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Want some kombucha? Check out @roaringpinesusa they have Hanakotaba (Flower Code) 🌷🌹🌺🌸🌻🌼💐with Oolong tea and Lavender・・・ It's a big week this week! We're starting march off right with a home brewing class @buildrva tomorrow night. Check our website for details. Then, this weekend and of course @growrva South of the James. Oh yeah! #richmond #rva #richmondva #ninjakombucha #kombucha #rvadine #coldbrew (at Roaring Pines)

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Appreciations 6/16/2015

Well that was an eventful week, and we wanted to just stop and say thanks. We had to skip Byrd House Market last Tuesday to make sure there was enough kombucha for all the places we would be going. With the Gather’s Maker Series presentation on Thursday, South of the James Market on Saturday morning, and the kombucha release party at Triple Crossing Brewing Company on Saturday night we were busy little ninjas the for second week in June.

It was so awesome to see everyone out and feel the support from all of you. It’s really exciting to see some of these ideas coming to life and to watch this thing start to grow. We’re proud to be a part of Richmond, we love our community and just seeing everyone out at the markets is really inspiring. There is definitely a thriving local food movement in this city, and there are so many people making wonderful things.  

A lot of people ask us what it means for us to be “Community Centered.” Well, we really want to focus on serving Richmond. It’s not just selling kombucha either. It’s taking the time to have the conversations with the customers face to face at the market. Slowing down to talk to each other, answering questions and clarifying the murkiness that can surround kombucha. There is a ton of information on Kombucha out there. Some of it is well founded, actually well researched and written by people with a real grasp on the topic. However, a lot of it is shallow misinformed opinion. My advice is to look for Scholarly Articles about Kombucha and also just try it! Each individual is different. You may really like how you feel when you drink kombucha, I do.

Another part of being Community Centered is getting involved with projects we love. For example: we promote healthy active lifestyles with Richmond Conexiones by helping to organize and staff their all volunteer summer soccer camp. We also try to source our fruits from local vendors and collaborate with other makers at the market. We’ve been developing a flavor with the Gulp Juicery that may be ready for the market next week.   

What’s next? We are hoping that the days of kombucha shortages are now behind us as we have added a new style of fermenter to the clan which has the ability to double our production. We’re looking forward to exploring new markets and sighting new locations for customers to fill growlers throughout the city.