When we think of tea gardens we immediately think of the lushy green tea fields of India, China and Taiwan. But as it turns out, New Zealand proved to be a great place to grow tea for the Zealong tea estate. Specializing in organic high quality loose tea and Oolong, Zealong managed to carve out
Tea is generally divided into categories based on how it is processed. At least six different types are produced: White: wilted and unoxidized Yellow: unwilted and unoxidized but allowed to yellow Green: unwilted and unoxidized Oolong: wilted, bruised, and partially oxidized Black: wilted, sometimes crushed, and fully oxidized Post-fermented: green
French tea and aroma expert Carine Baudry is an expert on tea. For years she was the head of the Tea School, now she spends more time giving tea masterclasses. We spoke with her after a masterclass in Antwerp in Belgium. You just did the masterclass on tea. What was
Pieter de Boer tragically lost his wife to Alzheimer’s disease way too soon. But during the illness he discovered the positive effects green tea had on the physical and mental state of his wife. When my wife was 53 years old, the first signs of Alzheimer’s became apparent. Once, when
Many tea plantations around the wold have a hard time to sell their tea worldwide. Agriterra helps local agri-culture projects to global markets. We spoke with Ingrid Koedijk, agripool recruiter of Agriterra. What does Agriterra do? Agriterra is an agri-agency and we support farmers organizations and agricultural cooperatives in emerging
Simon Levelt was a Dutch trader in colonial goods who lived around 200 years ago. In 1826 he opened his first shop in Amsterdam specializing in tea and coffee. Nowadays the Simon Levelt brand has expanded to more than 40 shops in the Netherlands and Belgium. We spoke with Houcine
Nepal is one of the tea producing countries in the world and is known for its broad range of quality teas. We spoke with Rijan Ojha, who works for Agriterra in Nepal. He is responsible for several tea gardens in the Himalayan country. ” The weather and different altitudes in Nepal
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