Verdant Tea

The first 2022 spring teas are picked and on the way from Li Xiaoping! Typically, the prized pre-Qingming pickings don't happen until mid to late Marc[...]

Wondering how to brew chai tea? Learn everything about making chai tea, including creating your own chai spice blend and finding the perfect base tea.[...]

Over hundreds of years, people realized that tea was sweeter and more delicious with processing than it was fresh or simply dried. Now, this insight i[...]

Fresh tea season is here! With rich, sweet aromatic fresh teas coming in from the He Family in Laoshan and Li Xiaoping in Dragonwell, you might be won[...]

“This year is unique. The Da Tian harvest (picked after the greenhouses come down) is much later. Normally, it is mid-April. This year, it is two we[...]

Weather in Laoshan is notoriously difficult for growing tea. The cold winters and hot summers are pushing the very boundary of where the tea plant can[...]

In March and April of 2020, we outlined our plan to continue our mission: to serve and advocate for the talented and passionate small family farmers t[...]

The He Family is pleased to announce that they have wrapped up a great 2020 spring harvest. This year’s weather was very cool. The persistent coo[...]

"These are unprecedented times to be navigating with our partners in China.The challenges have kept us busy, but also hopeful that our partners will b[...]