Making Wine with Psidium Cattleianum

One of the joys of the "gloom season" is the abundance of these little fruits. Commonly called Strawberry Guava, they are native to South America and grow wild on Flores.

These little fruits are high in Calcium, Iron, Vitamin A, B, and C...even surpassing citrus!
They also contain high amounts of phytonutrients, including carotenoids and polyphenols that can protect cells from damage, lower risk of cardiovascular disease and provide other health benefits.

We have been brewing up excellent wine using a Saccharomyces bayanus strain of yeast that produces an effervescent pink brew that is fruity and dry at the same time. Vey nice to drink day or night, especially when you cannot tell the difference for all the black clouds hovering overhead!

With all the nutritional benefits of this wine you never catch the flu or have a hang over either.

Money and the Illusion of Security

For some time now, I have been trying to come to terms with living without money. In theory I know that money is nothing but paper that is accepted as inately valuable for as long as the government controls it´s people and forces them to use their special money. If you don´t have their special money they will take your property or freedom in place of their special money. Just try to pay your taxes with corn and see the results you recieve. You will lose your farm.

I believe that the universe or god is unlimited and full of potential, and therefor I put my faith in the universe rather than the government to provide for me. All I must do is plant my crops and take full advantage of the opportunities that are presented to me. If I follow these basic rules then I will never go hungry or be of need.

So, that is the goal, the philosophy that I live by, but I still cling to my old habits and try to keep a little stash of cash for a rainy day. Just in case, god forgets about me or I miss the hint that I should have acted on a given opportunity and did not.

Now is the time to take off the training wheels and live without money and trust completely in god to provide us with what we need to remain healthy and happy. It is an exciting time, I expect to fall down once or twice, but in the end I am looking forward to the freedom of living in the NOW and not worrying so much about the future. The illusion of security that money in the bank can give you is being discarded.