Beyond the Leaf

Marketplace in India As we speak, owner Bill Waddington is making his way to the Darjeeling and Assam tea growing regions of India.  Before he left, we made sure he... Read More

The Lumbini Tea Factory The tea profession is old.  Not the oldest (we all know what that is), but still old.  It has been a part of global trade before... Read More

Here are some more of our favorite photos from the recent Web Party Tea Photo Contest. Now you will get an idea of why it was so difficult for us... Read More

Yesterday we had the great pleasure of selecting the winners in the TeaSource Tea Photo contest. It was a great pleasure, but it was also a grueling experience. There were... Read More

Favorite tea photo, that is. Tomorrow, Saturday January 26th is the last active day of our Web Party and also our Tea Photo Contest Day. Snap and share your favorite... Read More

Two days before New Year’s Day we received our annual big shipment from China by sea.  Two days after New Years we received our annual big shipment from India, also... Read More

Manufacturing tea is an art, it’s poetry in motion, it’s farmer-chef-craftsman-mechanic-chemist, all melded together. A few weeks ago, I did it in a conference room in Atlanta, GA. And "they"... Read More

As the Tea and Cheese Pairing Class drifts into history, the flavors are still lingering in our minds. On the afternoon of October 26th, Steven Levine, a local cheese Guru,... Read More

We’re pretty excited right now down in Atlanta. TeaSource has just won first place at the Taster’s Choice Awards at the World Tea East Exposition in the Black Tea category... Read More

After nearly six weeks of travel, I am back in Minnesota.  In addition to the piles of mail on my desk, there are many packages of tea from all over... Read More

And with that, the 2013 World Tea Expo has come to a close. Bill, Michael, and I are all back in Minnesota, the booth has been torn down and packed... Read More

We were very grateful for the opportunity on May 6th to have Taiwanese Tea Ambassador, Thomas Shu, visit the Twin Cities for an evening course on Taiwanese oolongs.  As anyone... Read More