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Shelley Sauter, Sunshine Blends Kombucha, Canada Q: When did you first discover kombucha? Our business partners Corey & Kim first tried it in 2016 at a local farmer’s market. They gave us a bottle and we loved it! Q: Why did you start your own kombucha company? We found our families really enjoyed kombucha and […]

Julie Morrell, Urbanmama505 Kombucha, Albuquerque, NM Q: When did you first discover kombucha? About six years ago, my neighbor introduced me to it for health reasons.  I have a brain tumor, fibromyalgia (due to the craniotomy), and an autoimmune disorder. She also had several health issues and kombucha had helped her. Q: Why did you […]

Maria Lima, Aquela Kombucha, Portugal Q: When did you first discover kombucha? I discovered kombucha in Bali, in 2017, on a month-long trip in the island of gods, by recommendation of a friend. It was love at first sip! Q: Why did you start your own kombucha company? Like most of my fellow brewers, I […]

Kellie Moffatt, Luna Booch, Long Beach, Ca Q: When did you first discover kombucha? I first discovered kombucha about 3 years ago when I was looking for probiotics to improve my digestion. I went to Whole Foods and purchased a few brands. I liked everything I tried, and I knew kombucha was something I was […]

Rob Whyte, Hippie Kombucha, Australia Q: When did you first discover kombucha? I tried my first Kombucha in 2013 at a local Fremantle Restaurant, and was unlike anything I’d ever tried. I came back specifically a few times just for this, it was unlabeled and served sparkling from a 1L bottle with our meal. Q: […]

Kristin Zerbin, Hoochy Booch Kombucha, Canada Q: When did you first discover kombucha? I discovered Kombucha back in 2013 while I was working as a meditation teacher at Chopra Yoga. I saw a bottle on the shelf and gave it a shake (classic kombucha mistake) and it exploded on me at the store. It didn’t […]

Alejandro Himmelbauer, Kombucha Vallesana, Mexico Q: When did you first discover kombucha? 5 years ago. I had been having digestive problems for more than a year, tried allopathic treatments, homeopathy, acupuncture, nothing worked. My wife discovered kombucha in a ferments course, she brought home some of this vinegary drink and it changed my life forever. […]

Nina Gordon, Kulture Kombucha Martha’s Vineyard, Vineyard Haven, MA Q: When did you first discover kombucha? The first time I tried kombucha I hated it. Now I know it was possibly stored unrefrigerated, because it was bitter and over-carbonated, tasted awful, so I avoided it for about 7 years. Then in 2011, a friend was […]

Brent Henderson, The Good Reverend Kombucha Co, Warrenton, VA Q: When did you first discover kombucha? 2010. My wife used to have lots of pain associated with digestive issues and a friend shared a jar with us believing it might help. It did. From the very first time that she drank it, it completely relieved […]

After a long-awaited decision in the state legislature, California is finally joining 20 other states that have legalized the sale of CBD in dietary supplements, foods, beverages and cosmetics under AB45.  Non-Californians may assume that it was already legal in California, since recreational THC has been legal in the state since 2016. CBD has also […]