We source our true teas – black tea, green tea, white tea, oolong tea, puerh tea, and even yellow tea – directly from the tea farms we work with. Most of our tea sources are relatively small tea farms. This is a good approach, because it gets the tea-leaf to our customers faster and fresher. In addition, direct sourcing fosters trust and support with the communities where the tea is grown. We know that the tea we source is organically grown and of premium quality.
Quality, premium tea hosts a myriad of health benefits. These can include weight loss (by replacing high calorie drinks with tea) and heart health. In addition, drinking tea daily has been shown to provide the human body with vitality and longevity boosting properties. High amounts of antioxidants and increased bone density are other properties, primarily found with green tea.
From the seedling to your cup, everyone is invested in providing quality. This ensures ongoing business for everyone involved, all the way to you, the consumer. Along with consistently providing premium tea, farms need to ask fair market prices, and our tea company needs to pay for the tea at that price (not asking for lower prices). We in turn give you the best price we can, while paying employees fair wages. In this way, direct sourcing is also sustainable.
Small tea farms prioritize the health of their community and the environment. If both the community and environment are not in good health, it’s hard to produce a good product. These tea plant photos were taken at Bitaco Tea in Cali, Colombia. The organically grown tea thrives along with the community. Like many small tea farms, Bitaco supports the schools, as well as provides art enrichment programs for the youth in the area. In addition, the farm is at the top of the watershed, and they know clean water is good for everyone, including tea! In addition, biodiversity initiatives implementing environmental health ensure organic tea and ecological health.
Our tea comes with the added benefits in the physical, mental, and global realms. The tea is good for you, and you know it’s coming from well-intentioned sources. Health, vitality and joy – tea truly is a well-rounded beverage!
Written by Boo Curry and Uriah Kreilick
