Who says tea cannot be grown in America?...

Robert Wemischner (www.robertwemischner.com), author of The Dessert Architect, Cooking with Tea and other books, recently published a short article on tching.com on the possibilities of “Tea Grown in the USA”. We have received permission from Robert to republish the article here. When we think of tea, our minds usually turn to exotic places, far from American soil. But that long-held geographical reference may be...

A Brief, Incomplete History of the Spread of Tea A...

By Mark T. Nickum, PhD Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze, in the family Theaceae, is grown through an impressive range of tropical and subtropical regions, and in some instances can survive in snow and below freezing temperatures.  Tea is found as far north as 41 and 42° N in areas such as Turkey and Georgia, and as far south as 27° S in Argentina.  In subtropical areas tea is grown in Japan -Kyoto and Kanaya; China...

A History of Tea...

More tea is drunk around the world than any other beverage, and behind this everyday brew, beyond the caddies on the tea-store shelves, lies a colorful and fascinating story that weaves its way through the social and cultural history of many nations. According to Chinese legend, this intriguing story had its origins in the discovery of tea’s beneficial qualities by the Emperor Shen Nung – a scholar and herbalist who, for...