Hi. We are Andrew, Heike and a small bear called Luna. We live in North Fife, Scotland where we brew amazing kombucha. We mostly sell our booch in Edinburgh; at farmer’s markets in Leith, Stockbridge and Castle Terrace. You can buy online here too. We are also available at select delis, farm shops, zero waste shops, cafés, pubs and hotels across Scotland.
We began life as filmmakers – Heike still makes films but Andrew now makes the booch. Back in 2013 we made a movie together called THE MOO MAN. It was about an amazing dairy farmer trying to do the right thing, save his small farm, treat his cows well and to sell their wonderful milk ‘raw’. It changed our lives.
Farmer Steve Hook was a trailblazer. Through making that film we learnt all about the importance of beneficial bacteria in our food, why it’s good to keep it raw and about the miracle of fermentation. Researching a follow up film, we discovered the revolution in the understanding of our microbiome and how the food we need is disappearing fast. We met groundbreaking microbiologists, fantastic artisan food producers and great farmers from all around the world. We were inspired and blown away.
In fact we went fermental. At home we experimented with yoghurts, sour doughs, sauerkraut, kefir, kimchi and of course kombucha. And the kombucha just tasted oh so good, and it’s super good for our gut too.
Our gut told us to follow our heart and so here we are, bringing our Buddy to the world since 2019.