Category Archives: Organic

Do you know what’s in your food?

By Anupa | Published: October 4, 2011

In a country that labels everything from cosmetics to cleaning agents, it’s surprising that there are no laws in the U.S. requiring labeling of genetically engineered foods.  Yet 93% of Americans believe GE foods should be labeled.  We are joining with a broad coalition of businesses and organizations dedicated to food safety and calling on [...]

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A visitor to Makaibari

By Anupa | Published: July 14, 2011

I hope you enjoy this great travel blog from two of our visitors to Makaibari, Lis and Phil.  The pictures are wonderful and so too is their travel diary.   They took advantage of the HomeStay opportunity at Makaibari which allowed them to stay with one of the workers.  All the cities and towns covered in [...]

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1st flush 2011 feedback

By Anupa | Published: June 5, 2011

The ardent fans of Makaibari first flush already have their stock.  As soon as we posted its availability, the orders arrived.   We received our first comments from one of Makaibari’s devoted fans today via e-mail: Thank you for sending me both lot# DJ 11 and DJ 15 to fill my order. Using one’s senses of sight, [...]

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Prince Charles on Organic Farming

By Anupa | Published: May 5, 2011

Some of you may know that Prince Charles is a keen environmentalist and organic farmer and champions many causes devoted to sustainability.  Earlier this week, he spoke at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.,  at a conference entitled “The Future of Food” where he challenged the notion that organic farming cannot feed the world.  For those [...]

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Organic and GMO’s

By Anupa | Published: December 11, 2010

Two questions came in last week from our customers (one retail, one wholesale) on whether our Organic teas were free of GMO’s.  This bears explanation.  GMO stands for genetically modified organism and if a product carries the USDA organic seal, it is free of GMOs.  There is a heated debate over GMOs with many parts [...]

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