Tea lovers in the United States will have their first chance to try New Zealand’s only tea, Zealong, beginning on June 28, 2010, when Chicago Tea Garden makes it available to its retail and wholesale customers. Zealong began in 1996 when its owners planted imported Taiwanese seedlings on their New Zealand farm. Only 130 of [...]
read more »Alright, I know I’m not into ridiculous flavored teas — the kind where the taste of the tea is lost. But I am a fan of using teas in recipes where tea compliments another food, or another food compliments a tea. So while drinking some of my Green Elephant Pu-erh, I was thinking that it [...]
read more »There is a bit of information online about the healthful effects of smoking tea leaves. I do not condone this, I would not try this, I’m not telling you to try this — I believe that smoking anything is harmful to your health, but I wanted to see if I could dig up any information [...]
read more »Kenyan Tea workers went on strike from Feb 8 to Feb 12 — happily they have reached a resolution in the matter: “The strike started after some workers were paid below the minimum recommended wage, George Nesbitt, director of Tea Warehouses Ltd., said by phone from Mombasa” Read the whole thing here: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-02-17/kenya-tea-workers-strike-over-wages-disrupt-shipping-update1-.html
read more »The Malaysian Star posted quite a lengthy article on their fortnightly column “Nutri-Science” by Dr. Tee Siong — its a great summation of all of the tea health stories we’ve been hearing of late. I invite you to give it a read: http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2010/1/31/health/5568096&sec=health
read more »Its been a long time coming, but I am finally starting my own tea company. Things are in the late stages, teas have been sourced, packaging is finalized. I’m just working on the web site at this time, so if there is anything that annoys you about tea shop sites, please let me know asap! [...]
read more »Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has pledged $25000 in tea as well as $25000 in show of support for Haiti. While many countries cannot afford to send millions in support, its great to see them doing what they can. Read the press release at the Sri Lanka Government Web Site: http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20100124_02
read more »Well isn’t this disheartening, a study by the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference found that many tea vendors in China are making their money selling “substandard” tea. Give this one a read: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/metro/2010-01/19/content_9341940.htm
read more »There have been many changes in our industry of late, and as it grows — we must be sure to be mindful of our actions as consumers in this growing industry — demanding only the best, honest, fair goods. A store can only sell things if we buy them. The power is in our hands, [...]
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Update: Here is a great resource for India tea related jobs http://www.indianteahelp.com/ This informative article from DNA India has some interesting insight to tea industry jobs in India … see the full post here: “There are a variety of jobs one can specialise in, within the tea industry. Tea tasting is one of the highly [...]
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