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An Extensive Winter Tea Shopping Spree
Well, it has been a long season of winter tea shopping, and we are delighted to announce that we have procured all of our selections and they are up on the site.
Packaging Up The Inaugural Harvest: Organic Oolong Tea
The tea leaves have now been divvied up into all the shares that were claimed in our campaign and are on their way to Eco-Cha HQ to be paired up with other parts of the perk packages to be sent to our backers
Inaugural Harvest Tasting Notes
Well, here we are at long last, drinking the brewed tea leaves that grew, were harvested, and processed since we visited the farm with the organic certification inspectors three months ago.
Inaugural Organic Harvest: Oolong Tea Roasting Process - The Final Chapter!
In our experience, organic tea has a distinct consistency of flavor. There is simply more constitution in the tea leaves. We brewed that pot of tea ten times, and it still had substance and character.
Inaugural Organic Harvest: Oolong Tea Roasting Process - Part One
And the first batch of leaves are in the oven! Thus begins the long slow roasting process that will be carefully attended to
Pei Ketron Visits Us In Dong Ding Oolong Country
We recently spent the day with Pei Ketron ( @pketron ) - a freelance photographer from the U.S.A. who has family in Taipei.
The view above is from the vista point that our local friend and tea artisan took us up to overlooking Qilin Lake (麒麟潭) and Phoenix Village (鳳凰村)
An Inspirational Tea Farmer
Mr. LIn is on a new mission to cultivate Organic Dong Ding Oolong Tea on an isolated mountain plot of land he inherited from his father.
Lugu Farmers' Association Dong Ding Oolong Spring Tea Competition 2014 - Tea Fair and Tasting
There was an unpublicized occasion provided by the Farners' Association for local participants in the competition and a few select guests to sample the spectrum of this spring's competition teas
Eco-Cha Visits Radio Taiwan International
An added bonus in my journey to Taipei was when I emerged from the Yuanshan 圓山 MRT station, I spotted a quaint temple in serene surroundings just a few stops away from the Main Station in downtown Taipei.
Lugu Farmers' Association Dong Ding Oolong Spring Tea Competition 2014 - Part Two
The final results of the competition will be posted publicly on Thursday May 22nd. You can imagine the level of anticipation among the local artisans
Spring Harvest Report 2014 #11- Shan Lin Xi High Mountain Oolong
Last weekend we procured our spring batch of Shan Lin Xi High Mountain Oolong from our favorite farmer in the area. This farm also produced our current stock of High Mountain Concubine Oolong.
