23&Monkeytree

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2012-02-25T11:31:00.000-08:00

BAZAAR COLLAGES

2012-02-07T12:03:00.000-08:00

FYLMKID VIDEO TAKES THE BAZAAR

2012-02-07T11:57:00.000-08:00

NEW YEAR STARTS OFF WITH A DOUBLE BANG!

2012-01-23T15:54:00.000-08:00

Two locations for our signature pop up Bazaar which is an art & makers fair taking place in Berkeley on Saturdays, noon to 6pm and Emeryville daily 11am to 8pm starting March 1st.
great thing is, there are so many great vendors and peeps all over the east bay who love to come, show & sell and meet & mingle.
It's like setting up a healthy candy treat for the community in their favorite hang out locations.
If you haven't met us, come and say hi this coming Saturday afternoon, have a delightful tea and scone from Indu's Wild Duck Cafe assortments and enjoy the good company. Your kids can play at the art spot, your dog can romp with Malibu our poodle mix and you can come talk shop with us about art and events.
See you soon...we love to hear from you, comment below.
Oh, and if you are a vendor and would like to have a spot selling your cool stuff, you can click on the calendar on the sidebar and register now...easy!

POP UP ART MAKERS TRUNK SHOW

2011-11-22T11:10:00.000-08:00

....Includes our 23MOnkeytree Kombucha bar...three flavors, let the good life flow!
Vendors can sign up here, we ask for any size donation (yes one dollare is fine:).
http://gallerynorth.eventbrite.com/

GREAT LIVE BAZAAR TODAY

2011-11-12T20:28:00.000-08:00

Firehouse Live Bazaar November 12, 2011

Maybe it's the winter light, the anticipation of warm cozy intimacy with friends and family...the bazaar today felt like a precursor of whats to come for the holidays.
Indu Kline, of "Feeding people with Love" had her food booth set up and served lovely Indian comfort food which even my dog Malibu loved.
Moriah Hart, had her pottery set up and was making dragons live at her booth.
William Hugel, a first timer offered original children's stories hand bound in Japanese silk books, such a cool addition to the scene...
David Mintim set up his artisan glass decorations and Dan Hodkinson hung out helping Ninja style ever present as needed.
Kombucha flavor today was white flower, a blend of green tea, Jasmin and orange blossoms...last bottle today, before the next batch is hatched, bottled and ready to serve.
We had to set up lights at 4:40pm and the magic happened right around that sunset and christmas lightss switch over...coming to the Bazaar is a MUST if you are in the area of Adeline and MLK way in South Berkeley.
It's just the coolest awesomest space with some amazing artist peeps.
3192 Adeline street at the junction of Martin Luther King jr Way.
Call me at 510 593 0733 if you would like more information.
Just do it...come see us on Saturdays between noon and six pm.

23MONKEYTREE KOMBUCHA COMES IN THREE FLAVORS

2011-11-10T10:45:00.000-08:00

My name is Julia Lazar and I love to brew kombucha for my family, friends and global community.
In order for me to refine and prefect any food product it is important to pick a choice and then go deeper.

When I started out as a kombucha micro brewess, I was looking for "my" flavors...what tastes good to me?
After a couple of years of testing, experimenting with ingredients, finding suppliers, creating a clean sanctuary in which to keep the brewing tanks and bottling area, here are the results:

AMBER ROSE
...a mix of organic, fair trade black teas fermented and not, rose petals from organic suppliers, organic evaporated cane juice, fresh water and a ton of loving attention to find the right timing to bottle, chill and distribute the batch. This goes for each flavor

POMEGRANATE - LIME
..a blend of fresh and concentrated fruit juices, lemon, lime and pomegranate, water and organic cane sugar. I use no tea for my blend here.

WHITE FLOWER
...the current nectarian star of the trio, a flavor and elixir that came together after many attempts to brew kombucha that blows my own mind and thrills my subtle palate. A mix of organic fair trade white & green tea, herbs which I keep in proprietary confidence, Jasmine and orange blossoms, water and organic cane sugar.

The culture I use has the quality of "Santosha", the Sanskrit word for contentment that comes from silence, simplicity and connection. I developed it over the last 11 years and it has been my great goo fortune to be able to keep it thriving as a family member...OK, that's pretty deep, but it does take care, awareness and intention to keep a culture like our 23Monkeytree kombucha culture healthy and happy.

My goal is to have 23Monkeytree kombucha poured in super upscale restaurants as well as at live bazaars and art events.

Kamyar and Tamar from UC Berkeley pouring at the Oakland Art Murmur Firehouse Live Bazaar November 4th 2011

Drop me line in the comments section or come by and visit my weekly kombucha bar in Berkeley, on 3192 Adeline Street, at the Firehouse Live Bazaar. Noon to 6pm.
I also pour samples and cups at the Firehouse Art openings at Gallery North, every second Friday on 1790 Shattuck Avenue, in Berkeley, CA. 7 to 9pm.
More about the Firehouse Art Collective and events here.

...a little taste goes a long way...

2011-11-05T06:38:00.000-07:00

Tom and Julia 23Monkeytree co founders interview Saturday Live Bazaar

2011-09-19T15:11:00.001-07:00

NEW BUZZ CARD

2011-07-11T11:27:00.000-07:00

Design by Julia Lazar

PREMIERE OF BUZZ-R IN BERKELEY

2011-06-28T14:01:00.001-07:00

WE HAVE THE BEST VENDORS!

2011-06-23T16:23:00.000-07:00

SUNDAY JUNE 26th is coming up fast...we are cleaning, building and hanging the setting for the Premiere of the LIVE Weekend Bazaar put on by the Firehouse Art Collective.
We are so proud to have the best line up of vendors seen at any event of this kind! Including our friends from the recent Underground Food Market in San Francisco.

As we are just about maxed out on vendors space, we are also scheduling live music and are offering a sweet free spot for a non profit org to offer information on what they do and are all about. The premiere bazaar will feature "Paintbrush Diplomacy" a group that brings art supplies to children in war torn areas and then collects the art to show at home thus bringing awareness into our lives about what is happening to our children in the world. "Connecting the world one paintbrush at a time. Promoting peace and understanding through the universal language of art."

We will post the line up of vendors on Saturday and also photos and videos of the actual event next week.

For the next step, we will need Your support, in keeping the bazaar thriving.

We know that this LIVE weekend Bazaar has the potential to bring ripple effects all across the San Francisco Bay Area as a public, social community and cultural event, which transcends all differences in age, sex, race and lifestyle, as it connects us in the spirit of leisure, art and fantastic food.

This is a call for you to use your social networking platforms and resources to let everyone know about the ongoing weekly Saturday LIVE Weekend Bazaar in Berkeley brought to you by the Firehouse Art Collective, directed by Tom Franco and his current collaborators.

Bazaar cleaning team having a blast

2011-06-21T13:32:00.000-07:00

On a sweltering hot day in the east bay, we had a blast with our water jets, garden hoses and squeegees.
Tom, Julia, Heather, Dan and David later joined by Will for the brainstorming session in the VIP chillzone room having sips of cold Kombucha...ahhh.
Cleaning the walls and floors of the new home for the LIVE Weekend Bazaar in Berkeley, put on by the Firehouse Art Collective creative team directed by our 23Monkeytree co-founder Tom Franco.
June 26th is the opening and we are super excited having over a hundred bottles of amazing pink bubbly Pomegranate Lime Kombucha ready for You.z

23MONKEYTREE KOMBUCHA at the Harmony Festival 2011

2011-06-13T17:16:00.000-07:00

A word from our Co Founder Tom Franco

ART MEETS FOOD WEEKEND MARKET IN BERKELEY GOES LIVE

2011-06-09T18:28:00.000-07:00

Event management for FIREHOUSE EAST WEEKEND BAZAAR powered by Eventbrite

OUR KOMBUCHA BRINGS US TO THE HARMONY FESTIVAL

2011-06-08T23:52:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Adrienne Biggs, one of the key staffers at the Harmony Festival year round crew and a personal friend, we got invited to be the official Kombucha brand to be sold at the Tea House Cafe.

Ask for Kombucha and you will be served 23Monkeytree Pomegranate Lime sparkling micro brew.

We couldn't be happier...yes, really.

Besides, we get to camp, see all the cool venues and best of all, live music day and night, of the coolest kind.

See you there!

COME FIND US AT THE TEA HOUSE CAFE

http://www.harmonyfestival.com

at the UNDERGROUND MARKET in San Francisco

2011-06-07T14:53:00.001-07:00

You can see Julia Lazar handing out 23MOnkeytree Kombucha samples to Gardiner at 1:10 to 1:12....

PROMOTING ARTS IN COMMUNITY

2011-05-23T22:33:00.001-07:00

TWO FLAVORS AT THE UNDERGROUND MARKET MAY 21, 2011 IN SAN FRANCISCO

2011-05-20T21:34:00.000-07:00

it's a party at the underground market in san francisco

Pomegranate Lime and Amber Rose...

We love our kombucha brand name: Santosha...it means "Contentment" in Sanskrit and has the sound of effervescent bubbles built in the name.

Of Tibetan origin, as they had no fresh foods for months at the altitude and climate of the high Himalayas, the probiotic Kombucha culture could well be Human's best friend forever. 23Monkeytree Kombucha, a happy, helpful and friendly culture brewed in a proprietary mix of water, tea and organic sugars, is a symbiotic synergistic colony of yeasts and bacteria similar to kefir creating a health supporting mix of vitamins and minerals to those who are lucky enough to drink it. YOU!

See you on Saturday, May 21, in San Francisco. 11am to 4pm.
Did I mention it’s a party…?

“A collaboration of The SF Underground Market and Public Works: Night Market. This is going to be a lot like the markets you’ve come to know and love, but we’re upping the ante on the party in the later evening.
All of our favorite new and returning vendors will be scattered around 2 huge floors to share unique and delicious homemade food.” Iso Rabins for ForageSF
Also, if you want to more know about 23MOnkeytree, leave your question in the comment box and I’ll get back to you.
There is great info about Kombucha on GT Dave’s website.

23MONKEYTREE AT THE PREMIERE OF THE FIREHOUSE SOUTH BAZAAR

2011-05-14T20:52:00.000-07:00

Tom Franco Firehouse Art Collective director and 23Monkeytree Co-founder

Our SANTOSHA Kombucha© micro brew is a success in all ways.
People LOVE our 23MONKEYTREE© produced SANTOSHA Kombucha© in all flavors...peeps who either don't like kombucha or haven't had it, all get that sparkly look in their eyes, and exclaim: "this is the best kombucha I ever had"...for reals. I should video tape all the faces and the change coming over them...funny.
Pomegranate Lime was the winner again...go figure.
We will be at the Underground Farmer's market coming Saturday, May 21st, 11am to 4pm, offering the latest batches to you...looking forward to all our fans and newbees alike.

GREENIES

2010-03-17T16:55:00.000-07:00

intergenerational foods

Complete natural organic bio available food that fits us any day, every day

•Nourishing clean and lean meals with beneficial oils and fats, your brain needs them

•Green, organic, sustainable, globally doable model for local communities

•A combination of specifically nature oriented food and nutrition research

illustration by tom franco

•23Monkeytree develops the *GREENIE* •With a choice of sweet or savory •Smooth consistency •A bio available green food you can take anywhere •Based upon personal experience and absorbing research done by nutrition and wellness culture luminaries…more on them later.

What is a GREENIE?

A perfectly composed seasonal blend of smoothly vita-mixed ingredients with an emphasis on dark leafy greens

teeming nature

Here is a list out of which seasonal recipes are made:
Organic dark leafy greens such as: swiss chard, kale, dandelion leafs, collard, spinach, mustard leafs, •Seasonal green herbs: basil, cilantro, parsley, fennel, mint •Seasonal veggies: cucumber, celery, fennel bulbs, tomatoes, bell peppers, avocado •Seasonal fruit: apples, oranges, mango, bananas, berries, durian •Fats: Coconut butter, sesame paste, olive oil, nuts and seeds