Kombucha Kamp

Kombucha in Student’s Lunchbox Leads To Threats, Harassment & Bullying…From The Police & The Vice Principal

kkadmin — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:29:26 +0000

Ignorance about Kombucha is nothing new, even in the 21st century. We have been alienated from traditional, fermented foods by design because they are expensive to produce commercially and difficult to store in warehouses for weeks, therefore less profitable for...

Kombucha Flavoring Recipe: Turmeric the “Queen” of Spices

Hannah Crum — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:30:51 +0000

There’s a “new” rhizome on the block that is catching everyone’s attention – turmeric. As a native of South Asia, it has been cultivated as a spice and medicine for nearly 4000 years, which hardly qualifies it as “new.” However, just...

Kombucha Flavoring Recipe: Elderflowers

Hannah Crum — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:06:41 +0000

When summer is close at hand, the elderflowers go to blossom. Their characteristic creamy, honey-scented blooms have been boiled into a delicately flavored cordial since Roman times when Hippocrates expounded on its myriad uses. Termed “the medicine chest of the common people”,...

Top 5 Signs of a Healthy Kombucha Brew

Hannah Crum — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:30:33 +0000

Brewing Kombucha at home is a fun and easy process. Like most hobbies, the more you brew, the greater your skillset. However, to the newbie, the Kombucha brewing process can be fraught with uncertainty, mostly due to lack of information....

Lamb for Easter with a Kombucha Recipe: Herbed Kombucha Lamb Shanks

Hannah Crum — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:00:10 +0000

Lamb has a long history as a sacred food at this time of year and within Christian, Jew and pagan traditions, the lamb carries powerful symbolism. After a long, hard winter in which access to fresh foods were limited, the...

Kombucha Recipe: Kombucha Vinegar Dyed Easter Eggs with Natural Colorings

Hannah Crum — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:00:16 +0000

Spring is here! The Vernal Equinox – when the light of day and night are equally balanced – has shifted and the days are growing longer and brighter as we rush toward Summer. Since humans have had to live in...

St. Patrick’s Day Special: Kombucha Beer Round-up

Hannah Crum — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:36:39 +0000

Growing up in Chicago, we were all Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. While in Ireland it began as a religious holiday, in the U.S. there’s a whimsy to St. Patty’s that is unmatched throughout the year and it was originally...

Kombucha Flavoring Recipe: Blood Orange

Hannah Crum — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:49:56 +0000

During the late winter and early spring months, a special type of citrus begins showing up in the grocer’s aisle. While on the outside they may look like a regular orange with just a hint of blush, but once they...

Kombucha Recipe: Collard Greens with Bacon in Kombucha Broth

Hannah Crum — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:22:00 +0000

Few vegetables are more packed with vitamin-y goodness than leafy greens, especially the closely related and hearty Collard Greens and Kale. Varieties of naturally bitter Kale and sweeter, earthier Collards thrive year round, traditionally providing much needed freshly harvested nutrients...

Top 5 Uses for Kombucha Vinegar

Hannah Crum — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:45:42 +0000

“Kombucha Tastes Like Vinegar!” Have you heard this one before? While many first time drinkers say that Kombucha has a distinct vinegar-like flavor, the taste buds of long-time drinkers are often recalibrated to barely register the tartness of properly fermented Kombucha. However,...