Christopher Horton

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Alcohol is my drug of choice, but since I commenced making kombucha I no longer crave it.  It seems kombucha is a realistic replacement for soda.  I am 46 now and when I turned 17 I felt that I drank more than was good for me. To counteract this I put the price of a carton of beer in the bank every week, and my it stacks up.  I have been able to pay cash for houses and cars all my life.  Another strategy was to only drink expensive drinks to limit my consumption, unfortunately I have been successful in business so I have been able to afford very expensive drinks.  Last week I paid $30 dollars a litre for a carton of craft beer.  My frugality has meant I was able to retire at 40 while managing to get my three daughters through university.  Potentially I could have been another victim of Bacchus but in trying to avoid that, life has turned out well...
8 years ago
I have been collecting used coffee grounds for years, instinctively aware they must have a use.  About two years ago I started putting a handful on top of the milking cow's feed while I milked her. The result is that we no longer have to spray for ticks or other parasites, but any more than a fortnight without the coffee grounds they do get reinfested.  Initially I fermented the grounds before applying along the backbone but have found this unnecessary as a handful in the ration is sufficient.  My inspiration was the Japanese Starbucks for fed the grounds to their dairy herd to improve nutrition and lower waste costs.  I imagine goats and sheep would enjoy the same benefits.
8 years ago