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Our Fermented Future, Episode 9: The Urban Sociology of Fermentation
December 05, 2025

This is one in a series about possible futures, which will be published in Booch News over the coming weeks. Episode 8 appeared last week. New episodes drop every Friday.OverviewFermentation cooperatives represent one effective social organizing p

Our Fermented Future, Episode 8: Flavor Networks – The Democratization of Taste
November 28, 2025

This is one in a series about possible futures, which will be published in Booch News over the coming weeks. Episode 7 appeared last week. New episodes drop every Friday.OverviewPeer-to-peer flavor-sharing platforms enabled home brewers to distri

Confluence Kombucha, St. Louis, Missouri
November 24, 2025

I sat down with William Esslinger of Confluence Kombucha in St. Louis, Missouri. We’d just left the three-day KBI conference in Barcelona and were having lunch at Munich Airport before catching our respective connecting flights. It was William&#8217

Our Fermented Future, Episode 7: Corporate Death Spiral—How Cola Became Compost
November 21, 2025

This is one in a series about possible futures, which will be published in Booch News over the coming weeks. Episode 6 appeared last week. New episodes drop every Friday.IntroductionLegacy beverage corporations attempting hostile takeovers of komb

Profile: Bioma Kombucha, Barcelona, Spain
November 19, 2025

I visited Bioma Kombucha on the final day of my trip to Barcelona for the World Kombucha Awards and KBI European Summit.Christopher Davite is the founder of Bioma Kombucha in Barcelona. His personal health struggles, including ADHD, depression, and di

Our Fermented Future, Episode 6: Vertical Gardens – Climate Adaptation through Fermentation
November 14, 2025

This is one in a series about possible futures, which will be published in Booch News over the coming weeks. Episode 5 appeared last week. New episodes drop every Friday.IntroductionIn the mid-21st century, rising seas and extreme weather rendere

Profile: Mūn Kombucha, Mataró, Spain
November 12, 2025

Origins Jordi Dalmau improved his health with kombucha and founded Mn Kombucha. He is a multi-year World Kombucha Awards winner and sits on the KBI Board of Directors.Kombucha proved to be a solution to the health problems he had experienced since

Our Fermented Future, Episode 5: The Spoilage Rights Movement
November 07, 2025

This is one in a series about possible futures, which will be published in Booch News over the coming weeks. Episode 4 appeared last week. New episodes drop every Friday.OverviewThe fermentation revolution isn’t about returning to the past,

Profile: KaBé Kombucha, Casablanca, Morocco
November 04, 2025

I met Khadija Benslimane at the recent KBI European Salon and World Kombucha Awards event in Barcelona. She founded KaB Kombucha in Casablanca, Morocco, just 18 months ago. This is the first and so far the only commercial kombucha brand...The post Profi

Our Fermented Future, Episode 4: The Global Fermentation Renaissance – Beyond Kombucha
October 31, 2025

This is one in a series about possible futures, which will be published in Booch News over the coming weeks. Episode 3 appeared last week. New episodes drop every Friday.As we look back over the last 75 years, it’s clear that the global fermenta