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Bijit and Swapna: Role Models in Tea. The small-scale tea growers we work with have an incredible ability to empower their communities. Bijit and Swapna embody this empowerment. Not only are they a couple passionate about organic tea production, but they’re role models for their community. They are leaders, caring neighbours, and great human beings.    

Find out more about this fun and delicious fruit which is grown in South America! It's a dragon! No, it's a fruit! Well, actually ... it's a cactus. Dragon fruit is the delicious, yet dangerously spiky, yellow fruit that comes from cactus varieties in South America. In North America, we're accustomed to a bright pink dragon fruit, which typically comes from Asia.  In China the fruit is referred to as huǒlóng guǒ (火龍果), which translates to 'fire dragon fruit'! The juicy yellow dragon fruit we have is grown in Colombia - its real name is Pitahaya, but in English its nickname 'dragon fruit'...

Two quick step-by-step tutorials explaining how to use the french press brew method. METHOD #1: LEVEL GROUND METHOD Recipe: 55g coarse grind coffee, 1L of water Add ground coffee into press. Add water, just off the boil. Pour water in with lots of turbulence, saturating the grounds. Stir with a non-metalic spoon. Place the lid on, and press just below level. Let stand for 4 minutes. Pour. Enjoy!

Two quick step-by-step tutorials explaining how to use the Aeropress brew method. METHOD #1: LEVEL GROUND METHOD Warning: we use the inverted method. There is no reason to be afraid of it. Let's conquer that fear together! Recipe: 1 1/2 scoops ground coffee, enough water to fill the aeropress METHOD: Put the top chamber inside the bottom chamber and turn over. Add 1 ½ aeropress scoops of ground coffee (or 3 tbsp) *it's a really, really good idea to use the funnel to add the coffee. If grinds get into the top, step 6 might get tricky! Fill with water to just...