Apply for membership! You can apply for membership by clicking on our STORE page. There you can choose the type of membership you desire. Membership tier descriptions are below.
About Membership
Fermenta has a four-tier membership structure:
A. Active Professionals: This includes women who are at least 21 years of age and who make an income from the craft beverage industry or who are owners/shareholders of an industry organization. For example, a craft beverage blogger who is paid for her blog advertisements, vendors who supply customers creating fermented beverages with products/supplies, brewers, owners of an organization creating fermented beverages, etc.
- Must be a female in order to hold a Professional Fermenta membership
- $30/year to be a member
- Can hold an Executive Board position
- Can vote on Executive Board decision if opened up to the group
- Can apply for Fermenta continuing education scholarships
B. Associate Members: This includes women who are at least 21 years of age and are active and/or interested in the industry but do not make an income from the industry. For example, homebrewers, etc..
- Must be a female in order to hold an Associate Fermenta membership
- $20/year for membership
- Cannot hold Executive Board position but can be on a Sub-Committee
- Cannot vote on Executive Board decision if opened up to the group
- Can apply for Fermenta continuing education scholarships
C. Supporting Member (New Membership Level): This includes women and men who are at least 21 years of age and are active or interested in the craft beverage industry and wish to support Fermenta’s initiatives.
- $15/year to be a member
- Can receive discounts at Fermenta events
- Cannot hold an Executive Board position
- Cannot vote on Executive Board decision if opened up to the group
- Cannot apply for Fermenta’s Continuing Education Scholarships
D. Corporate Member (New Membership Level): This includes companies and organizations who wish to support Fermenta in its educational and professional endeavors.
- $150/year to be a member
- Receives three Professional or Associate Fermenta memberships to disperse within their organization
- The company’s logo on the Fermenta’s website and recognition at monthly Fermenta events
- Cannot hold an Executive Board position
- Cannot vote on Executive Board decisions if opened up to the group
Why Be a Fermenta Member?
- $5 of Professional, Associate, or Supporting membership is donated to the Fermenta Scholarship Fund for continuing educational opportunities
- Promotion of their craft beverage-related businesses/projects
- Shadowing and short-term internship opportunities (coming soon)
- Scholarships for continuing education in diverse areas of the industry
- Networking opportunities to grow your professional network
- Discounts at monthly Fermenta events
Where do your membership dues go?
Fermenta is a non-profit. In addition to our scholarship fund, membership dues go towards the creation of and execution of monthly Fermenta events; this allows us to provide events for reasonable or no cost to members. Also, a percentage of membership dues and event proceeds go towards an educational fund. This fund provides scholarships to members for continuing education opportunities.
Funds may also be used to help spread the word about Fermenta in the form of business cards, t-shirts, etc.
NOTE: Starting August 23rd, 2015-2016, memberships WILL NOT be pro-rated. It will be a flat fee.