Verdant Tea

Tea is the ultimate symbol of hospitality, grace and connection. Our offerings come from true sustainable small family farms - hand-picked and hand finished by the people who own their own land.

We’d love to work with you on putting together the perfect gift basket - one not only packed with the best tea in the world from award-winning farmer-producers, but also packed with the stories of the growers, supporting land stewardship and the revival of ancient farming traditions.

  Small team? That’s great!  

We specialize in smaller projects, and we shine when coordinating gifts for 10-500 lucky recipients. We keep a tight, outrageously fresh collection of tea in stock in Saint Paul MN, along with beautiful teaware from small workshops.

In a hurry?  Here are some easy gift options, ready to go:

Foundational Tier

Full Experience Tier

Rare Teas + Gongfu Tier

What makes us different?

• • Farmer-ownership and representation

Verdant Tea is co-owned by tea farmer He Qingqing in Laoshan, and represents the very smallest, most passionate growers whose work would normally never be seen beyond their village.

• • Unique products

You won’t see teas like this anywhere else. That’s because we don’t buy from a catalog and rebrand like most people. We have offices in China, work directly with our farmer-partners and bring their teas in fresh after harvest. The results will stun your lucky recipients; tea packed with flavor and way more polyphenols and antioxidants that anything you’d find ‘off the shelf’

• • White label capabilities even for small projects
  

Most “corporate gifting” requires huge minimums to do anything custom. We’re a small, flexible team with our own food packaging facility in Saint Paul, MN, and we’re ready to collaborate to make your vision happen. Need a custom insert? Hand-written notes? Branded stickers? We can do that!

• • Combine tea and teaware for a full experience
  

We don’t just sell tea. We’ve got all the teaware you might want to pair with your tea selections, and if you don’t see what you need, we can bring it in direct from the workshops.

• • Ongoing gifting
  

Maybe you want to send a welcome gift when you onboard a new client, or a celebratory work anniversary gift when employees reach a milestone. Set up an account with us and we can ship out boxes at just the right moment, one at a time.

  Want to learn more about us?  

• • Meet the He Family, Verdant Tea Co-Founders

• • Read about the future of small family tea farming

• • See the full blog for an in depth tea education