Working on other things, like renewing this website’s registrations, but I stumbled across some interesting things today.
First is a rather brilliant method that claims to be capable of harvesting 100 pounds of potatoes from only four square feet of space. Some real life tests of this prove that this figure is high, but an amateur’s first attempt netting 25 pounds is very impressive.
Second up is lact-fermented soda. Soda and root beer originally was a live culture, as was beer and wine. Modern necessities in shipping led to ‘fake’ solutions, where most sodas are just watered-down flavor syrup. Some people (with rather attractive website design) simply refuse to accept this.
You can make all sorts of your own drinks – from ginger ale to root beer, and I saw somewhere apple cider – from the fairly simple process. The result is a ‘live’ drink, something that my generation has scarcely tried. It’s actually supposed to be much healthier, having beneficial bacteria and minerals in it – and doesn’t appear to be that difficult to do. It would be pretty cool to have your own source of soda – you could make a decent amount every week or so for your friends and family.
Anyway, I’m busy with other things, and will update tomorrow with more political ramblings.
Charlie