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Weather continues to challenge tea folks in Darjeeling. Even as the first flush production moves into its final week, reports estimate the shortfall this year to be from 30% - 50% compared to last year's.

This spring one of the exciting things we look forward to is introducing tea from Jun Chiyabari, an Organic tea garden located in the eastern Himalayas of Nepal. It will be our first Nepalese tea. 

We cannot wait for this winter to take a rest. It is late February and we are faced with yet another prospect of an Arctic Vortex. But the signs of hope are emerging - bulbs are pushing forth their shoots amid the snow and ice, the calls of returning birds can be heard, and there are more blue skies.

We are excited to be part of a cover feature in the current issue of Rochester Magazine! 

"YES!  This Organic Arya Ruby Darjeeling Black Tea Second Flush from Happy Earth Tea is the type of Darjeeling that I think of when I think “Darjeeling Tea.”  This is it!  When I say “I think I’d like a Darjeeling Tea today … this is the kind of Darjeeling that moves me to want that type of tea!  This is the Darjeeling I LOVE!" - SororiTea Sisters. 

Our six-year-old daughter woke up 2:30 in the morning with a nasty cough and fever. As we tried to calm her and our anxious selves down, our sick child asked me if I could make her her “honey-tea.” By this she meant our Holy Ginger blend that I give her with honey whenever she or anyone of us are under the weather. As I rushed downstairs, still a bit disoriented by this sudden onset of sickness in the middle of the night, I couldn’t help being  proud of her choice of remedy.

Have you ever tried searching for Organic oolongs? The kind crafted by fine and experienced tea makers and not the likes found abundantly in Asian grocery stores and restaurants. The latter aren’t Organic anyhow. But you will see barring a...

We are honored to be featured in the current issue of Rochester Post. It's a brilliant magazine with a lush layout and well written stories of people that live in this town and region of Western NY. Grab your free...

There was 21 days of waiting between the death of my father and his Ghewa (memorial death feast). For the hardworker that he was, he would have been the first person to protest my sitting around moping for all that time. So on the final week of waiting I headed out to Dootheria tea estate where my good friend (I actually address him as “daju”, an elder brother) Yogdeep Gurung is the General Manager.