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A new kind of ferment: Water Kefir

January 28, 2019 / phillipsfarmbatavia / Leave a comment

Introducing the Xavier middle schoolers to fermentation reinvigorated my own interest in it. I got a great book from the library: Home Fermentation by Katherine Green. I've been trying all kinds of new things from this including fermented chia seed jam, sprouting seeds and water kefir. I wanted to share this last one with you. … Continue reading A new kind of ferment: Water Kefir

Tree Tapping & Fermentation Fun

January 15, 2019 / phillipsfarmbatavia / 1 Comment

This school year, I have found a new way to connect my two areas of expertise: education and farming. Because of my connection to the Montessori department at Xavier, I was asked if we might serve as the farm for the middle schoolers at the lab school to visit each month.  Maria Montessori thought that … Continue reading Tree Tapping & Fermentation Fun

A Wine-Making Mood

August 18, 2018 / phillipsfarmbatavia / 2 Comments

I'm not sure why but I have been in a wine-making mood of late. I've got things brewing all over the place. The smell of fermentation is beginning to take over my kitchen. When we were in Michigan last, I brought home a bag of apples and a bunch of wild mint I'd collected in … Continue reading A Wine-Making Mood

Mulberry Experiments

June 8, 2018June 6, 2018 / phillipsfarmbatavia / 1 Comment

Mulberry trees are one of those local plants many people love to hate.  When they grow over your driveway, I can understand the distress they cause when those lush dark berries stain every surface they fall on. Fortunately, we have a large mulberry tree at the edge of our back field, where the berries just … Continue reading Mulberry Experiments

Cherry Brandy made for a special holiday treat

December 30, 2017 / phillipsfarmbatavia / Leave a comment

Remember that sour cherry brandy I started way back in the early fall?  It all began with a bag of wild cherries my husband’s friend Doug picked off a tree in his backyard.  I mixed the cherries with sugar, a bit of water and a dash of yeast then let them ferment.  You can read … Continue reading Cherry Brandy made for a special holiday treat

A Perry Update

November 28, 2017November 27, 2017 / phillipsfarmbatavia / Leave a comment

My fermented pear cider stopped bubbling and cleared up so I racked it into a clean bucket to get the sediment out of the bottom.  All that means is I siphoned it over, leaving the sediment in the original container. The recipe I used originally said you could make your cider fizzy if you added … Continue reading A Perry Update

Perry Mead: A Yeast Experiment

September 22, 2017September 22, 2017 / phillipsfarmbatavia / 2 Comments

I recently ordered a new cookbook called Drink the Harvest: Making and Preserving Juices, Wines, Meads, Teas and Ciders (Nan K. Chase and DeNeice C. Guest).  In it, I found a recipe for a fermented pear cider called "Very Perry Holiday Mead."  I was super excited to try it and also glad to have another … Continue reading Perry Mead: A Yeast Experiment

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