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March 25, 2011

  • Tea Around the World — Tanzania

    Tanzania is one of the largest producers of tea in Africa after Kenya, Malawi and Uganda, producing around 1% of the worlds tea. Tea plants were originally introduced to the country by German settlers in 1902 and commercial tea production started in Tanzania in 1926 and took off after the end of world war two.… Continue reading

  • The Story of Davidson’s Tea

    Since 1976 (or 1977, depending on which source you go by) a tea company in the U.S. has been steadily building a reputation for carrying fine teas. That company is Davidson’s Tea located in Sparks, Nevada, next door to Reno. There’s an old joke in Reno that it’s so hot there you can see sparks… Continue reading