Looking for a simple and effective way to clean your hardwood floors? Black tea makes the ideal natural cleaner! DIY Black Tea Wood Floor Cleaner Why Black Tea? Black tea contains polyphenolic compounds that inhibit microbial growth. Also, the tannins found in black tea add a subtle sheen to your hardwood floor. Black tea is…
How to Make Kombucha
Kombucha is a healthy probiotic beverage that is both refreshing and easy to make! Kombucha is a fermented, probiotic, naturally carbonated tea, combining sweetened tea with a “mushroom” consisting of active cultures of yeast and bacteria. This mushroom is better known as a SCOBY or Symbiotic Colony of Bacteria and Yeast. You can purchase a…
Top 12 Unique Natural Gifts
What do you get the natural living enthusiast who has everything? What about the mom who shops organic and eats real food? Maybe you’re an avid health blogger and looking for new ideas! Top 12 Unique Natural Gifts 1. Binchotan Charcoal Sticks Binchotan charcoal is formed using an ancient method of wood burning and rapid…
10 Alternative Uses for Kombucha
Once you start making kombucha, you’ll find yourself with more than you need. Or it goes too long and turns to vinegar. What can you do besides throw the excess away? 10 Alternative Uses for Kombucha FOOD I find that I can easily substitute kombucha for whey in virtually any fermented food recipe. 1. Sourdough…
Continuous Brew Kombucha
Whether it’s batch brewing or continuous brewing I love the process of making kombucha. Batch brewing involves a SCOBY, a starter and sweetened tea. Brew for 7-10 days or so, then strain and enjoy. With continuous brewing, there is no straining. Drink 25 -50% of the container and then refill. It’s as simple as that!…
