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| Making sun brewed tea with mojito mint. Note that where some people see skids, permaculturalists see potential |
I couldn’t think up a word meaning
drink that started with f (or ph) to put after photon. Oh well, whatever you
want to call it, it sure is TASTAY! It can turn a regular summer day into a
PARTAY! Sun tea is also easy to make:
1) Fill a large jar (in my case an
empty pickle jar) full of water, preferably distilled
2) Add some tea bags
3) Place in sunny location for 3-5
hours (capturing onsite energy is a permaculture principle)
4) Chill and serve
Of course you can also experiment a bit.
You can see that I have added some home-grown mojito mint to the jar. Ah yes,
what a great way to recycle a tire and prevent mint from overtaking your garden
(there’s gotta be some permaculture in that). That tire, mint, soil and all, was
rolled over to its current location after… That’s a story I am not currently at
liberty to talk about, but with enough positive interest might be able to
convince my better half to let me. It's a good one!
Now an evil disclaimer (you can tell because the print is smaller). Apparently there is a bacteria, often found
in tap water, called Alcaligenes viscolactis. There are some reports on the internet saying that
it can propagate in sun tea. That being said I have never been sick after
drinking it or heard of anyone being sick either. In the comment sections of
the sites I looked at there were no cases of anyone being sick either. As with
any food or drink preparations, use common sense. If you choose to make it then
don’t let it steep in the sun too long and make sure to drink it right away.
More on this matter can be found at:
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