Adam is an educator in the fields of fermentation, natural healing and nutrition and the author of a full length recipe book on fermentation: Fermenting Food Step-by-Step.  His style and technique are informed by his Egyptian descent, childhood in Saudi Arabia and background as an herbalist.

After receiving a B.S. in Environmental Science from U.C. Riverside in 2011 he went on to earn a M.S. in Human Nutrition at the University of Bridgeport, CT in 2016.

Along with the rest of his family, Adam started Yesfolk Tonics in 2017. Yesfolk is a community space and brewery specializing in kombucha.

Adam is a musician who plays and releases music under the name Abu Zeyn.