The tea lady will be speaking @World Tea East Educational Conference

Miriam Novalle is getting ready to speak at World Tea Expo's Educational Conference in October.

The founder of our eco-friendly brand, Ms. Novalle will talk about giving back to the community and giving back to the world.

"We've been harming this planet, our only home. Instead of taking care of it and improving the property, we've been acting like tenants from hell. However we forget one thing; this home does not belong to us, it belongs to the generations to come. Now it is time for us to give back, but how and to where?"

http://worldteaeast.com/index.php/educational-conference

http://worldteaeast.com/index.php/core-conference-speakers#MiriamNovalle

 

T Salon at US FOODS

Find us in Night Market at LUCKYRICE Festival!

We'll be serving two of our delicious Sencha blends; Japanese Berry & Green Tea with Coconut during LUCKYRICE Night Market on May 5th at Dumbo, Brooklyn. This tasty Asian Street Food Festival starts at 6pm at the archway under the Manhattan Bridge.

Direct link to Night Market: http://www.luckyrice.com/home/night-market/

Check out our Sencha Blends:

http://estores.wws5.com/tsalon.com/wecs.php?store=tsalon&action=category_view&target=345

End Violence - 4thU V Day Party

Did you know that one out of every three women in the world will be abused during her lifetime? In a world that we consider modern, this is a staggering statistic that desperately needs to be improved. Sadly, abuse can effect more than just the woman being directly harmed. The Family Violence Prevention Fund performed studies in which results showed that, “Growing up in a violent home may be a terrifying and traumatic experience that can affect every aspect of a child’s life, growth and development.” No woman or child should ever have to bear the burden of this brutality.

We believe that all of us have the power to put an end to violence against women, which is why we’re lending a hand to this year’s 4thU V-Day Valentine’s Day Benefit. This beautiful party will feature guest speaker Judy Norsigian, who is the the Executive Director of Our Bodies Ourselves. Also known as the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective (BWHBC), OBOS is a nonprofit, public interest women’s health education, advocacy, and consulting organization. Norsigian and OBOS not only help end violence against women, but also empower them to be active and powerful members of their communities. 

There will be live music, cocktails, appetizers, and the company of other lovely women. We invite you to join us.

Monday February 13th, 2012

Landmark on the Park

160 Central Park West, NYC

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Dressy Casual

FREE ADMISSION

Meet This Month's Tea Grower

John Taylor of Nepal, opens up to us about his love story with tea.

I know that tea has been in your family for generations. Can you tell me more about that?

My grandfather, a Major in the British Army, decided that his passion was tea. He took over Gopal Dhara tea estate in the early 50's with the Sarias. Shiv Saria, who now runs the estate, might be a familiar name. 

My father, at the age of sixteen, managed Gopal Dhara ‘til my grandfather decided it was time to go back home to the UK. Gopal Dhara was sold out then, but my father continued his venture with tea. Later, [he] joined Margaret's Hope tea estate as manager, and that was where I was born in 1955. 

Was tea a part your life growing up?

Apart from another home in boarding school for 9 months a year, my real home was the tea estates of Darjeeling. After Margaret's Hope, it was Sungma, then Tukdah, and then Ging.  I grew up with only tea around me. It has been my life and the only thing I truly know.

What is the fondest memory you have involving tea?

I have wonderful memories of the estates—going around them with my father as a kid.  I can still get whiffs of fresh tea leaves from the withering lofts and [see] the rolling tables on our numerous visits to the factories. 

So tea is a big part of your family even now, right?

 All of us—three brothers—continued the tea story that my grandfather had started. My eldest brother went to Assam and is still there. He will retire in a couple of years after 37 years with Warren Tea. My youngest brother went to Assam and now looks after a tea company in the Terai region of West Bengal.

And what about you?

Even after graduation, the tea story continued for me.  I joined Balasun and Singbulli tea estates in Darjeeling. After that, and for the last 20 years, it has been Nepal teas and it will continue to be.