Earlier this year we went to a workshop on planting camellias offered by Camellia Forest Nursery. A couple from Tarboro NC who were also there mentioned that they had seen tea plants growing in an old cemetery in their town. Tarboro is one of the oldest towns in North Carolina. The cemetery is part of
Read More >We have written a lot about tea on this blog. We have had fun getting into that space. It has led us to several books we plan to bring out, and has allowed us to share what we learned. We read other stuff too. The idea to publish on drink related subjects started with a
Read More >We gathered leaves one more time last weekend with the goal of making black tea. The leaf handling is different in this method. Rather than preserve freshness, your goal is to have the leaf go brown from oxidation – like leaving a cut apple out on the counter. The flesh of the apple turns brown
Read More >Our success making green tea was the result of a series of Zoom talks we attended over the summer last year. The courses were offered by the US Tea Experience, a group led by the tea makers at the Great Mississippi Tea Company. The owners also offer training at their facility in Brookhaven in southern
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