The New Business Boot Camp, at the 2008 World Tea Expo, was a great success! Attendees, primarily from the US and Canada, attended this 2 day, 16 hour, intensive tea business training learning from 8 speakers on various aspects of opening a tea…

We have 6 finalists in the World Tea Competition at the World Tea Expo! We entered 10 tea & herbal house blends into the first ever World Tea Competition in the end of March. With the late harvests in China I really stepped out of my comfort zone,…

Traveling in China may not be as difficult as you imagine, even if you don't speak Mandarin Chinese. Modern day China is much more welcoming to foreign guests and many Chinese are especially considerate and accommodating to western visitors.…

I was feeling really good about our progress in the new location. Newman and I left on Saturday around 6:30 pm leaving the place spotless and ready for Monday. Around 7:30 am on Monday we got a call from Suzanne B that the doors and windows had…

With the schedule I have been keeping since arriving home this is the first opportunity I have had to publish more of my pictures from my China trip. Enjoy the post and images and keep an eye out for pictures of the new office as well as pre 2008…