junglesmacks wrote:I think I managed to ferment my own liver once or twice out there.. does that count?

It probably does count, but doesn't really help me much here.

No experience on playa, but tons with fermenting, and as far as I see it, you have two major obstacles. The heat and potential contamination from the dust. The dust shouldn't provide bacterial or fungal contamination but could affect the acidity as it is alkaline. The temp seems to be the bigger is...

I am thinking about making a kraut or kimchi-esque veggies on the playa: chop up and prepare the cabbage and veggies on arrival Monday and have a nice jar of krauted veggies by Thursday. It would have to be a shorter fermenting time (clearly, and I have a couple recipes, including the tested and yum...

One of the top moments of my burn this year was Wednesday at sunset at The Pier. Boyfriend and I wandered out to roam the playa, and instead were stopped in our tracks in awe. The usually subdued pier had turned into a VORTEX. People were streaming up and down the pier like ants. Others were riding ...