While Peter worked behind the tea bar, a couple came into the tea shop and noticed our Colombian teas display. In a truly “it’s a small world” moment, they recognized the teas were from where Karolina researched an array of rainforest birds.

Fortunately, Karolina Fierro followed up with us. Our staff learned about her unique, community-based field work. Tucked high up in the Colombian Andes, there is an amazing village where tea farming and bird conservation work well together.

She and other bird scientists inventoried and studied rainforest birds in a remote portion of the La Cumbre region of Colombia. Carolina discovered that the tea farm owners were supportive of their avian research and their efforts to increase awareness for bird conservation in the community. She explained that the Colombian tea company we source tea from funds educational activities and partners on other community events designed to create awareness around bird conservation.

We are fortunate to carry 3 Colombian teas from this farm – Birdsong Black, Mountain Spring Green, and Rainforest Fruit Green.