea 🇰🇷
*****@night.co
📍UK - Korea Instagram Handle @johnnykyunghwo Instagram Followers 1.1M Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact Request 217 Fermentation Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Kirsten Kaminski

Bio 🍊 uncomplicate health - back to basics
🍵 home cooking • ferments • slow rituals
💌 *****@undercurrent.net | LA
🌞 join the “healthy habits” newsletter Instagram Handle @kirstykaminski Instagram Followers 723.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +9% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

3. Sam Cooper

Bio Author, fermenter & gardener
Recipes, essays & fermentation guides
The Black Butter Club & my books ⬇️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @chef.sam.black Instagram Followers 651.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +11% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

4. Kaitlynn Fenley

Bio I’m a food microbiologist teaching people how to ferment foods & drinks for gut health.
& I love to cook with ferments.
↓ courses & recipes *****@cultured.guru Instagram Handle @cultured.guru Instagram Followers 492.8K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

5. David Levitsky

Bio 🧠 Gut Reset First. Fermentation Always.
🥒 Bold Jars. Real Flavor. No Fads.
📦 2 Step | 33 Flavors | 1 Proven Method
👇 Grab Your Reset + Ferment *****@dishbydavid.com Instagram Handle @dish.by.david Instagram Followers 385.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +51% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

6. Olivia Robertson-Moe

Bio 🍳Easy, nutrient-dense recipes
☀️Tips to heal your gut & hormones naturally
👇Weekly meal prep guides 🥩🍳 *****@revolveprimalhealth.com Instagram Handle @revolveprimalhealth Instagram Followers 369.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

7. David Zilber

Bio Chef, Fermenter, Food Scientist @novonesis, Bestselling Author of The Noma Guide to Fermentation, Judge on Top Chef CA, Photos @d_c_j_z. Stay Curious! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @david_zilber Instagram Followers 144.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

8. Pascal Baudar

Bio Wild Food Artist - Author - Traditional Food Preservation & Fermentation - Invasivore Cuisine. Also check my pottery @wildcraftedceramics Instagram Handle @pascalbaudar Instagram Followers 122.7K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

9. Kenji Morimoto

Bio home cook in a third culture kitchen
📕FERMENT: a cookbook📕out now🫧🦠
🇯🇵 🇺🇸 📍 🇬🇧 🇻🇳 | 日系四世の生き方
*****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @kenjcooks Instagram Followers 119.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

10. Sandor Ellix Katz

Bio Fermentation Revivalist. Author of: Wild Fermentation; The Art of Fermentation; Fermentation as Metaphor; Fermentation Journeys; and other books. *****@wildfermentation.com Instagram Handle @sandorkraut Instagram Followers 94.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

11. Christopher Adams

Bio Solarpunk Revolutionary
Fermentation-Cooking-Foraging-Herbalism-Hiking-Brewing-Nutrition-Camping
BS Nutrition/Food Science
MS Nutrition Instagram Handle @the_foragers_hearth Instagram Followers 80.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

12. Ashley Adamant

Bio 👩‍🌾 Ashley | Practical Self Reliance
🌱Gardening 🏠Off-Grid Living 🌹Herbalism
🌿Foraging 🥫Preserving 🍺Fermenting
⬇LINKS TO MY BLOG⬇ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @practicalselfreliance Instagram Followers 79.1K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

13. Rose Maia

Bio Kombucheira desde 1995 🤩
Curso Kombucha 100% 👇 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @rosemaiakombucha Instagram Followers 78.9K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

14. Janice Clyne

Bio 🫶🏻creator of The Wellness Hub community
💚wise old sage, aging well and loving life
🌱fermenting, foraging, foodie
👩🏻‍🍳gut health guru & kitchen witch *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @benourishedbynature Instagram Followers 54.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +11% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

15. Kirsten K. Shockey

Bio Author | Writer | Educator | Speaker
Life fueled by ferments.
Co-author of 5 fermenty 📚
Co-founder @thefermentationschool *****@ferment.works Instagram Handle @kirstenkshockey Instagram Followers 43.2K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

16. Donna Schwenk

Bio ✨ Probiotic recipes that work
🦠 Helping you heal your gut with cultured foods
👇🏼Free guides + starter cultures
💫Transform your health from inside out *****@culturedfoodlife.com Instagram Handle @culturedfoodlife Instagram Followers 31.9K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

17. Paul Albert

Bio Natural Fermentation Artisan 🌾🧀🍞
Teacher at @la_source_ecole
Chef at @reverieforever
Bread | Cheeses & other ferments | Consultings & Workshops *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @paul.fermentation Instagram Followers 20.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +11% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

18. Johnny Drain

Bio ▫️My book @AdventuresinFermentation out now ⬇️
▫️The Walter White of flavour + ferments
▫️Co-founder @winwinchoc @thisismold mag @augmentedfoodstudio *****@drjohnnydrain.com Instagram Handle @drjohnnydrain Instagram Followers 19.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

19. Margot

Bio FERMentatieworkshops | dutch koji& miso makery | plantbased | vegan ferments | Fermentation tools | foodphotography | Dutch with Polish (beet)
roots *****@fermfermentatie.nl Instagram Handle @fermfermentatie Instagram Followers 15.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

20. Rachel de Thample

Bio Award-winning author. Traveller.
Fermenter. Forager. Gut Health. Wellness
Courses @rivercottagehq, London + beyond
Link below for upcoming workshops Instagram Handle @dethample Instagram Followers 13.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

21. Elena Deminska

Bio COMMERCIAL FERMENTATION
SPECIALIST / FOUNDER @fermary.uk
BRANDS, RETAIL, COMMUNITY @_f_o_o_d_for_g_o_o_d_
FROM FOOD TO FREQUENCY @elena_deminska *****@icloud.com Instagram Handle @elenademinska_ Instagram Followers 12.5K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

22. Holly Davis

Bio Teaching, writing, advocating wholefoods for over 40 years.
⬇️ The Art of Sourdough Baking Course begins June 7 available now see details *****@foodbyhollydavis.com Instagram Handle @hollydaviswholefood Instagram Followers 11.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

23. Alberto

Bio Gaditano en Madrid.
Antes hacía vídeos de recetas.
Ahora tengo otras prioridades.
Consciente, privilegiado y afortunado ❤️ @atunizate *****@migahome.com Instagram Handle @migahome_ Instagram Followers 6.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

24. Julia Skinner

Bio Food writer, historian, fermenter, everyday magic maker, PhD in LIS. Founder @rootkitchens @yourrootsandbranches @culinary.curiosity.school
Cork/ATL *****@lisaekus.com Instagram Handle @bookishjulia Instagram Followers 4.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +19% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

25. Karen Wang Diggs

Bio Gluten-free and fermentation recipes.
Tea + books to inspire your day, and calm your mind.
⬇️click link for recipes and more…⬇️ *****@kareniscooking.com Instagram Handle @kareniscooking Instagram Followers 2.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

26. Liz Crain

Bio 📚🔪Author
Out now! #cravecooknourish 🌈
Also #dumplingsequallove 🥟
@pdxfermentfest cofounder / lizcrain.com Instagram Handle @lizcrainpdx Instagram Followers 2.1K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

27. Candace Coughlan

Bio ✨Health Coach🫶Fermentation Enthusiast🌿Urban Homesteader👩‍🌾Holistic Wellness 🔅Low-Tox Living 🍽️ Food as Medicine🐓Backyard Chickens🌏Sustainable Living👇 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @candacecoughlan Instagram Followers 1.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

28. Barbara's ferments

Bio Wild fermentation and food in Berlin, Germany 🥕
Die köstliche Welt der Fermente. Regionale, saisonale Produkte 🥬
@slowfooddeutschland Instagram Handle @barbaras_ferments Instagram Followers 1.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

29. Nate Dubuc

Bio • 🌺🌎🌊🫙🦠• RI ➰ SC 〰️ USVI ➿ RI •
• Food Preservation & Fermentation • Instagram Handle @nate_dubuc Instagram Followers 1.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

30. Liz Sullivan

Bio 🎥 YouTuber
🍺 Brewmaster/Owner of Kombucha Bliss
⚠️ SCOBY Sales www.kombucha-bliss.com
🔎 DM me with SCOBY photos - is it Mold *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @kombucha_bliss Instagram Followers 1K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

31. Hadar Iron

Bio Ceramic art studio. Wood-ash glazes from PNW forests. Clay and fire remembering the trees. *****@inferment.com Instagram Handle @in_ferment Instagram Followers 1K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

32. Anna Drozdova

Bio FERMENTATION educator
My approach is simple, healthy & delicious.
Your cheap probiotics are here!
Start with free recipe 👇 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @annadrozdova_ferment_en Instagram Followers 720 Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

33. Ursa

Bio 🏡Sharing our Australian homestead life
🥗Fermenting, Cooking, and Preserving
🌿Herbalism and Gardening
♻️Biodynamic & Regenerative Farming *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @homegrowing_family Instagram Followers 97.4K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

34. Yoshua Greenfield

Bio Educational homestead in North Boulder. Learn from the land, live from the moment. Weekly in person classes: sourdough, fermentation, cheese and more *****@ajarose.love Instagram Handle @brothersgreen Instagram Followers 37.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

35. Katalin kocsis

Bio Just. Keep. Pushing. Boundaries. *****@hotmail.com Instagram Handle @k.kocsis Instagram Followers 1.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

36. Theo Pavloudis

Bio .
Chillies 🌶️
Sweet potatoes 🍠
Berries 🫐
Fermentations 🧯
Vinegars 🍏
Computational physics 🖥️
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Kalamaria/Vourvourou 🇬🇷 Instagram Handle @thodoris_pavloudis Instagram Followers 1.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

37. Holly Howe

Bio Fermentation Teacher | Course Creator | Author
Use the art of fermentation to safely transform everyday veggies into flavorful, gut-healing superfoods *****@makesauerkraut.com Instagram Handle @makesauerkraut Instagram Followers 1K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact