Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Mountain Mushrooms from Hike
Being in a rainforest, there are a lot of mushrooms around The Mountain.
Shitake Logs
There are a lot of learning opportunities that are incorporated into the farm internship here at The Mountain. During an ASAP Farm Tour we visited a farm with a great Shitake Log set up.
Kombucha Tea
Scoby mushrooms are the main ingredient in the wildly popular kombucha tea. These yeast colonies are made up of aerobic bacteria which produces acetic acid and gluconic acid.
What you’ll need:
Step 1: Obtain Scobies and tea/vinegar
Step 2: Brew green or black tea to add to your new batch
To prevent your scoby from being damaged let the tea cool for at least 10 minutes. Then fill your jar about 80% of the way.
Step 4: Add a cup of sugar.
Step 5: Cover your jar. Let it sit undisturbed for about 7 days.
What you’ll need:
·
Glass Jar
·
Something to cover it
with (coffee filter, paper towel etc.) and something to keep it on( a rubber
band or hair bow)
·
A Scoby and tea/distilled
vinegar from a former batch
·
Black or Green Tea
·
Organic (optional) White
Sugar
·
Water
From Cultures for health 
Step 1: Obtain Scobies and tea/vinegar
There are many ways to obtain a scoby and starter tea/vinegar. Many websites sell beginner kits that include dehydrated scobies. Or you can do as I did and get one from a friend. Preparing a continuous brew takes about 15 minutes and can be done with things found around your home.
Step 2: Brew green or black tea to add to your new batch
To prevent your scoby from being damaged let the tea cool for at least 10 minutes. Then fill your jar about 80% of the way.
Step 3: After filling your jar with the room temperature tea, mix the correct amount of tea from a former batch in with it. Add a scoby to the new batch of tea.
Step 4: Add a cup of sugar.
Step 5: Cover your jar. Let it sit undisturbed for about 7 days.
When the Kombucha is ready you can repeat this process for another batch and then bottle the remaining tea for drinking.
About Me
Where you came from, hometown and previous jobs, experiences and education:
I’m from a small rural town in Tennessee called Mountain City. As a young teenager I worked as a clerk in my mother’s law office and I was a cashier for my god-mother’s antique store. After graduating from high school I attended two years of college at the University of Tennessee with the intention of graduating with a degree in Gender Studies.
What is your position at The Mountain?
Many Hands Peace Farm ~ Intern ~
What attracted you to The Mountain?
After spending the summer at The Mountain as a camp counselor, a friend of mine returned with many lovely stories about how welcoming it was. Before applying for the internship I felt that I would be able to find a supportive community here. I have indeed found that and so much more.
What would you like to accomplish in your work at The Mountain?
With the intention of owning a personal garden someday, I hope to build my understanding of what it means to grow your own food. Bringing my organizational skills to The Mountain, I’ve been able to tidy-up some areas of the farm that we utilize on a daily basis. I also intend to cultivate mushrooms. This project will introduce more fresh produce to the kitchen. I plan to leave detailed instructions about how to continue this process of cultivation after my internship has ended.
What do you find most important in life? Something about your values:
In order to fully engage myself in my human experience I strive to infuse beauty and compassion into everything I do. Recognizing that everyone inherently holds within them an array of unblemished energy that’s fueled by a higher power’s love provides me with patience and a willingness to provide unconditional support for others. With knowledge about the worth of others I have the ability to pause and step back from any irrational anger or resentment that my ego has formed. Upholding feminist values has given me an eagerness to learn what it means to fully love others and has greatly enhanced my ability to love myself.
I’m from a small rural town in Tennessee called Mountain City. As a young teenager I worked as a clerk in my mother’s law office and I was a cashier for my god-mother’s antique store. After graduating from high school I attended two years of college at the University of Tennessee with the intention of graduating with a degree in Gender Studies.
What is your position at The Mountain?
Many Hands Peace Farm ~ Intern ~
What attracted you to The Mountain?
After spending the summer at The Mountain as a camp counselor, a friend of mine returned with many lovely stories about how welcoming it was. Before applying for the internship I felt that I would be able to find a supportive community here. I have indeed found that and so much more.
What would you like to accomplish in your work at The Mountain?
With the intention of owning a personal garden someday, I hope to build my understanding of what it means to grow your own food. Bringing my organizational skills to The Mountain, I’ve been able to tidy-up some areas of the farm that we utilize on a daily basis. I also intend to cultivate mushrooms. This project will introduce more fresh produce to the kitchen. I plan to leave detailed instructions about how to continue this process of cultivation after my internship has ended.
What do you find most important in life? Something about your values:
In order to fully engage myself in my human experience I strive to infuse beauty and compassion into everything I do. Recognizing that everyone inherently holds within them an array of unblemished energy that’s fueled by a higher power’s love provides me with patience and a willingness to provide unconditional support for others. With knowledge about the worth of others I have the ability to pause and step back from any irrational anger or resentment that my ego has formed. Upholding feminist values has given me an eagerness to learn what it means to fully love others and has greatly enhanced my ability to love myself.
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