Guest guest Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 Wow Rufus~! Thanks for that very interesting info. I'm going to contact Good Earth and find out about their tea and any others that I use. D of DH I'm into Chinese history and culture, and because of that got into their teas in a big way. the last time I was in china, I focused on visiting their most famous tea growing areas the most significant being Dragon well mountain where they grow the prized Lonjin tea. It costs a fortune, and the tea peasants that used to live in mud huts are now all very rich. That was nice to see. the mountains were beautiful, but I was shocked to see that they were spraying HUGE quantities of pesticides on the tea trees. All by hand with a back pack sprayer. It was shocking. The Chinese are way behind the curve with Eco farming. They grow some organic versions of Chinese teas in Taiwan, but I found that they do not taste any good at all. Rufus Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 Rufus, I sure appreciate you in depth post about green tea and the Chinese health practices. Yes, I knew that they have some strange practices, which I think probably stem from their ancient " magic " rituals. I know that they do have some really great herbs which you probably know about more than me. I'm learning my local herbs here to use. Will really take what you say to heart and probably use much less green teas. I may have mentioned that I've pretty much stopped making Kombucha. Even though everyone involved raves about the health benefits and I " brew " out the sugar at a 5-6 week brew...I just think that tea, caffeine and sugar are not good no matter how long brewed. Besides, it's a lot of work brewing and bottling my KT which I keep at the duplex in the city. Last time my heater pad got too warm and made all my KT taste rancid...so I threw out most of my SCOBY's. I was so " into " Kombucha for about three months. I think I'll focus more on pure water, fresh veggie juice, and herb teas and K.I.S.S. (I think y'all know that one) ;-) Thanks, D of DH Jazz up your holiday email with celebrity designs. Learn more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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