I’m thrilled to offer one of my readers a chance to experiment in the kitchen! Now you, too, can have random things fermenting and perking along in various places in your kitchen, too. 
Want to try water kefir? Are you pining for the easiest way to make homemade yogurt ever? Do you have your eye on another starter, like sourdough or kombucha? I’m here to help.
Cultures for Health is giving away your choice of three of the following:
First check out my reviews (and get a little laugh) of water kefir and room temp yogurt.
When you’re ready to win the best giveaway KS has had yet, enter the contest by clicking to the Cultures for Health Kitchen Stewardship Giveaway and signing up there. If you leave the box checked for the CFH newsletter, let me know and I’ll give you a bonus entry.
GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED. THANKS!
Record your entry as a comment at this post, along with any additional entries. (If you receive KS via email, you will need to click over to the site to enter your comments.) Obtain extra entries by doing the following. You may leave all the entries in one comment and I’ll sort them out!
- Don’t forget entry no. one must be to click to the Cultures for Health Kitchen Stewardship Giveaway and sign up there. (I’ve done it at other sites and haven’t gotten any junk emails, so don’t worry!)
- Subscribe to the Cultures for Health newsletter.
- Browse through the yogurt and sourdough culture lists and tell me which one of each makes you drool on your keyboard the worst (i.e. which one you’d pick if you’re the lucky winner)!
- Subscribe in a reader or via email to Kitchen Stewardship (or tell me if you already do).
- What’s your favorite Monday Mission? Just tell me in the comment and I’ll give you an extra entry.
- TWO entries: If you have a blog or website, post about this giveaway linking back to this post.
- Follow me on Twitter and Tweet about it (just click the button at the top of this post).
- Write about it on Facebook.
- Stumble or Digg this post (you can use the “Share This!” icon at the bottom of the post).
- Email 5 friends (who don’t already read Kitchen Stewardship) about the giveaway.
Be sure to tell me everything you did in your comment. There are a possible 11 entries! If you can handle completing all 11, I’ll give you a bonus entry just for being perseverant (but tell me if you do in your comment so I’m not up counting all night). I still trust the honor system. Just be honest about what you’ve done – giveaways should be fun!
I will use random.org’s integer generator to choose the commenters who win from my list of commenter emails. The giveaway is only open to U.S. residents. Entries will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, September 24th, and I’ll post the winners by the following Monday.
If you missed the last Monday Mission, click here.
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Yay -I clicked through! Sign me up for the same yogurt starter you used. Especially if even that “creamiest” one was still tangy! But my kids are yogurt-acclimitized, so whatever.
And four more entries: I subscribe; Twitter; my fav Monday Mission was the plastic container one; and Facebook
I signed up for the newsletter and I follow you on reader and twitter
#1 I clicked and signed up.
#2 I signed up for their newsletter.
#3 I think I would try Filmjölk yogurt & the Flemish-style Desem Whole Wheat Sourdough Starter Culture.
#4 I subscribe through reader.
#5 My fav mon mission is the bone broth one.
#6 follow on twitter & tweeted
I can’t tell you how excited I am about this giveaway (and finding your blog). Ever since I got nourishing traditions out of the library i’ve been wanting to go the traditional food route ( i now have my very own copy of NT on the way to my house…so excited). Keep up the awesome work!
1. clicked link & signed up
2. newsletter too
3. tweet & i’ve been following you
4. fb
5. matsoni yougurt please
6. monday mission – eggs. i’m a farm girl. always eaten a ton of eggs. I wish our yard was big enough for chickens! (note, seattle allows city residents to have chickens & small goats for eggs & milk. pretty sweet, eh?)
ps…i’m trapping my fruit flies with pear. just did away with a ton of the lil buggers.
Ever since I started getting into whole foods about a month ago, my friend has been after me to try making yogurt. Maybe this would help me head in that direction.
1. I signed up for the giveaway.
2. I subscribed to their newsletter.
3. I think the Viilli yogurt culture would suit my needs.
4. I already subscribe to the KS feed in my reader.
.-= Liz´s last blog ..Lots of Changes =-.
Wow, I’ve been looking for where I could buy Kombucha! Thanks for posting this.
1. I clicked through and signed up.
2. Signed up for the newsletter.
3. I like the Bulgarian yogurt and the San Francisco sourdough starter. (Although if I win, I’d like the yogurt, water keifer and Kombucha.)
4. I subcribe through a reader.
5. My favorite Mission is energy cost in the kitchen.
Thanks!
.-= christina´s last blog ..Happenings… =-.
I’ve been so looking at all their cultures but I think today if I won I’d pick the parisian sourdough. I’ve been doing so much reading about sourdough bread being healthier and I am starting to miss it!
.-= Bonnie´s last blog ..The Perfect Storm for Disease =-.
Hi!
Thanks for this giveaway opportunity!
-I clicked through and signed up
-I would have to choose the filmjolk or viili yogurt starters!
I think I’d like to try the matsoni starter.
I clicked through and signed up for the newsletter.
I’m an email subscriber.
I now follow you on twitter.
My favorite Monday Mission…that’s tough. Meal planning, I guess?
That’s it so far.
.-= Kara´s last blog ..The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies. Ever. Really. =-.
#1 I clicked through and signed up
#2 I signed up for the newsletter
#3 Piima yogurt starter
#4 I subscribe in Google Reader
#5 Switch your baking powder to alum-free
Thanks!!!
1. signed up for the Cultures for Health Kitchen Stewardship Giveaway
2. subscribed to the Cultures for Health newsletter
3. Hmmm… I think the Bulgarian yogurt starter sounds good, and probably the New Zealand Rye sourdough starter
4. already subscribed in a reader
5. I think my favorite mission is “Handwashing and Antibacterial Soap” because I was looking for a study about that very thing when I found your blog. But I really have a lot of favorites, so that isn’t a fair question!
6. Blogged here: http://www.elliottacademy.com/2009/09/cultures-for-health-kitchen-stewardship.html
7. shared it on Facebook
8. stumbled this post
9. e-mailed 5 friends
I am really tempted to join Twitter just so I can get an extra entry and the bonus entry! We’ll see; it will be a big deal if I do!
~Andrea
.-= Andrea´s last blog ..Cultures for Health Kitchen Stewardship Giveaway =-.
I clicked through, signed up for the newsletter, would love the counter either viili or filmjolk, my favorite monday mission is the chicken broth (new for me and I am doing it! although I have enjoyed the read on others too), and am subscribing. For a total of 5. Thanks for the awesome giveaway! I might just have to give in and buy some if I don’t win. . .
#1 I clicked and signed up.
#2 I signed up for their newsletter.
#3 I would try Villi yogurt & the Flemish-style Desem Whole Wheat Sourdough Starter Culture.
#4 I subscribe through Google reader.
#5 Monday mission – Bone broth! Especially going into fall.
#6 I tweeted.
Thanks for doing this! I’m trying to decide if I’m ready to order water kefir, finally…. not sure if I can convince the littlest one that fizzy yogurt water’s a good thing!
1. Clicked and signed up
2. Signed up for newsletter
3. I subscribe via google reader
4. I would love to try the Matsoni Starter
5. Monday mission – the one on bleach, I have been wanting to get all toxic cleaners out of my home
Oh I’m not quite as good as you other ladies but I did sign up through the website and wrote about it on facebook. Oh yeah and I think my favorite Monday mission is the one about microwaves. (We already didn’ t use one but it is so nice to not hear oh wow that is really weird
!)
1. Clicked and signed up.
2. Signed up for newsletter
3. I would try Matsoni yogurt, and New England sourdough
4. I liked Rethinking plastic food storage. Trying to get rid of the plastic!
What timing! I’ve been looking for somewhere to buy a water kefir starter kit.
1. Clicked and signed up.
2. Subscribed to the newsletter.
3. Water kefir!
4. Subscribed in reader to Kitchen Stewardship.
hi there – I clicked through & entered! Thanks for the opportunity!
1. I clicked through
2. signed up for newsletter
3. Matsoni yogurt, and probably New England sourdough
4. I liked getting rid of bleach
5. I subscribe RSS feed
1. Well, I signed in at the site
2. Then , I checked the box for the newsletter
3. And, my most favorite choice would be the Matsoni!! Yum!
4. I have been a subscriber for 2 weeks now
5. so my favorite Monday mission is getting rid of antibacterial soap, because we have switched to a homemade lavender and sandlewood soap. Yippee Skippee
Thanks for doing this!
1. Clicked the link and signed up
2. Registered for the newsletter
3. Bulgarian Yougurt starter looks yummy
4. I subscribe via email (and look forward to the afternoon emails!)
5. Adding beans to meals (hubby LOVED slopey joe with lentils added to the meat – yipeee!!)
I signed up for the giveaway
and I signed up for the CFH Newsletter.
1. went to CFH
2. signed up for newsletter
3. Flemish-Style Desem Sourdough Starter
4. I am already a subscriber
5. Favorite Monday Mission: Chicken stock
I entered at the site and signed up for the newsletter. I already subscribe to your feed via Thunderbird. The Filmjölk yogurt starter sounds intriguing to me. (Actually, all of them do, but this one says it’s less sour than regular yogurt, a plus in my book.)
.-= Rachel R.´s last blog ..Reading Magazines (WFMW) =-.
I clicked on the newsletter, I’d try the filmjolk, or any good thick one . . . yum
favorite mm was the yogurt one~ my cooler didn’t work~ (I used to use the oven method, worked GREAT but can no longer get 75 watt bulbs!)
on fb
thankyou
I just followed you on twitter and retweeted!
I am interested in the sourdough starter and have submitted my entry. I decided against the newsletter at this time. Thanks.
I love the cultures available through this site! I have definitely signed up for the giveaway and for the newsletter, and would be very happy to receive a matsoni culture since I love tart frozen yogurt so much. As a “starving graduate student,” I am short on both time and money. The idea of a room-temp starter will save me a lot of time. Making my own yogurt will save me a lot of money! For the same reason, my favorite Monday Mission really is making your own yogurt at home. I’ve started doing so with a conventional store yogurt starter, but the results aren’t as thick or tangy as I’d like. Matsoni sounds much better! I’m not a blogger or a Twitter and so can’t do those parts, but please log the rest of my entries. Thanks!
1-clicked through
2-subscribed
3 favorite monday mission: learning about complete proteins
4 bulgarian yogurt and honestly, I don’t need another sourdough starter, but would love water keifer or buttermilk starter
I clicked the link to sign up and left it checked to get the newsletter. I would love to try the New England Sourdough Starter. I already subscribe to your blog. My favorite Monday Mission was the one about using your microwave less (I got rid of mine!). I follow you on Twitter and I am going to tweet as soon as I leave this comment:) That is 6 entries if I figured it out right.
I clicked and signed up for the newsletter. I would like to start with the Matsoni starter. I have been wanting to make my own yogurt. Love being able to make it on the counter. Don’t need to buy another appliance. I signed up for your newsletter (excited to follow great info here). Favorite Monday Mission is elimating Aluminum. I am emailing my find to everyone I know!!
I would like to try the sourdough starter. I haven”t had one for several years.
I subscribed
I signed up and subscribed to the newsletter.
I would love to try the greek yogurt starter as I have heard lots of rave reviews about it, but haven’t tried it myself.
I subscribe via google reader to Kitchen Stewardship
I really liked you Monday Mission this week on Bleach. I have been working on riding it from my kitchen and it is always nice to have some reinforcement!
1 clicked on the link
2 signed up for the news letter
3 am already a subscriber
4 drooling over the camaldoli sour dough starter
5 i tweeted
6 favorite monday mission was the one on bleach
1) Signed up.
2) I am fascinated by all the sourdough starters but would need “professional assistance” in narrowing down which one I’d want!
3) I subscribe in a reader
4) My favorite Monday Mission isn’t listed – it’s the no more bleach in the kitchen. I bought two large bottles of peroxide and one small one because it was in an opaque spray bottle (which I can fill with the big bottles). No more bleach for me!
Thanks for the chance, Katie!
.-= Lenetta @ Nettacow´s last blog ..Freezing Tomatoes and Green Peppers =-.
1) Signed up
2) Going to get the newsletter
3) Yogurt starter: Matsoni – love tart and ease of use. Sourdough: Ischia – need a good sandwich bread
4) Just signed up to receive your emails
5) Favorite Monday Mission: Eat More Eggs – I love ‘em, and I’ve been pregnant or nursing since April of 2007, thank the good Lord!
Thanks for your blog – love to see fellow Catholics out there!
I’m a newsletter subscriber, and I’m liking the parisian and french sourdoughs, and very interested in the lazy roomtemp yogurt!
Looks great – will do others when I have the chance!
I am so happy to have found your site. And that you are having this contest. I’ve just learned about water kefir, and have been wanting to give it a try, as well as making my own yogurt. How exciting!!!
1. I clicked through and signed up.
2. Signed up for the newsletter.
3. I think the Viili yogurt starter would work for me.
4. I subcribe through a reader.
5. My favorite Mission is Meal Planning.
Thanks!!
Judy
I clicked and signed up. And I would like to try the Filmjolk yogurt cultures. I have made homemade yogurt (in my crockpot) several times just using Greek or regular yogurt. And I make my own milk kefir with kefir grains. But I would love to try water kefir sometime as milk makes me congested. Thanks for the giveaway!
#1-clicked and signed up
#2-signed up for newsletters
#3-Villi Yogurt Starter and Italian Sourdough Starter
#4-I subscribe in a reader already
#5-My favorite Monday Mission is Meal Planning ( if I had to choose just one)
.-= Evelyn´s last blog ..Wanted You to Know =-.
Hi Katie! I clicked through to enter, and I’m interested in the yogurt culture. I’m getting rid of our yogurt maker bc we never use it, and I’m excited about the prospect of making bigger batches with no work!
Great idea!
I clicked through and signed up, and subscribed to the newsletter.
I am interested in the sourdoughs, I already have kefir grains that I use every day. I think the Danish and Flemish Ryes, and the and the New England starter all look great, or the sourdough recipe book, if that is an option.
I also subscribed to your newsletter, I just found your site yesterday, while I was looking for info on raw milk yogurt. This is a great site!
I signed up for the newsletter, and I use the RSS feed.
I would get the filmjolk yogurt, and the New England sourdough.
.-= Beth B.´s last blog ..Major (Bum)mer =-.
Hi Katie! I’m an RSS feed subscriber and I have fallen in love with your blog. Although I have chosen not to be Catholic, I am a deeply comitted Christian and enjoy your Mary and Martha Moments so much. My favorite starter is the Viili Yogurt Starter Culture, though any of the bread starters would probably do it for me, especially if they work well with whole grains. My favorite Monday mission was the Bleach elimination issue because you gave me a solution to sanitizing that I have looking for for a long time as an alternative to bleach- the H2O2 and vinegar double blast. Thanks!
Katie Reply:
September 22nd, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Emily,
Katie
Thank you for the positive feedback! It makes my day, truly.
Um, I want it all? No, seriously, if I could, I’d probably buy everything there. I would love to try the Greek yogurt starter. The Bone Broth Monday Mission has to be my favorite because I always do this and it makes me happy. I buy four chickens at a time, cut parts out, and throw the carcasses in the electric roaster outside for broth. I also love making broth from turkey carcasses. I’ve even become the turkey recycler in our family, bringing home the carcass from dinner at the family gathering.
Okay, so I joined the Cultures for Health mailing list when I signed up (1 and 2), I already subscribe via bloglines (3), picked my favorite product (4), and chose my favorite Monday Mission (5).
By the way, I am really enjoying your site. I feel a little overwhelmed at times, as I read and learn more and more about food and health, but I already do a lot of what you’ve suggested. Very cool.
.-= Suzanne´s last blog ..Our Beautiful Hoss =-.
1. I signed up
2. I also left the box checked for the newsletter
3. I would pick the countertop yogurt and the New England sourdough starter
4. I subscribe in a reader
5. My favorite Monday Mission is Meal Planning – it holds everything together!
1 – I signed up
2 – I signed up for the newsletter
3 – Bulgarian yogurt starter and Matsoni yogurt starter
4 – I’m already subscribed by feed
5 – Monday Mission: Getting rid of plastic storage
7 – I’m now following you on Twitter and I tweeted your giveaway
9 – I Digg’d your article
.-= Kristin´s last blog ..From Milk to Greek Yogurt to Frozen Yogurt =-.
1. Signed up on Cultures for Health
2. Subscribe in Google Reader
3. I would love the “Flemish-style Desem Whole Wheat Sourdough Starter Culture” and the “Piimä Yogurt Starter Culture”.
4. My favorite Monday Mission was the microwave one. It came right after our microwave broke. We only recently put one back in, and I rarely use it now anyway.
I’d love a chance to try the Matsoni Yogurt Starter! Thanks!