Coffee & Tea
Coffee
groundwork
Organic, fair trade coffees and teas from a popular Los Angeles coffee spot. Chose from single origin, signature blends, limited reserve and decaf coffees—every coffee has a story. Honey-processed coffee anyone? You’ll get a whole different view of coffee here. Flavors are described like poetry. “Groundwork was one of the first certified organic coffee roasters in Southern California and a pioneer in sustainable, relationship-based, and organic coffee sourcing.”
Cafe Altura
“The original organic coffee, since 1980.” This coffee comes from the Finca Irlanda farm in Chiapas, Mexico, which has now been growing coffee using organic and Biodynamic techniques for decades. It is believed to be the first certified organic coffee farm in the world. Choose from whole bean, ground, and even instant certified organic coffees, including water processed decaf.
Cafe Mam
European-grade Arabica coffee—100% organic, 100% fair-trade, shade grown, fresh roasted. The coffee is grown by fair trade cooperatives of native Mayan farmers living in the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico and Guatemala. The farmers believe that by taking care of the soil, they are taking care of the entire biosystem. Though this site sells only one type of bean, you can select a level of caffeine, a particular roast, and your preferred grind (and all are explained on the site). Half-pound sample bag is only $5.25.
Tea
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Light of Day Organics
Award-winning teas and tisanes made with handpicked organic and biodynamic teas grown right here in Michigan USA, blended with home-grown flowers, herbs and fruit. ” Everything we sell is certified Organic and many offerings are also certified Demeter Biodynamic®, are Michigan-grown, and anything outsourced by partner farms is also certified organic and purchased using fair trade standards to support and honor the intense human effort that is required for tea harvest and production. 60% of all ingredients are grown right here. Our blending and packaging is done by hand right here in our farm’s commercial kitchen.”
Pique Tea Crystals
All the benefits and taste of loose leaf green and black teas in an instant. The organic raw materials and products go through 3 layers of Triple Toxin Screening for Pesticides, Toxic Mold and Heavy Metals. “Handcrafted from whole leaves using our proprietary slow-brew process, Pique delivers the exquisite flavor and natural antioxidants of loose leaf tea. We source the top 5% of tea leaves in the world Pique is made in collaboration with most experienced tea masters and tea farmers around the world. Using ingredients sourced direct from trusted farms in India, China and Sri Lanka at their peak freshness and antioxidant levels.”
Five Mountains Heirloom Organic Tea
This is tea as Nature intended. “These traditional tea cultivars are renowned for their quality, flavor profiles and health attributes. Each tea is harvested from gardens of their native origin to fully express their variety and terroir…Five Mountains uses international organic certifications, biodiverse and sustainable growing methods, and fully compostable packaging.”
Leaves and Flowers
A beautiful and unique selection of handcrafted herbal infusions and premium small batch teas. “Our inspiration comes from the plants themselves – the mythology of their medicine, their potent leaves, delicate flowers, and the intoxicating aroma and flavor they release when infused. At its conception, Leaves and Flowers established a close community of local farms who provide us with exceptional herbs for our herbal infusions. Our accompanying tea collection is sourced similarly to our herbal ingredients, with an ever-changing selection procured from small tea farms in regions of China, Japan and Africa. These farms have been implementing sustainable farming practices for generations, and provide us with teas of extraordinary quality and flavor. We feel fortunate to collaborate with farmers who live in such close relationship with the land. Our farms are either certified organic or apply sustainable farming practices. No chemicals or pesticides are used in the cultivation of our herbs or teas.”
Arbor Teas
Our daily mission is to find the world’s most fantastic organic teas and deliver them to you as sustainably as possible. From our exceptional collection of organic and Fair Trade Certified® teas, to our Carbonfree® business practices, to our backyard compostable package, our passion is steeped in a desire to do worldly good, and our vision is to remain organic to a tea.” They have a wide variety of teas, plus teaware, and lots of information about tea and how to enjoy it.
Winterwoods Tea Company
“Farm to Tea Cup…Winterwoods Tea Company produces small batch artisan teas hand mixed in Spokane, Washington. We’re passionate about creating delicious gourmet teas using only the finest 100% organic and fair trade ingredients. We begin by sourcing our ingredients from high quality small, local farms and distributors, many of them from within the Northwest. As a mother-daughter based business we are able to hand mix each batch of tea in small batches to ensure top quality flavor and freshness.”
Davidson’s Tea
A large selection of delicious-sounding teas and tea blends—every one USDA Certified Organic. “After over 3 decades of selling tea, only organic meets our definition of quality.” Loose-leaf teas, tea bags, and teaware.
The Alogonquin Tea Company
Certified Organic Herbal Teas using only plants that are indigenous to the Algonquin bio-region. “We have growing and harvesting areas in Whitney, located at the east gate of Algonquin Park on the Madawaska River, where we practice Permaculture Forest gardening, and in Golden Lake on a 200-acre homestead where we are growing certified organic herbs, as well as many other locations. All of our herbs are wildcrafted (handpicked in the wild) in a sustainable manner (picking amounts that a deer would graze). Those herbs which are more rare are grown organically using non-mechanical, ecologically integrated and permacultural methods. No fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides or herbicides are used in or anywhere near where the herbs are grown or picked for the Algonquin Tea Co…We invite you to join us in our love of the Earth as you relax with a cup of tea, knowing not only that the tea is good for you, but that the Earth gives you Her blessings.”
Numi Tea
Teabags filled with “super premium, organic full leaf teas and herbal teasans…Our teas and herbs are certified Organic, Kosher and Halal and we are committed to work with fair-traded farmers….Numi uses only full-leaf tea in their teabags, ensuring a loose-leaf quality tea in every cup…Numi uses real ingredients in its teabags. We do not add any oils or “natural” flavorings…The herbs are cut to bring out their full flavor. We place more ingredients in each teabag (an average of 2.2 grams vs. the 1.8 grams in standard/conventional teabags)…Numi’s teabags are made of natural filter paper… Their double chamber allows the water to flow through and release all the subtle flavors each tea and herb has to offer…From the farmer’s tea garden to the packaging process to the final soothing cup of tea in your home, every step is guided by our devotion to bringing our customers the finest tastes!” Everything about their website and teas is steeped in quality. beauty and creativity. See especially their “flowering teas”–“handsewn rosettes of fine tea leaves that elegantly bloom into a work of art when steeped in hot water”. These flowering teas would make a great gift for a tea lover!
