Resilience Marks Sri Lankan Tea
The evening traffic of Colombo constantly morphed the light on Chamikara Pilapitiya's face as he spoke to me from the passenger seat of his car while driving home. We were on a video call. He had recently sent us a...
Blog
RSS-
Read now -
February Newsletter: New Teas and a Winter Break
Read nowIt’s cold and grey outside which means it’s the perfect time for tea. Lots of updates to share with you. We are excited to let you know we are now offering a small selection of books that focus on wellness, tea, and happiness. They are some of our personal favorites. The books are available online or at the shop. -
Boost Your Immunity with Holy Ginger Organic Herbal Tea!
Read nowAs the season changes and the weather begins to get cooler, we turn to hot tea to warm the body and soul. We also begin to spend more time indoors, so now is the time to bolster our immune systems....
-
A Beer with Our Tea
Read nowWhen the creative brewers at Abandon Brewing Company based in Penn Yan, NY reached out to collaborate we were honored and excited. “Abandon Brewing is committed to sourcing local fruit for our sour beers, but when out of season we...
-
Bon Appétit recommends Happy Earth Tea
Read nowIn an article about tea, in its April 2022 issue, one of the premier food magazines in the country Bon Appétit recommended for their readers a total of six tea purveyors. Guess who was one among that tiny list?! Why your...
-
Meditations on Moonlight
I spent a Sunday afternoon sharing tea with the usual suspects. On the menu was a gongfu of Happy Earth Tea's Wuliangshan Moonlight organic white tea. As we settled into our seats and I got the water boiling, I was really struck by the lovely coloration of the tea leaves and buds. Most tea cakes are quiteRead now
dark brown from the aging process, but the Moonlight has strands of creamy white from the buds intermingled with an almost purple-brown from the tea leaves themselves. Pleasing even before it’s steeped! -
Holiday Shopping News - Tea Gifts
As we’re gearing up for the holidays, we want to share some important updates. After Thanksgiving, we’ll be open on Sundays from 10 am – 4 pm through Christmas to allow for additional shopping hours. Also, we will be limiting some of our tea service over the December weekends to accommodate more guests…Read now -
Unravelling Green Mandarin Tou Cha with Family and Friends
Months ago now, I had a small gathering at my home during which we all shared five steeps of the green mandarin tou cha, and I am only just now finally sitting down to write up a little story about the experience. There were three of us tasting (with interjections from two children here are there), so hopefully our observations connect for you in some way.Read now -
Enjoy Fall with New Oolong Teas!
What a pleasure to enjoy the above sight with two new oolong teas from Taiwan. The first one is a Dong Ding oolong tea. This highly regarded semi-oxidized and roasted oolong is competition grade and it shows! We drink it gong fu style and through multiple steeps it offers layers of fruity sweetness that turns floral slowly. The roast is perfect - just enough to evoke and sustain a warm coziness in the heart even long after you have finished the tea.Read now
