Re: [compost_tea] CT & Septic systems

From: Susan Cruver <scruver_at_msn.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 18:33:41 -0800


Lloyd wrote:
How come that with every other brand of tea mchine in North America , by
varying the nutrients (food) and type of compost used , you can make a
fungal tea, but not with this one ? What is it about the construction of
this machine that is so different that its impossible to grow fungi in a
soil soup machine? I want to build a new brewer for myself and sure as hec=
k
dont want to make the mistake these guys did.
Lloyd Charles

I largely agree with Kirk. However, the bioblender does manage to pull a l=
ittle air into the brew as it does bubble a bit. The god awful compost soc=
k would certainly prevent fungi extraction. Many people replaced the felt =
sock with a knee-high nylon per Elaine but still fungi is nil or very limit=
ed. The guy at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle (sadly I cannot remember his n=
ame) managed to have some fungi in tea samples Soil Foodweb has tested. He=
 added humates late in the brew. His thought was that he might preserve an=
y fungus which was extracted as the soilsoup process does seem to destroy i=
t.

The bioblender resembles the sort of drink blender which can be placed in a=
n individual glass, but on a much larger scale. I remember Elaine suggesti=
ng that the bioblender chops up any fungus that is extracted.

It is a shame. Jerry Erickson, who developed the bioblender, is knowledgea=
ble in a variety of subjects and anyone on this list would enjoy talking to=
 him. I am certain Jerry had the best intentions when he and his partner pu=
t it on the market.

Susan Cruver





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