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TANG.E.TEA FERMENTORY - Artisan Brewery
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Kombucha, Jun, Ginger B**r, Vinegars, Kits, Classes......
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Fermented products full of raw probiotic goodness
for you, your pet and your plants
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LOVINGLY CRAFTED IN SMALL BATCHES AS TIME AND NATURE INTENDED

10/10/2026

I think I'm going through a golden orange phase....
it may be something to do with qualifying for this little fella today - or could be because my citrus trees are still going bananas! 😂

Our beautiful orange creation this week is "Tropical Carrot",
(I know, I know - but there IS quite a bit of carrot in it, along with a little AJ and some OJ from my garden plus a little pineapple and some passionfruit).
It sure tastes like Summer is on the way 😋

Throat Soother is back!
Thank you to all who gave such lovely feedback - I'm glad it helped when you needed it. A little raw honey and citrus definitely hits the spot.
Note to self though: practice label sticking!

So here's what we have on the table tomorrow - lots of your favourites - I'd bring 20 flavours if I could 🤫

Jun
Wildberry
Feijoa & Apple
Tropically Carrot
Spirulina & Lychee
Elderflower & Pear
Lemonade & Ginger
Cranberry & Blackcurrant
Kawa kawa, Lemongrass & Ginger

Finally, a shout out to my amazing Gson Zavier who turned 16 last week. He's been such a great help this year and a pleasure to have on the stall. He's head and shoulders above his Nana now and still growing - must be all the crepes he eats and the booch he drinks at the Market 🤣
He's still at school but he's taken his first step into the business world this week by setting himself up as an Odd Job Contractor - and his first client is.....

We'll both see you down at the Farmers Market in the morning 🌈

02/10/2026

When nature gives you some sweet lemons - make lemonade!!! .... and ginger of course 🍋🍋🍋 (There's no emoji for ginger 🤨)

High in natural sugars and low in acid, "lemonade" lemons were apparently a New Zealand find in the 1980's. 🥳
Thought to be a natural cross between a lemon and a mandarin, they lack the intense sour bite of a traditional lemon, which means they are more gentle on the palate and can be eaten straight from the tree. I tried - they can!
They give a sweet lemony taste without the bite 😝

They make a delicious organic green tea and raw ginger Kombucha combination - pop down to the Farmers Market on Sunday and see for yourself 😋
And don't forget your empties for $$$ return👌

Also on the table this week.....

Jun
Wildberry
Loganberry
Pitaya & Apple
Peach & Pineapple
Spirulina & Lychee
Lemonade & Ginger
Cranberry & Blackcurrant
Kawa kawa, Lemongrass & Ginger

No Throat Soother sorry - I used up all my lemons lol.

Vinegars and SCOBY Kits as always - organic green, black and raw honey Jun

Enjoy the weekend my bubbly friends - the weather is starting to pick up 😎

25/09/2026

Butterflies & Berries 🥰
No, that's not another flavour I've concocted, it's what greeted me when I finally got into the garden this morning.
My first Monarch of the year flitted past as I weed-pulled my way down the bank towards the strawberry patch.
So, for my mental health, I forwent the weeds and followed the Monarch for a few minutes - flitting about, not settling on anything in particular, just enjoying the sunshine (sounds familiar), then it was over the peach tree and was sadly gone.
That brief encounter made me feel rather happy, and full of hope for a beautiful Summer ahead.....
and then I found these in the amongst the strawberry plants, which made me even happier! 🥳
There's about 60-90 days to go before I have some beauties for bottling, but I can be patient 😋

Tenuous segue -
These bottled beauties will be on the stall this weekend......

Licorice
Feijoa & Apple
Raw Honey Jun
Peach & Pineapple
Original Green Tea - no added flavours
Original Black Tea - no added flavours
Spirulina & Lychee
Cranberry & Blackcurrant
Kiwi, Cucumber, Matcha, Lime
Kawa kawa, Lemongrass & Ginger
Home Brew Kits and probiotic vinegars of course

Rain is expected but the Taranaki Farmers Market is always a "sunny" place to be on a Sunday

I hope my monarch found what s/he was looking for 🧡

19/09/2026

Hello Beautiful.
She's a coffee cart in Nelson, but she's also my dream kombucha cart (sigh).

Head up peeps - no Farmers Market for us tomorrow as some of our brews are just not quite ready. This cool weather is playing havoc with my schedule, but it does mean that Zav and I can have a "deep clean-n-sort" day, which you need every so often. That'll make him happy 😂

I've posted the layout for tomorrow's Market so you can see who WILL be there and we'll be there next Sunday.
If you want/need any booch, vinegar or kits in the meantime just flick me a text/email and we can sort something out.
Lots of flavours just not many of each - so first in, first served 😋

Lots of new bottles to wash, but not this one (grrrr!!).

TTFN

12/09/2026

Aaaah, the best laid plans.......
good job there is always a Plan B!!

So my coconut, banana and chia seed kombucha that I got all excited about last week got all bottled up and was ready to go - and it was YUM! - but things didn't always quite turn out as expected in the world of fermentation
It was PERFECT when I bottled it and I thought,
"my bubbly friends are going to love this 😋",
but alas it was not to be😢.
When I did my final taste test for the Market today (which I always do before loading my booch into the transport cooler) something was off 🤨.
I suspect it is the banana - I will have to investigate 🧐
Anyway, it just didn't make the grade, so I've swapped it out for one of your favourites so there's still plenty of yummy goodness to go round tomorrow.

Along with...

Honey Jun
Loganberry
Pitaya & Apple
Dandelion Nettle
Peach & Pineapple
Elderflower & Pear
Spirulina & Lychee
Kiwi, Cucumber, Matcha, Lime
Kawa kawa, Lemongrass & Ginger

Don't forget the THROAT SOOTHER (Raw Honey, Citrus, Ginger & Sea Salt) for those pesky tickles that seem to be hanging around.

PROBIOTIC VINEGARS and HOME BREW SCOBY KITS
for those who want to try their hand at home - You can do it!!
“we’re with you all the way”

Farmers Market layout tomorrow - pop down and see us, and don't forget to bring your empties🍾🍾🍾

05/09/2026

Meteorologically speaking, Spring has officially sprung🌼(yay!) and I'm looking forward to some warmth and sunshine. I'm sure you'll agree that there is nowhere quite like the 'Naki on a beautiful spring day.
Overseas visitors to our stall are quite amazed when I tell them that we can be up the mountain skiing in the morning and down at the coast surfing in the sunshine in the afternoon No not me - I'm a little too old and round for that malarkey😂, but you could if you wanted too!
I'm a little more suited to a gentle stroll around the many free beautiful parks, gardens and walkways - phone charged to snap a pic or two (hundred). Our mountain always ends up in there somewhere.
The sheep in the back paddock are just about ready to pop, so there will be some delightful little lambs spronking around the field very soon.
Talking of things that go pop......

There's plenty of springtime fizz on the Market table tomorrow:

Raw Honey Jun
Dandelion & Nettle
Peach & Pineapple
Spirulina & Lychee
Blackberry & Apple
Guava & Passionfruit
Cranberry & Blackcurrant
Kiwi, Cucumber, Matcha, Lime
Kawa kawa, Lemongrass & Ginger

THROAT SOOTHER - for that annoyingly, tickly cough
Raw Honey, Citrus, Ginger & Sea Salt 😋
The feedback has been awesome! Thank you guys

Here's the layout for the FM tomorrow. Find us at stall 16 as usual

Whatever you end up doing - Skiing, surfing, walking or heading off to market - ENJOY!!

29/08/2026

And that's another week gone!

Not much to report apart from....

IT"S OUR 100TH MARKET TOMORROW 🥳

Dave & Zav will be on the stall whilst I have a "spiritual Sunday".

On the table tomorrow....

Vanilla Chai
Boysenberry
Raw Honey Jun
Spirulina & Lychee
Elderflower & Pear
Guava & Passionfruit
Cranberry & Blackcurrant
Rhubarb, Raspberry & Rosehip
Kawa kawa, Lemongrass & Ginger

Our probiotic THROAT SOOTHER has been a big hit - Raw Honey, Citrus, Ginger, Sea Salt and tangy JUN - come try for free 😋

PROBIOTIC VINEGARS and HOME BREW SCOBY KITS as usual,

so pop on down to the Plaza and drop in on Stall number 16 - 9am 'till noon 😍

22/08/2026

Hoping all you good peeps are keeping warm and well 👨‍⚕️
There are so many nasty bugs going around - Expected perhaps at this time of year but these seem to be hitting harder, lingering longer and coming around more than once.
Are the bugs getting stronger?
Or are we getting more and more depleted of our natural defences so they can get a better hold?
Lots of prebiotics and probiotics in our diet is the key to a healthy gut, which (according to science) is the key to a stronger immune system 😊
I'm posting a Pinterest HONEY LEMON PRESERVE recipe today so if you can't make it down to the Farmers Market tomorrow to grab a jar of our RAW HONEY THROAT SOOTHER, and you have the ingredients in your cupboard (and on your tree), you can have a go at making some yourself.
We add an extra little ingredient to speed up the probiotic activity
- some of our raw honey JUN 😋
A little wind and rain forecast for tomorrow but not nearly as bad as last week so of course the show will go on 🥳
See you down there ✅

15/08/2026

Sorry to disappoint you all my bubbly friends - I have lots of brews on the table ready to bring to the Farmers Market but we are a little under the weather here so we'll have to give tomorrow a miss I'm afraid 😔
Nothing major, just a throat tickle that our Raw Honey, Ginger and Citrus Throat Soother will sort out in no time 👍
Let me know if you need your "pick-me-up" before next week and I'll make sure we find a way to keep you supplied -
021 054 2203 or [email protected]

All this changeable weather has created some amazing rainbows this month....
And finally,
I thought I'd share this pic from last week where I caught our Zav checking on the table layout when he thought I wasn't looking - making sure that everything was equally spaced and "just so". He's learning ☺️
Maybe I'll just leave him to it next week and I'll have another Sunday lie in 😂

Enjoy the market tomorrow guys n gals - and have a great week.
line-up attached 👍

08/08/2026

Goodness, where has the week gone??

Just enough time to let you know about the goodies on the table at the Farmers Market tomorrow.....

Last chance to get our Raw Honey, Lime and Ginger Soother at the introductory price of $7.50 - be quick - it flew off the table last week.

Loganberry is back and there's the deeper richer antioxidant red of Cherry Berry on offer too.

As usual, the Carrot, Orange, Mango and Ginger has a life of it's own - so if it's fizz you're after drop by for a try😋

Jun
Loganberry
Vanilla Chai
Cherry Berry
Spirulina & Lychee
Elderflower & Pear
Apple & Blackcurrant
Kiwi, Cucumber, Matcha, Lime
Carrot, Orange, Mango & Ginger
Raw Honey, Lime & Ginger Soother

New Look SCOBY Kits too - now in a resealable glass mason type jar. This will make a great SCOBY Hotel when you've got a few brews under your belt and some babies to look after :)

See you on the morrow peeps 🌥️

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21 Virginia Place, Whalers Gate
New Plymouth
4310

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