My Tea Blog - Tea, Sustainability, Herbs, Ecology, and More
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An ecological approach to the topic of tea.
This page is about my tea blog. This blog is updated frequently (almost daily during some time periods) and covers a variety of topics related to tea, including sustainability (both as it pertains to cultural and ecological issues), herbs and herbal teas, culture (both tea culture and broader culture), gardening and landscaping, and ecology.
In additional to my tea blog, I am the creator of RateTea.net, an interactive website where anyone can rate and review teas. I contribute a large number of tea reviews to that site, and I usually keep my tea blog for more personal musings and writings that are related to tea but go off in different directions and go into more depth.
In additional to my tea blog, I am the creator of RateTea.net, an interactive website where anyone can rate and review teas. I contribute a large number of tea reviews to that site, and I usually keep my tea blog for more personal musings and writings that are related to tea but go off in different directions and go into more depth.
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An Integrated Ecological Approach
Emphasizing the complex relationships tying together all life on Earth.
One thing that makes my tea blog unique relative to not only other tea blogs, but other blogs in general, its its emphasis on ecology and nature.Rather than treating ecology as just another topic, my tea blog integrates ecology into its approach to nearly all topics, but in particular, the topics of tea production, herb gardening, culture, and our appreciation of tea and food.
If you are particularly interested in ecology-related topics, you can view all posts labelled under ecology, and you may also be interested in the posts labelled sustainability. You may also enjoy RateTea.net's articles on tea and sustainability, including the main article about sustainability issues pertaining to tea and the tea industry.
Popular Posts on my Tea Blog
These posts highlight some of the best of what this blog has to offer.
- Tea at Wegmans Supermarket - The Wegmans supermarket chain is unusual in that it sells a wide variety of high-quality loose-leaf teas. This post explains more about what Wegmans has to offer to the tea lover.
- Infusion vs. Decoction - Most tea or herbal tea is brewed by infusion, steeping tea or herbs by hot water that is poured over the leaf. Decoction, on the other hand, is the prolonged boiling of an herb in boiling water. This post explains the differences between these two steeping methods, and when one might prefer to use each one.
- Tea Monoculture and Biodynamic Agriculture - This article explains what a monoculture is and how or why monocultures are harmful to the environment, and describes more environmentally-friendly, ecological farming methods, including biodynamic agriculture, which can be used to produce tea as well as other crops.
- Anise Hyssop Herbal Tea - This article highlights a wonderful, little-known, naturally sweet herbal tea that is easy to grow and native to North America.
Tea and Mindfulness
My tea blog not only talks directly about the relationship between tea and mindfulness, but also goes into more depth (and a bit off-topic) into some of the ways in which we can live and act mindfully in our daily lives, our choices as shoppers, and also in our writing and our actions online.
Quotes & Excerpts
These quotes sum up some of what this blog is about:
...we also depend on the randomness of nature for inspiration. Without the randomness, our lives would be sterile. We would not be able to create things, to solve problems, or to do anything that requires creativity.
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We cannot control others' thoughts, but we can control our own. If we are more aware of our own thought processes, and are especially conscious of our word choice in our speech and writing, we can at least refrain from the sort of incendiary statements, such as the false dichotomies, overgeneralizations, exaggerations, and labels, that tend to upset people. We can listen to people and make it more likely that they feel heard and understood, and we can go out of our way to show respect to people who disagree with us, as well as encouraging others who agree with us to show respect to those with different viewpoints.
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Slow food is a broad and far-reaching concept; it can be seen as an opposite or alternative to "fast food". The idea of slow food is to preserve and create new traditional local and regional cuisines, to enjoy food together with people, and to become more aware of where our food comes from. By promoting local food cultures, the movement encourages diversity, and by promoting local foods and raising awareness of how food is produced, the movement promotes sustainability.
...we also depend on the randomness of nature for inspiration. Without the randomness, our lives would be sterile. We would not be able to create things, to solve problems, or to do anything that requires creativity.
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We cannot control others' thoughts, but we can control our own. If we are more aware of our own thought processes, and are especially conscious of our word choice in our speech and writing, we can at least refrain from the sort of incendiary statements, such as the false dichotomies, overgeneralizations, exaggerations, and labels, that tend to upset people. We can listen to people and make it more likely that they feel heard and understood, and we can go out of our way to show respect to people who disagree with us, as well as encouraging others who agree with us to show respect to those with different viewpoints.
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Slow food is a broad and far-reaching concept; it can be seen as an opposite or alternative to "fast food". The idea of slow food is to preserve and create new traditional local and regional cuisines, to enjoy food together with people, and to become more aware of where our food comes from. By promoting local food cultures, the movement encourages diversity, and by promoting local foods and raising awareness of how food is produced, the movement promotes sustainability.
Other Similar Tea Blogs & Blog Resources
- Tea For Today
- Marlena's blog, Tea for Today, is a similar blog which features both tea reviews and writings about nature.
- Life in Teacup
- Life in Teacup, a blog run by Gingko Seto, is the blog of a small tea company specializing in Chinese artisan teas.
- The Tea Urchin
- The Tea Urchin offer's an insider's perspective on Chinese teas, with ample photographs and rich discussion of what is actually going on in the areas where Chinese teas are being produced.
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Comments? Thoughts? Feedback? Questions?
Let me know what you think, and feel free to ask me questions!
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Wordwinder
Dec 7, 2011 @ 1:24 am | delete
- Interesting reading a lens about tea. I drink two cups every day and have been doing so for many years, but never thought there was anything more to it!
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ratetea
Dec 7, 2011 @ 11:31 am | delete
- Thanks! Tea is definitely something with a lot of depth to it. That's what I like about it, it's something where it's perfectly good to just drink a simple cup of black tea every day, and that can be perfectly enjoyable (and healthy) but if you want to, there's always more to learn about it, and always new types of tea to try. What kind of tea do you usually drink?
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fugeecat
Dec 6, 2011 @ 10:10 pm | delete
- This is really interesting. I checked out your blog too and its very informative.
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ratetea
Dec 7, 2011 @ 11:20 am | delete
- Thanks much!
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by ratetea
I'm Alex Zorach; I run RateTea, where people can rate and review teas.
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