Where in China is the leaf we normally use in our iced tea products grown?
A – Most of the leaf is from the Hunan and Yunnan provinces, famous for their teas as well as their spicy foods and beautiful women. Much of our leaf is grown around the 2-3000 ft elevation level in old gardens on bushes 20-45 years in age. Most workers are drawn from local villages and well paid for their services, many are skilled in production as well as plucking experts. It is beautifully hilly country rich in both tea and food traditions. High mountains loom overhead and the air is clear. The people there do not drink iced teas and, in fact, don’t have the availability of ice. They think our tea drinking habits are odd but like that fact that we utilize their teas. Q – What is Rooibos? A – Rooibos is a natural herb that is unique to the South African Cedarburg Mountains. Rooibos is naturally caffeine-free and abounds in the minerals copper, iron and potassium, calcium, fluoride, zinc, manganese, alpha- hydroxyl and magnesium. Q – What is Fair Trade®? A – Fair Trade is an innovativ
