Category: Social Responsibility
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Farmers Market Season is Coming!
Spring is on its way so we’re getting ready for farmers market season, so here’s a lil update and highlight some upcoming markets and why we love them!
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Women in Tea: The Roles We Play
The history of tea production is heavily intertwined with women. Unfortunately they have rarely been recognized, especially the women of color who have produced tea for centuries.
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7 Women Owned Businesses We Love
It’s International Women’s Day, and what better way to celebrate than supporting some of our favorite women owned businesses!
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10 Women in Tea History You Should Know About
It’s Women’s History Month! As a woman owned business, we’re ecstatic to take this month to write about women’s roles in tea! The tea industry has a long and rich history. There have been many women throughout history who have played important roles in the cultivation, production, and consumption of tea. Keep reading to learn…
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Hibiscus and Black History: From Sorrel to Jamaica
Hibiscus tea is pretty popular nowadays. This is probably because it’s packed with potential benefits like reducing blood pressure, lowering cholesterol, and even possibly preventing cancer. But hibiscus drinks have actually been used around the world for a long, long time. They began in Africa, traveling around the world via the slave trade. Today, they…
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Tea Cakes: A Celebration of Black History
February is Black History Month! While we celebrate black people year round, we’re still using this as an excuse to educate about black history! Today we’re writing about a piece of black history in the form of a food. This treat is quintessential to black history in the United States – tea cakes!
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Why We don’t Make Lunar New Year Teas
For the past few weeks you might’ve seen some of the teas released by various tea companies to celebrate Lunar New Year. From luxury brands to blends by Adagio, it seems like everyone has a Year of the Rabbit inspired offering. So, why not Moody Teas? While we’ve posted about the holiday, we haven’t released…
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A Brief History of Tea
Tea has a long and complex history, beginning in southwestern China and traveling across the globe via colonization. The first steps towards decolonizing the tea trade are to acknowledge the people who brought (and still bring) us tea, despite the colonization, racism, and abuse they have been subjected to. One of our missions as a…
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MLK Day Reflections
Every year, on MLK Jr Day, we take some time to reflect on the work and impact he had, and the work we still have left to do. While the civil rights movement paved the way for many improvements in the lives of BIPOC people, there are still huge discrepancies in the resources and opportunities…