Healthy DIY: Kombucha

By Admin Monday, June 15, 2015

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Central Library is hosting 5 DIY/craft programs ​this summer on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Carnegie Room.

The program on Thursday, July 16 will feature William Pauley teaching about the art of handcrafting kombucha, a fermented tea beverage made with active enzymes, live bacteria, organic and amino acids. Participants will see a demonstration of the bottling process, and will get to take home their own bottle of kombucha. Registration required via Evanced, or by contacting Katie LaBarbera at 314-539-0349 or klabarbera@slpl.org. Class limit is 25 participants.

Can't make it/want to learn more?  The St. Louis Public Library has an assortment of titles that feature kombucha as well as other fermented foods.  Check out Kombucha tea for your health and healing by Alick & Mari Bartholomew, Delicious probiotic drinks by Julia Mueller, or True brews by Emma Christensen.

[PS: Other programs include seed saving and making things from books and other repurposed materials.  The first of these programs is this Thursday, June 18, when you can join the master-reusers from Perennial to make a custom travel journal and other travel accessories. You'll leave this event with new reuse ideas, simple craft skills, and an urge to hit the road! Register online at: http://perennialstl.org/]