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 heck dont want to make the mistake these guys did. Lloyd Charles I largely agree with Kirk. However, the bioblender does manage to pull a little air into the brew as it does bubble a bit. The god awful compost sock 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 limited. The guy at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle (sadly I cannot remember his name) 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 any fungus which was extracted as the soilsoup process does seem to destroy it. The bioblender resembles the sort of drink blender which can be placed
in an individual glass, but on a much larger scale. I remember
Elaine suggesting that the bioblender chops up any fungus that is
extracted.
It is a shame. Jerry Erickson, who developed the bioblender, is
knowledgeable 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 put it on the market.
Susan Cruver
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