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July 29, 2016Food Chain Radio Show #1065
Michael Olson, Author & Urban Farming Agriculturalist
Kombucha
The Bubbly Buggy Brew
Guest: Hannah Crum President, Kombucha Brewers International, Author: The Big Book of Kombucha
It is an interesting paradox: For a processed food to have shelf life, it must have no life. And so most of the packaged foods we eat are, essentially, dead.

Michael Olson Food Chain Radio – Can Kombucha cure what ails?
Then along comes this bubbly buggy brew called, among many other things, “kombucha.” I discovered this beverage one day when the refrigerator ran out of beer.
“What’s this?” I asked?
“Kombucha!” replied the daughter. “Its full of bugs. You’ll love it!”
Upon opening the bottle, I heard the gentle hissing of bubbles rushing to find their way free…. “Shhhhhhhhhhhhh!” The taste I found to be crisp, sweet, tart and incredibly refreshing.
The daughter has since moved on in life, but the refrigerator still contains her kombucha. She was right. I do love it. Still, I wonder…
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Tune in here, for the syndicated Food Chain Radio Show #1065 July 23, 2016 Saturday 9AM Pacific