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Is Tea Sustainable? Earth Day, 2026

Is Tea Sustainable? Earth Day, 2026

Environmentally conscious tea lovers, rejoice! Loose leaf tea is sustainable and renewable. In the spirit of Earth Day, let’s take a look at some o...

Tea for a Healthy Lifestyle: A Time-Honored Approach to Everyday Wellness

Tea for a Healthy Lifestyle: A Time-Honored Approach to Everyday Wellness

Is tea good for health? The most accurate answer is a multi-tiered one. While no single food or beverage is a panacea, tea offers a unique combinat...

The Scent of Memory: Why Tea’s Aroma Connects So Deeply to Emotion

The Scent of Memory: Why Tea’s Aroma Connects So Deeply to Emotion

Tea’s aromatic complexity invites contemplation. Before the first sip, it’s the fragrance of tea that greets us. Connoisseurs delight in identifyin...

Sustainability: From Concept to Commitment

Sustainability: From Concept to Commitment

Chemical fertilizers bypass natural biological processes — specifically the relationship between plant roots and the microbes that thrive in the ri...

Swing Into Spring with Darjeeling

Swing Into Spring with Darjeeling

Nestled in the Kurseong valley of Darjeeling, India, the Rohini estate is recorded as the youngest tea estate in the region. The estate originally ...

A Rose as Sweet as Upton Tea Imports

A Rose as Sweet as Upton Tea Imports

Since the 14th century, Valentine’s Day has been a celebration of love. In our current culture, this day inspires the gifting of heart-shaped boxes...

We'll Drink a Cup of Wellness Yet

We'll Drink a Cup of Wellness Yet

Revving up your immune system predictably proves to be most challenging during this time of year, which is quite notorious for sniffles and sore th...

The Perfect Teas To Keep You Warm This Winter

The Perfect Teas To Keep You Warm This Winter

When was the last time you went caroling? Every winter, countless communities throughout the world participate in the tradition of caroling to spre...

To Steep, Perchance To Dream

To Steep, Perchance To Dream

Herbs have been used to promote sleep for thousands of years across many cultures. Over 3,000 years ago, the practice was prevalent in traditional ...

Tea Consultant Cupping: Tasting 12 Breakfast Blends

Tea Consultant Cupping: Tasting 12 Breakfast Blends

For a tea cupping to be effective, you need to be able to replicate the results. If you sample a tea by steeping a large, unmeasured scoop of leaf ...

Love Fruit Tea, A Bushel And A Peck!

Love Fruit Tea, A Bushel And A Peck!

Enhancing a cup of tea with a burst of fruit flavor traces its roots to well before the Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) in China and has enjoyed a gradua...

Oh My, Chai!

Oh My, Chai!

Legend has it that the first instance of these spices being combined to create a restorative beverage was about 5,000 years ago by an Indian king, ...