Sharing Kefir Grains - methods

[Guest guest]

Also Wren and Rhonda,

You can sign up at www.rejoiceinlife.com to share kefir grains and

scobys. I get lots of emails from there.

On Aug 19, 2004, at 5:42 PM, RawDairy wrote:

> Message: 15

> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 17:34:24 -0000

>

> Subject: sharing kefir grains - methods

>

> Hi Rhonda,

> I just recently joind freecycle in my area (two overlapping areas

> actually) and had not thought of that. My grains aregrowing like

> weeds. I am gong right over to place a post for them... Thanks for

> your great idea. I had orig thought of ebay, too since I sell and

> buy on there so much anyway. I like th idea of sharing them, not

> selling them though!

>

> And thanks to all of you who posted replies and wrote me about

> sharing grains with my sister in WV. They are on their way to her

> now!

>

> ~wren

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Good evening all,

I decided to take someone's suggestion and offer my excess kefir

grains on our local freecycle site. The little guys are taking over

my house, even demanding the car keys for a night out this

evening. I've already rec'd a number of requests for them, but

that's not the good part.

I posted less than an hour and a half ago and up to this minute I've

rec'd 21 emails asking what kefir grains are. What an

opportunity!!!!! Several people thought they were plants and wanted

to know if they'd grow in the shade? or if they needed a lot of

fertilizer.... One thought they were something for poliching shoes

(????) Several wrote and asked what type of milk I used them in,

etc. I sent all these people a short little explanantion that they

were not plants and not vines and not shoe polish (???) and referred

them to Dom's site. A handful wrote back and I've referred them on

to WAPF and realmilk. WOW! I am *exhausted* {grin} after fielding

that many questions about kefir this evening. I think I need a tall

cool glass of it myself!! Educating the masses is hard work!! )

The teacher in me can never be squelched!!! Viva la profesor!!

Wren

doing my part to educate the masses.

from texas/raw milk not allowed, but what they don't know won't hurt

them! heh heh

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Wren,

I posted on our Freecycle this afternoon and have only gotten one

response on the kefir grains. I also referred them to Dom's site and

told them to email me tomorrow to get some to them.

Question? How do you disclose (or do you?) that they've been

cultured in raw milk? I'm thinking that if the question comes up I

would 1. Refer them to the WAPF website or 2. let them know that I

buy the milk directly from the farmer and just see where that goes.

(Raw Milk is legal here in Oregon, but in rather short supply)

Also I posted Kombucha SCOBYs and so far have gotten 2 responses

of " What's that? " - one from the person asking about the kefir

grains. Here again I'm refering them (by email) to the link on the

Kefir_Making group about Kombucha and doing a copy and paste of the

cliff notes version.

I also posted a request for 1 gallon glass jars with lids. That's

what we use for picking up our raw milk. So even though I've got

about a half dozen, you never know when one might break. Or maybe

I'll need extra when my brother gets settled into his new home and is

ready to delve into the raw milk. I'll have to have him and my

sister in law over for some of that chocolate ice cream made with the

Hershey's syrup - he's a chocoholic. That's all it will take!

Rhonda

Being glad that you aren't being run outta house and home from all

those runaway grains!

> Good evening all,

>

> I decided to take someone's suggestion and offer my excess kefir

> grains on our local freecycle site. The little guys are taking

over

> my house, even demanding the car keys for a night out this

> evening. I've already rec'd a number of requests for them, but

> that's not the good part.

>

> I posted less than an hour and a half ago and up to this minute

I've

> rec'd 21 emails asking what kefir grains are. What an

> opportunity!!!!! Several people thought they were plants and

wanted

> to know if they'd grow in the shade? or if they needed a lot of

> fertilizer.... One thought they were something for poliching shoes

> (????) Several wrote and asked what type of milk I used them in,

> etc. I sent all these people a short little explanantion that they

> were not plants and not vines and not shoe polish (???) and

referred

> them to Dom's site. A handful wrote back and I've referred them on

> to WAPF and realmilk. WOW! I am *exhausted* {grin} after

fielding

> that many questions about kefir this evening. I think I need a

tall

> cool glass of it myself!! Educating the masses is hard work!! )

> The teacher in me can never be squelched!!! Viva la profesor!!

>

> Wren

> doing my part to educate the masses.

> from texas/raw milk not allowed, but what they don't know won't

hurt

> them! heh heh