Betterment and Praxis

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The community for cool things you've done out in the real world, or are doing in the real world!

Covers things like volunteer work, community gardens, political activism, organizing clubs and communities in your public circles, and all the information surrounding how to do that stuff. Also covers self-help and betterment, because to help your community it helps to help yourself!

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Wigglet to c/betterment

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So happy so many of you are also interested in finding, sharing, and discussing new ways to better our communities! I hope everyone finds inspiration here and we all get to brighten up our little corners of the world.

I would love to hear from people about what is working in your community.

What does your community have or do that you think is going well? (Maybe its a neat festival. Maybe it's a community centre like a workshop or garden. Share the ideas!)

What small things have you done that you would like to do more of? (Cleaned up rubbish on the beach? Planted some trees? Helped with a fundraiser or event? Good on you, we're all proud! Tell us so we can all get motivated to go out and do the same)

What are you wanting for your community? (Maybe its helping with food insecurity, maybe its cleaning up parks or planting trees, maybe it's better public transport)

No task is too big or too small to share, this is a place of positivity and celebration ✨️

Here's an article with links to resources on starting your own library of things. It's US centric but still has good ideas I've been stealing for getting ours organised

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[–] Wigglet 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes! Feijoa fizz! That's exactly what I was thinking of making as it would be family friendly. I haven't made any wine but i was planning on trying some elderberry champagne and gorse flower champagne this spring. I won't be able to drink it myself which will be lame though 😮‍💨

[–] jennifilm 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh exciting!

I've recently got into making kombucha, too, which has been a lot of fun - family friendly and you can play around with using different teas. A favourite so far has been made with a pear and caramel black tea!

It works so well for me cos kombucha is quick turnaround, beer takes a few weeks, and wine a few months - so it helps with my impatience 😅

[–] Wigglet 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ooooo that sounds so good! I would love a recipe! Did you make your own starter or get one from somewhere?

[–] jennifilm 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I made my own starter using buch from the supermarket! You just have to make sure it hasn't been pasteurised - if it's got bits in it, you're good.

I boiled some water, added sugar and a few teabags and let it sit until room temp, then put that and about 100ml of the store kombucha into a large wide topped jar until the scoby formed. Then you basically repeat in a larger vessel, adding the scoby and some of the starter, start tasting after 3-5 days til it gets to your desired sweet/sour level!

If you want to you can then put it into swing top bottles to carbonate, but I like it mildly fizzy straight from the initial fermentation. I picked up a cute pineapple shaped glass vessel from kmart with a tap and it's great!

For flavours, i just use flavoured tea! I always add one or two gumboot black tea bags along with them to make sure the scoby gets the nutrients it needs.

[–] Wigglet 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you so much! I'm going to give this a go after payday and my supplies run to town. Sounds like you're in my corner of the world so do you have a recc for an unpasteurised kombucha you like?

I have a glass beehive that I think is originally from kmart but my mate found it for me at the dump.

[–] jennifilm 2 points 1 year ago

Fun! I think i usually get the Remedy brand, but can't remember for sure! They should say on the label that it's unpasteurised, and you can usually see bits floating at the bottom of the bottle!