Growing Tea

We as tea drinkers can get so caught up in the art of brewing tea that we forget how complex the art of growing tea can be.

This is a subcategory of Tea Biz, which provides a behind-the-scenes look at the business of tea.

  • Organic, Fair Trade, and the Ethical Tea Partnership

    Ten years ago, I had a pretty simplistic view of the word “organic.” I figured there was some set of guidelines you had to follow, and *presto* — you could put the word organic on your product. As it turns out, things are much more complicated than that. When my wife and I had our

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  • Tea plants as props? Thanks, #TeaAcrossAmerica!

    Tea plants as props? Thanks, #TeaAcrossAmerica!

    When we first joined #TeaAcrossAmerica, I had visions of a big bushy tea plant in the front window at the shop. I still think we can build a neat window display around it at some point. When our tea plant, Tea H. White, arrived, the temperature outside was well below zero Fahrenheit. Even the windowsill

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  • Tea H. White arrives in Montana

    Tea H. White arrives in Montana

    Back in November, I wrote about #TeaAcrossAmerica, a program that’s putting tea bushes in all fifty states plus the District of Columbia. By joining the program, I agreed to host Montana’s tea plant, which arrived at my tea shop yesterday. The plant, which we named “Tea H. White,” is a China bush (Camellia sinensis var.

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  • Joining Tea Across America

    The more I learn about tea, the more I want to learn. The more I experience, the more I want to experience. I experiment, I read books, I read blogs, I attend tea conferences, and I take classes. I buy tea from all over the world, and try out different blends and combinations. Basically, I

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  • Britain growing and exporting tea?

    For hundreds of years, tea has flowed from the east (originally China) to the west, and has been a huge part of British culture. Just as in the U.S. and Canada, Britain’s favorite drinks aren’t grown in Britain. Until recently, that is. The Tregothnan Estate in Cornwall, owned by Evelyn and Katharine Boscawen, is growing Camellia

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