Yes, I know. This is a pretty big statement.
But I seriously believe that tea can be part of the way forward in these turbulent times.
I’ve talked to two “missionaries” of Jehova’s Witnesses this morning who tried to help people finding the right way in the current confusion created by peak oil, a quickly changing […]
Royalty often has the reputation of being finicky, selfish and spoiled. I imagine most of them wouldn’t be much fun to be around.
It’s a completely different story with the king that I’ve just spent my afternoon with. Instead of selfish, he proved to be generous, instead of being fussy, he was forgiving and […]
It’s been far too long since part one of this article, so here finally is the promised continuation. In the first part, I discussed the role of quality in the evaluation of the cost of products. This second article will focus on the less transparent and often forgotten factors that constitute the true cost of […]
Our new teas from Assam have arrived since I wrote about them in my last post. Because we were so impressed with them, I thought an in-depth introduction would be appropriate (click on the images for a larger view).
Assam is a province at the foothills of the Himalayas in northeast India and its diverse landscapes […]
This time of the year, our schedule usually gets very busy. Since virtually all tea-growing regions are located in the Northern Hemisphere, February to May is the time for spring harvest. This harvest produces the best tea for most types and makes the bulk of our offerings. Every year from about March to the end […]