The “Food Dude” Raves about Arbor Teas!
We’ll try not to let our heads get too big over the Food Dude’s recent article on MLive.com about Arbor Teas, but it’ll be tough!
February 22 2008 | Media | No Comments »
Archive for February, 2008
Drinking Tea in Groups is Good for the Environment!
As you know, we learned that by delivering our teas in our new paperboard canisters (instead of our previous steel containers), we cut the carbon footprint of tea delivery by approximately 80%. We’re very excited about this, but, of course, it’s only one piece of the story. We also learned that, pound-for-pound, the energy required to brew the tea once it reached the customer rivaled that of delivering it to them in the first place (in our new-and-improved packaging)!
Now, unless your super-power is to boil water spontaneously, energy will certainly be required to boil (or nearly boil) water to brew tea in the traditional fashion. So what’s an environmentally-conscious tea drinker to do? Here are a few suggestions: continue reading »
February 14 2008 | Energy and Tea Preparation | 5 Comments »
Arbor Teas Care Package Stimulates “Tea Tasting Frenzy” at Pure Visibility
Do not doubt the power of tea. In the most recent example of tea’s ability to improve the human condition, a recent care package of organic and fair trade loose leaf tea from Arbor Teas has evidently awoken the inner tea connoisseurs of the fantastic search marketing professionals at Pure Visibility! Click here to read the whole story! As Pure Visibility’s experience demonstrates, it’s not uncommon for the recipient of a tea-related gift to experience elevated levels of good humor, friendliness, mental clarity, and a refreshed sense of their place in the world. So, if you’re ever stumped for a gift to perk up a friend or colleague, try some tea!
February 14 2008 | Tea Fun | 1 Comment »
Arbor Teas to Address Social Responsibility at World Tea Expo!
Well, we must be doing something right, because this June we’ve been asked to sit on a panel at the World Tea Expo to address social responsibility in the tea industry! Not bad for a little two-person on-line tea company, huh? The World Tea Expo is North America’s most prominent tea event - a marketplace for the products and ideas that fuel the tea industry. We’re absolutely thrilled to have been invited, and want to make the most of the opportunity. Although the session is meant to be a spontaneous discussion focused around certain guiding questions/topics, we’d like to arrive with a few “talking points” or key issues that [we think] should be emphasized during the discussion. And we’re looking to you, faithful readers (and socially-conscious tea drinkers) for a little help! Along the lines of social responsibility, what issues do you see as a priority for the tea industry? Fair trade and other social justice-related issues? Organic farming and other environmentally-sensitive production issues? You tell us, and we’ll tell the industry! Keep in mind that the audience will be primarily composed of tea importers, wholesalers, retailers and other industry representatives. Any feedback would be great - we’ll keep you posted as the event approaches!
February 13 2008 | Green Business and Media | No Comments »