TEA TIPS

Love lattes? Love our Blended Green Teas? Our Blended Green Tea Latte recipe is a match made in heaven. It works with any of our flavors so don’t be shy. Try them all and let us know which ones are your favorites!P.S. Our current Valentine's boxes come with 3 different Blended Green Teas, all in the perfect amounts for this recipe so you don't have to measure them out. Each box includes enough tea to make this recipe 6 times. You will need 7 grams (about 2 heaping Tablespoons) any Wild Orchard Blended Green Tea 2 teaspoons Wild Orchard Green Tea Powder A jug + lid,...

Among the many benefits of green tea we will get into this year, we wanted to start with how it affects one of the biggest growing challenges we face today: mental health. Some conditions are genetic, some are caused by external factors, and sometimes, we just need a little help with our memory or mood. Regardless, there are some basic actions we can take to help face these challenges and even improve them over time. For starters, how can drinking green tea help combat and protect us from mental health issues? *Short on time? Scroll down for 5 quick takeaways. Drink Away Dementia As we age, our ability to...

Mach dir keine Sorgen, wir haben nur leicht umzusetzende  Dinge aufgelistet. Besser schlafen Guter Schlaf ist grundlegend für die Gesundheit. Um Ihren Schlaf zu verbessern, verbringen Sie 5-10 Minuten morgens im Freien im Sonnenlicht innerhalb einer Stunde nach dem Aufwachen (falls es noch dunkel ist, tun Sie dies, sobald es hell wird). Wiederholen Sie dies innerhalb einer Stunde vor Sonnenuntergang. Stellen Sie sicher, dass Sie das Sonnenlicht direkt im Freien erhalten, nicht durch ein Fenster. Versuchen Sie, dies mindestens viermal pro Woche zu tun. Außerdem: Dimmen Sie abends alle Lichter, schauen Sie etwa eine Stunde vor dem Schlafengehen nicht auf...

We try to maintain or improve our health primarily through eating right, exercising, taking supplements and, for some of us, drinking green tea. Yet, we often overlook sleep as an important factor in our overall health. In fact, sleep is not only important, it is the foundation of good health. To overlook sleep is like overlooking oxygen. It is so basic, and yet it directly and fundamentally affects all of our major mechanisms including metabolism, heart health, the immune system, brain function and mental health. Why do we sleep at night? We feel sleepy when a compound called adenosine has been...

In our last post, we covered Regenerative Agriculture, what it is and why it matters. Today we get into how it is directly reflected in our name, Wild Orchard Green Tea. *Photo above: Wild deer amidst green tea trees & other native plants on Wild Orchard's partner farm. Wild Orchard teas have been grown regeneratively since long before the term "regenerative agriculture" was in circulation. As we learned how the green tea trees were planted and grown on our partner farm, we came to understand just how thoroughly they were protected from artificial inputs, grown in nurtured soil and encouraged to be taken over by nature as much as...

By now we all know the term Organic. But what is Regenerative Agriculture? And why does it matter? Healthy Soil While there is no singular definition, the main focus of regenerative farming is soil health. Basically it means growing crops in healthy soil by: Not tilling. Tilling or plowing can destroy the natural structure of soil, causing it to lose its healthy microbes and rendering it barren. Leaving it alone allows for better water absorption and a richer organic environment to develop within the soil which supports strong, healthy plants. Keeping the soil covered. Because soil’s essential nutrients lie in the topsoil, if you keep...