For twenty-seven of the last thirty-four years of my teaching career, I have had the privilege of teaching teenagers. As a Language Arts teacher, teaching teens to recognize fact from opinion is a challenge. There are two reasons for this: The first is the child’s cognitive development, followed by the … Continue reading
I was pleasantly surprised to learn about the discovery of some wild tea plants in the high mountain region of Southern China that appear to be naturally caffeine free, according to an article in Science News in November. This unique wild plant was discovered and tested with some amazing results. … Continue reading
The Darjeeling tea industry has been going through a difficult three months. Tea business owners and tea lovers read any news article they can find on the situation because their beloved Darjeeling tea stocks have been taken hostage for the sake of Democracy. Although there are some political and … Continue reading
It comes as no surprise that Zojirushi won the Best New Tea Accessory award at the World Tea Expo last June. President and CEO Tatsu Yamasaki provided pertinent information about their insulated tea mugs in a World Tea News post. Having been manufacturing tea accessories for 99 years, they have … Continue reading
World Tea News dropped a matcha bomb on us yesterday when they pointed us to tea startup Pret-a-Matcha’s new matcha contraption, the Pret-a-Matcha bottle. And, let’s be honest here, it looks pretty sweet…er, umami: The Pret-a-Matcha bottle has everything you need to take matcha on the go: storage for the matcha … Continue reading
I researched the effects of caffeine for a blog post last year (here), which reviewed a research paper studying caffeine withdrawal. I’m revisiting the subject related to finding an interesting study of caffeine levels in different tea types. Of course all of the effects of caffeine vary by individual (people react … Continue reading