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Spring Tea: Final Harvest In, About Ready To Share!
Spring tea harvest season in Taiwan typically spans over 3 months. It starts in March at low elevation, and continues through April and May as the tea leaves reach maturity at successively higher elevations.
Lugu Farmers' Association Dong Ding Oolong Tea Competition Spring 2015
And it's that time of year again, when local tea farmers and merchants have put in long hours for days and weeks, repeatedly roasting batches of tea to be entered into the world's largest Oolong Tea competition.
Update On Lin's Cabin Renovation
Mr. Lin was inspired to have Tom apply a preservative stain to the entire outer walls of the cabin after he finished repairing the wood.
Taiwan's High Mountain Tea Affected By Climate Change?
Highly unusual weather conditions during this year's spring tea growing season have resulted in considerable damage to the produce.
Before Tea In Oolong Country, There Was Bamboo
A repeated recipient of top ranking prizes in the local, and most prestigious Dong Ding Oolong Tea competitions. His family farm and factory have been inherited by his sons and grandsons, and he spends his days tending a substantial vegetable garden and doing things like harvesting bamboo shoots.
Less Rain In Taiwan Means Smaller Spring Tea Harvest
The consequence of this drought in tea country is that there is less spring tea to be harvested, with some farmers reporting a yield of only half the normal amount.
Spring Tea Harvest On Lin's Organic Farm
Mr. and Mrs. Lin harvested their spring crop of organic oolong tea today!
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