Teatulia Bangladesh Trip By Barbara Wildhaber, BWild Kombucha Our trip to Bangladesh to visit the Teatulia tea garden was truly amazing! This trip allowed us to witness firsthand the amount of care and detail that goes into the whole process of making their teas. From visiting their nursery where they grow starts from […]
Jo Kempton, Happy Belly Ferments, New Zealand Q: When did you first discover kombucha? 7 years ago I was introduced to kombucha and water kefir by a specialist who was helping my special needs son with his health. Probiotics were recommended as important to improve his gut health and in turn his behaviour, physical […]
Distribution Guide for Commercial Kombucha Presented By: Danny Metcalf, Brew Dr. Kombucha Danny Metcalf is the Director of Business Operations at Brew Dr Kombucha. His primary focus is scaling the fast growing organization in line with the company’s sustainability initiatives. He was responsible for orchestrating B Corp certification at Brew Dr and continues to oversee […]
Michelle Leclair, Wolseley Kombucha, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Q: When did you first discover kombucha? I first discovered kombucha while I was in Hawaii attending Wanderlust Yoga Festival back in 2015. I suffered from a lot of digestive issues, and kombucha made me feel so good that I was determined to learn to brew for myself. […]
What is Proposition 65? The Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act was approved by California voters in 1986 and is known today as Proposition 65 and requires the State of California to publish a list of chemicals and substances known to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm. Proposition 65 is administered […]
Dr. Peter Barrett, The Bucha’s Dog, Belfast, United Kingdom Q: When did you first discover kombucha? I first discovered kombucha around six years ago. I read about it before I ever saw or tasted it. It motivated me to source a scoby online and the first kombucha I ever tasted was my own. It was […]
Nathan Heerspink, New Holland Brewing, Holland, MI, USA Q: When did you first discover kombucha? Back in ’06 my neighbor (who was a little old babushka) gave me a strain of kefir grain that she brought from the old country. After my first batch of successful kefir, I was hooked on anything fermented. I started […]
Gayle Hartwick, SeaBucha Kombucha, Crescent City, CA, USA Q: When did you first discover kombucha? I first tasted Kombucha made by a friend sometime in the late 1990’s, but at that time I was a Kefir devotee and was not impressed with the vinegary taste of her kombucha. Several years later, I was given a […]
At Kombucha Summit 2019, Hannah Crum, President & Chairman of the Board Kombucha Brewers International (KBI), talks about the journey of how KBI came into being, its achievements in just 5 short years and what the future holds for the Kombucha industry. Don’t miss the Kombucha Summitt interview with Hannah, where she discusses her […]
Alexis De Leon, Lazy Beach Brewing, Corpus Christi, TX, USA Q: When did you first discover kombucha? It was 2015, and I was living in Alaska when a friend asked if I wanted to try their Kombucha. They opened their pantry to reveal these giant glass mason jars of funky stuff floating in them. While […]