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Autumn, environment, Fireworks, pollution -

Spectacular to look at, but do we really need fireworks to enjoy a great celebration?     Whilst they look very pretty against an indigo sky, the not so pretty reality is that they unleash a shower of noxious chemicals that can pollute our air, water & soil. Aluminium, copper, strontium, barium, rubidium & cadmium all produce the various colours that illuminate the sky each Bonfire Night. Charcoal, sulphur & other compounds provide the modern day gunpowder to fuel the explosion, rendering the air thick with smoke.   Aside from their potential to pollute the earth & contribute to health...

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Autumn -

Happy Autumn Equinox to you all. As the Wheel of the Year has turned full circle, here's a little reminder of how the early bottles of delicious Equinox Kombucha looked.   With huge thanks to all who have helped make it happen.  Enjoy a wonderful Autumn Equinox, and if you have a few minutes to spare then relax and take stock of the year with The Witch's Sabbat.

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Autumn, nutrition, Wild Berry -

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness!Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;Conspiring with him how to load and blessWith fruit the vines that round the thatch-eaves run; John Keats 1819 Golden autumnal mornings, with their crisp hint of frost in the air, have transported Kaptain Kombucha into poetic mode.  As the Earth prepares for sleep, now is the time to harvest her abundant riches.  Yippeeee!!! Free food!! And even better, it's fresh, local, organic and devoid of toxic pesticides. The hedgerows are glistening with juicy, indigo blackberries ripe for the picking, and Nature's larder comes packed with the goodness our bodies...

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