Brewing Kombucha..

We try to follow the diet set forth by the Weston A. Price Foundation in the cookbook Nourishing Traditions. Unfortunately, as good diets go, it can be expensive and difficult to follow. Right now in our life I can't be completely organic, it's just not locally available and monetarily feasible so we do the best we can. For what we grow, be it meat, milk or veggies, we stay organic.

Anyway, I've, after seven years of using NT as a guideline, discovered the wonders of Kombucha! You can buy it in places like Whole Foods under the brand: GT's. But it's super cheap to brew it at home! I have anywhere from 4-6 gallons batch brewing at a time. I just buy black and green teas and C&H Cane sugar. Most sugar is beet sugar which is GMO unless organic. We work pretty hard to keep GMOs out of our diet. Kombucha is about the only reason we have sugar around. To learn more about it's benefits and how to brew it visit Kombucha Kamp.

Why did I start brewing kombucha? Mainly for my 5yro DS. He has awful eczema that covers his entire body. He was born with it. I was pregnant with him during my Lupus healing crisis. By the end of the pregnancy I was glowing with health. But that's another story.
He drinks about 2-4oz. a day and it has made a remarkable difference in his eczema! I drink it because I crave it so I end up drinking 12-24oz a day. And everyone else just loves it! Soda pop is a poor substitute. The kombucha can be flavored with fruit juices or drank plain. It's yummy and fizzy with a nice sweet burn. And it gives a great energy boost! So give it a try!