#tea farmer
Spots are now OPEN in our new CSA-style subscription Tea of the Month Club!
Each month, our Tea of the Month Club box is curated by one of our partner farmers, from the He Family in Laoshan Village to the Dongsa Farmer’s Cooperative in Yunnan. Our partners pick out a selection of their freshest, most interesting teas - the ones that they are most excited for you to try - including experimental batches and limited harvests!
Want to join and learn more?
Just sign up by September 14th to receive the first new box!
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InWuyishan,Li Xiangxi and her family cultivate + wild pick Wuyi mountain tea.
The wild tea plants growing out of the rocks on the slope behind her family’s workshop are fed by deep spring water, brought down the mountain by a simple bamboo aqueduct.
For the full story, read on…
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photoset:Master Zhang’s Tieguanyin Tea Fields, November 24th 2014
Daping, Anxi, Fujian, China
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Greetings from Qianjiazhai!
We are traveling across China, visiting our partner farmers and friends. Our first leg of the journey brings us to Master Han and his wild-picked pu'er and black tea.
Tea trees and tulsi grow wild on Mt. Ailao’s slopes alongside evergreens and aromatic herbs. Master Han’s workshop is three hours up the narrow, winding road - through the morning fog and onto the peak itself.
The full story is coming soon - for now, stay tuned for more photos, video and more from Qianjiazhai and the rest of our journey!
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Above,the He Family finishes and sorts through a batch of green tea.
Did you know? It takes over 6 hours of skilled processing to create just 10 lbs of the He Family’s Laoshan Green.
In his own words, Master Zhang describes the organic farming techniques he uses in his oolong tea fields above Daping, Anxi.
From February 9th - 12th, we’re featuring Master Zhang’s Anxi Tieguanyin!
From his Traditional and Autumn Tieguanyin to his 30 Year Aged Tieguanyin, you’ll save an extra 16%onall of these Anxi oolong teas on top of the 10% pre-order discount when you use the coupon code TEAMONKEY3!
“If you don’t work for it, it won’t grow.” - Mr. He, Laoshan, Shandong
In his own words, Mr. He discusses the challenges of growing his family’s teas in Laoshan.
From irrigation and organic fertilizers to managing his fields and protecting his plants from the weather, you can listen and learn about the labor and ingenuity that goes into growing and picking your favorite Laoshan teas, from the expert himself.
Don’t forget - as part of our Chinese New Year celebrations, you can save TWICE on the He Family’s Laoshan teas through 02.08.16: just use the coupon code TEAMONKEY2 to save an extra 16% on top off our current 10% pre-order sales.
Want to learn how to brew Dragonwell green tea? Time to ask the expert!
Mrs. Li is a life long Dragonwell tea farmer in Longjing, Zhejiang. Here, she explains her favorite way to brew the tea that she’s been drinking, growing, picking and making her entire life.
