Our Commitments
Truly Sustainable Farming
Biodiversity
Our partners strive to farm tea in harmony with their environments, leaving native vegetation and preserving wildlife habitats for a balanced ecosystem and healthier tea.
Beyond Organic
No pesticides, no synthetic fertilizers. Our partners utilize traditional techniques like crop rotation and organic solutions like canola and soybeans to maintain clean tea and truly sustainable fields for generations to come.
Economic Sustainability
Each of our partners sets their own prices. This way, each partner can afford to pour their lives into their work, and hand down a tradition to their children that is worth carrying on.
Economic Sustainability
Each of our partners sets their own prices. This way, each partner can afford to pour their lives into their work, and hand down a tradition to their children that is worth carrying on.
Real Partnerships 
Real Tea
real transparency
Real Tea
Verdant Tea is founded on over a decade of relationship-building with farmers across China. That’s why our tea partners are our some of our oldest.
To us, transparency isn’t a buzz-word –it is a code of conduct.
The He Family, tea farmers in Laoshan, co-founded and co-own Verdant Tea China Verdant Tea China. We believe real partnerships, collaboration, and advocacy are the future of our industry.
Read our challenge to the tea industry >>>
fresh tea all year long
We pre-buy each harvest and air-ship our seasonal teas direct from the farm.
Our partners work hard, hand-picking and hand finishing every leaf. We want to share their teas at their peak of flavor, aroma and sweetness.
Our partners want to share their teas.
Nothing tells a clearer, more honest story than the tea itself That’s why our partners are happy to offer their special sample pack
Five Teas for Five Dollars for yourself
and get a bonus coupon for $5 off your next order.
Or gift 5 for $5 to another new customer
and we’ll send you $5 tea cash with our thanks!
Meet Our Partners
the He Family
Laoshan Village, Shandong
green, black, oolong, and herbal tea
Huang Rui Guang
Wudongshan, Guangdong
oolong tea and black tea
Pioneers and community leaders in Laoshan Village, the He family was one of the first to plant tea on the misty ocean-facing slopes of the Taoist Holy Mountain they call home.
We are proud to share the He Family’s tea every season, and we are dedicated to spreading appreciation for their craft while sharing their unique and innovative teas with the rest of the world.
An accomplished technical master of tea, Huang Rui Guang is affectionately called a ‘modern tea sage’ by many because of his lifetime of cultivation in the skills of planting, processing and tasting tea.
In 2012, he was conferred the title of a recognized Cultural Treasure by the city government of Chaozhou. Today, he is working to pass on his lifetime of experience to his two sons Wei Ming and Zhen Ming.
Want to really get to know our tea partners across China?
Try our CSA-style Tea of the Month Club
Enjoy the freshest picks and the most seasonal tea –
each hand-picked, hand-processed, and hand selected by the one of our partner tea farmers every month.
3 to 12 teas • 75g or more • fresh, limited, and experimental harvests • USA free shipping
Through the end of December, save 50% on your first month or lock-in even bigger savings
with bulk subscriptions for yourself and your favorite tea lowers.
Farmer Curated CSA-style Tea Club
CSA-style Tea Club
Teaware for
every tea lover
Our teaware selection is curated by the people who know how to brew tea best: the farmers.
Selected with assistance from Li Xiangxi, Co-Founder of the Yang Xian Tea Institute, Master Zhang, Award-winning teacher and agricultural scientist, and He Qingqing, Verdant co-owner and Laoshan tea farmer.
Teaware
straight from the source
We work directly with workshops and artists across China to secure the highest quality, most versatile pieces at the most accessible prices possible.
Shop Xiangfu, full tea sets, hand painted porcelain
and much more, all at direct-distributor pricing
Our partners’ points of view are rooted in a lifetime of experience, and their perspectives on tea, farming, and more are each valuable and unique. We hope you will listen to their interviews, read their stories, and hear their perspectives on the industry.
