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.....not just a good cup of tea!
unique organically-grown teas that support growers and their families, and celebrate the culture of Assam |
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Great News!
Teas from the small tea co-operative will be available mid-October at Edible Island Whole Foods here in Courtenay. Thanks to Edible and our friends at World Community for the help their support has given to the young tea growers of Assam! |
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Introducing October's featured tea grower - Gobin Hazarika!
 
Gobin is a local hero amongst small-scale tea growers in Assam - he produces great tea using innovative, low-cost equipment and cares for his soil and plants without relying on chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
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Madhupur Village Tea
Dried over an open wood fire, this wonderful hand-made tea has just a hint of smoky flavour. It's grown and processed at the Meen Mohan Garden by small-scale grower Gobin Hazarika, with help from family, neighbours and friends from the nearby village. 
Located close to the foothills of the Himalaya, plants in Gobin's beautiful garden receive regular application of compost and natural formulas prepared from local plants and inputs.
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the small tea co-op is a family-based business.
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For almost a century, the tea industry in Assam has been controlled by large, non-Assamese business interests. Relying on a work force originally brought in from other parts of India, it has historically offered few direct benefits to the people of Assam.
In the early 1990’s, a number of Assamese families began planting and cultivating tea in an effort to improve their livelihoods. Today, most of the tea leaves they harvest are sold to bought-leaf factories - often at prices that barely cover production costs.
Without access to processing equipment, technical and educational support or a market for their teas, many of the families who’ve shifted to growing tea as a cash crop are struggling simply to survive.
The small tea co-operative is dedicated to assisting some of Assam’s tea growers to develop the capacity to process and market their tea.
Along with a limited quantity of these very special teas, we're also able to offer other naturally-grown teas not available elsewhere in Canada. You can read more about this on our site!
The small tea co-operative is dedicated to assisting some of Assam’s tea growers to develop the capacity to process and market their tea.
Along with a limited quantity of these very special teas, we're also able to offer other naturally-grown teas not available elsewhere in Canada. You can read more about this on our site!
