storyofbottledwater.org The Story of Bottled Water, released on March 22, 2010 (World Water Day) employs the Story of Stuff style to tell the story of manufactured demand—how you get Americans to buy more than half a billion bottles of water every week when it already flows from the tap. Over five minutes, the film explores the bottled water industrys attacks on tap water and its use of seductive, environmental-themed advertising to cover up the mountains of plastic waste it produces. The film concludes with a call to take back the tap, not only by making a personal commitment to avoid bottled water, but by supporting investments in clean, available tap water for all. Our production partners on the bottled water film include five leading sustainability groups Corporate Accountability International, Environmental Working Group, Food & Water Watch, Pacific Institute, and Polaris Institute. And, for all you fact checkers out there, storyofstuff.org
WATER KEFIR IS A NATURAL, PROBIOTIC DRINK THAT IS EASY TO MAKE AND THE PROBIOTIC CULTURE IS SUPER EASY TO CARE FOR! My klutzy video on how simple it is to care for water kefir (hope you get a laugh out of when the container slips from my hand.) Water kefir is a wonderful, good-tasting natural probiotic gift for our body’s health which is very easy to care for. If well cared for, it will multiply and you’ll have plenty to share with others. IMPORTANT NOTES: *Always use only glass containers, plastic utensils and non-chlorinated water for your water kefir. Remember chlorine (and chlorinated water) kills bacteria, and water kefir is a probiotic culture of beneficial bacteria and yeasts. *My water kefir love and thrive on the mexican cane sugar lumps called piloncillo or panocha and if you are in the US they can be found in most every supermarket in the hispanic foods section. *My water kefir were given to me by a friend who got them from a naturopath in Guadalajara, which is probably why they love piloncillo. *Since piloncillo is fairly unrefined, it may occasionally contain small slivers of cane fiber, which cause no hard to your water kefir and can be strained out. Piloncillo, being a fairly unrefined and more natural form of sugar has more beneficial properties than refined sugars. It imparts a light, sweet molasses taste to the water kefir. *Water kefir cultures are also called tibicos, tibetan mushrooms, chinese mushrooms, japanese water crystals. *Water kefir is a …
