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  • Processing Tea

    Tea has been a popular beverage in America since the first European settlers landed here in 1492. It cemented its place in our history when colonists tossed it into Boston Harbor in 1773 during the Boston Tea Party. It’s made from the dried leaves of Camellia Sinesis, which is an evergreen shrub. Green tea, oolong… Continue reading

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  • What’s in a Name?

    by Stephanie Hanson A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, according to Juliet. But would Rose Congou? I thought we would take a look at the origins of some of the names for our favorite beverage. The Chinese have two words for tea: t’e (pronounced tay), from Fukien Province, and cha, used… Continue reading

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  • Display Teas

    If you’ve never had the fun of watching a display tea bloom into its final flower form, you’re missing a truly remarkable experience. These display teas, also called artisan teas or flowering teas, are a cluster of hand tied leaves. When you drop the little ball of leaves into a clear glass teapot the show… Continue reading

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  • Fair Trade Tea

    Tea, as the story goes, is the second most popular beverage in the world, after water. With this in mind, it should come as no surprise that large numbers of people derive their livelihood from growing and producing it. In the past many of these people have not always been well-treated, a fact that helped… Continue reading

  • Grow Your Own Tea

    Either from the naturalist in me, the idea of wanting to give it my own try, or maybe just the want for the ultimate freshness, I’ve been looking into growing my own tea plant. After many long hows, however, sadly I’ve realized that making your own tea is much more than growing the leaves and… Continue reading

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  • Coffee vs Tea

    Did you know that drinking tea is much healthier for you than drinking coffee? Many coffee drinkers say that they love their coffee and would never switch to drinking tea instead. However there are numerous reasons why making that switch to tea can really improve your life! Although recent research has shown that coffee does… Continue reading

  • Types of Tea

    How many different types of tea are there? It’s a great question and not one that can be answered with any degree of accuracy. The number of plants from which tea is derived is easier to count. It’s one – Camellia sinensis (though there are several varieties).From this humble plant we get five main types… Continue reading

  • Brewing Loose Leaf Tea

    The way the tea leaves open up, unfurl, and move with the eddys and currents in your brewing vessel is known as the dance of the leaves. This is something you cannot truly appreciate when brewing with a tea bag, but the next time you are making a nice loose leaf green or white, watch… Continue reading

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